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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

LIABLE TO
CAST VOTE
10000 BOXES OPEN
Total OF LILA Candidates
Before The People In
Wartime Election
By The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
It's up to you now, MIR. and
Mrs. Voter!
The candidates have had
their say. The issues have
been drawn. The first war
time presidential campaign
since the Civil war is over.
And before daylight this
morning pollinv places were
readied for lever pulling and
x marking which will deter
mine VIII e t h er democrat
Franklin D. Roosevelt gets
another term or republican
Thomas E. Dewey takes a
four-year lease on the White
House.
With a decided change of pace,
the campaign faded out last night.
Dewey had spent the day quietly
in Albany, N. Y, prior to a last
appearance on the radio last night.
MIR. Roosevelt, leading up to a
final radio talk of his own, made
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
$4,000 GERMANS
TAKEN BY ALLIES

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, Paris, Nov. 6.-lRESeven
Allied armies have seized more
than 100000 German prisoners
since D-Day, recapitulation show.
ed tonight. ,
The U. S. First Army leads the
rest with 200,138 captives, while
the U. S. Third Army has taker
102, 523.
The breakdown by groups ane
armies is based on figures fol
the Twelfth and Twenty FRS
Army groups up to midnight, Nov
SIS, and for the Sixth Army grour
and the Ninth U. S. Army up te
Oct. 81.
The Sixth Army groups totals
now are probably apprecciably
higher, because it has been on the
attack in the Vosges mountains
since its totals were compiled.
The breakdown:
Twelfth Army Group U. S.
First Army, 20O,138; U. S. Third
Army, 102,523.
Twenty-First Army Group -
Canadian First Army, 92,3O5;
British Second Army, Sc, 269; not
credited to either army but in
army group pens, 10000.
Sixth Army Group-French First
Army, 57,939; U. S. Seventh Army
50916.
Brittany-U. S. Ninth Army,
$4,000 - o."
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
STATE BALLOT
UNUSUALLY LONG
BY Associated Press

Voters of this additionally dem.
ocratic state, which has not gone
republican in a national, election
since the Hoover defeat of Smith
in 1928, will go to the polls today
an estimated 100000 strong.
They will ballot for president
governor, U. S. senator. II other
statewide officials, II congress
men, legislators and other local
office holders, and on five propos-
ed constitutional amendments.
Voting hours are from $50 am,
to $50 pm. ALI precincts operate
on eastern war time, except few
at Murphy, which is under CEN
trail war time. There are 1922 pre-
cincts in the state.
Confident of victory in North
Cardinals voting for national ano
statewide officials, the democratic
party sent it's principal speakers
throughout the state. Clyde R,
Hoey, nominee for the U. S. sen
ate, was at Winston-Salem; Gov
ernor Broughton at Hickory; R.
Gregg Cherry, gubernatorial nom
inee, at Shelby; and Secretary oil
State Thad Eure, candidate for re-
election, at Edenton.
The republican party mostly con
centrated on radio appeals to the
people to vote according to theil
conscience, and advised voters Of
their rights at t IN e polls. Chief
among those who wound up the
COP bid for votes were Frank Pat
ton, gubernatorial nominee; A.. l.
Ferree, U. S. senatorial nominee;
and Sam J. Morris, nominee fol
attorney genera.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

Killers Long Silence
B. sis For Report He's
Brain Experts Patient

LONDON, Nov. s. - up -
The mystery as to the where
abouts and condition of the
long-silent Adolph Hitler gain
ed new piquancy today with
a rumor-that a brain spe-
cialist had been called to his
current hideout near Berchtes-
gaden.
Hitler supposedly is staying
in a huge castle at Klesshe1m,
about seven miles from his US
ual mountain retreat, while
new Notifications are complet-
ed In the Sa!zburg-Berchtes-
gaden area. 1t was there that
the brain specialist-identified
by rumor only as Professor
Horster-was reported to have
examined him.
This story, obviously unau-
thoritative but distributed on
London's European grapevine
as "hot" information, at least
had the reliable background of
Hitler's almost complete re-
tirement from the public eye
and ear since the bombing at
tempt On his life last July ~.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
LIED EXP EpITIO N.
AIRY FORCE, Paris, Nov. 6.-lR-
American infantry driven from
Vossenack by vicious counterat-
tack, seized the initiative late to-
day, recaptured most. Of the lost
ground and fought back into the
center of this stronghold Is miles
southeast of Aacaen.
Two miles to the southeast, 1t.
Gen. Courtney H Hodges First ar
my troops scored small gains in
the forest west of Schmidt despite
fierce artillery fire. Two miles
north of Vossenack they beat of
German counterblows west of the
village of Hurtgcn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
1000 Planes
Hit Germany

LONDON, Tuesday, Nov. 7.-Rl
"A fleet Of Raj heavy bombers
raided Coblenz last. night after
1000 Allied warplanes in day
light carried history's greatest aer-
ial blitz through its third straight
day by blasting four German cities
and raking communications from
Heligoland to the Bremen pass.
Coblenz, German traffic center
behind the western front, was hit
in a 10-minute saturation raid by
high explosives and incendiarles.
the air ministry said, and pilots
reported huge fires and smoke ris-
ing nearly 10000 feet.
The daylong strikes were car
ried out by $500 heavy bombers.
which dumped 5000 tons Of ex-
plosives on four large cities. and
$500 fighters and fighterbombers
which blazed a smoking trail OF
destruction along enemy communj-
cation lines.
An American Eighth Air force
communicate said that seven of its
bombers and ten fighters were
missing, but 'some of the fight"
ers are believed to be safe In
friendly territory"
From England, 1,100 American
heavies and 700 fighters left
CLOUDS of black smoke" putting
up from Hamburg and Harburg in
the north and another $50 Raj
heavyweights and 300 escort fight
ers gave Gelsenkirchen in the
Ruhr it's fourth blasting in 10 days
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
81 States Will Choose
Governors By MghtfaH

WASHINGTON Nov. 6-tP-Vot-
ers in 81 states will choose COVER
nors in tomorrow S elections, and
several states also will ballot on
public policy questions that have
attracted national interest.
For example, Nebraska will de-
eide in a referendum whether to
adopt statewide prohibition. Missou-
ri is to vote on proposed uni
cameral legislature. In New JERSEY
the electors will settle a hot argu-
ment over adoption of brand new
constitution.
And in California, Arkansas and
Florida, there will be widely-watch-
ed tests of popular sentiment on
proposals to outlaw the closed shop
by providing that no person shall
be denied employment in those
states because Of utilization or non
utilization with a labor union.
In the gubernatorial elections.
politicians will BE- watching to see
whether the steady Republican
gains since 1888 will be continued.
Involved in the 81 contests are
gubernatorial seats now held by 10
Republicans and IL Democrats. In
the nation as whole. Republicans
control rs state capitals and Demo
Gratis g. That compares with only
eight COP governors and 40 Demo
Gratis at the peak O. Democratic
party power in 1886. In the 1912
elections, Republicans scored net
gain of five governorships.
Among the more populous states
electing governors this year are
Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts.
Michigan and Ohio. e.~..-
Republican Governor Dwight H.
Green of Illinois is opposed in his
second-term bid by Thomas j.
Courtney, Democ "atic states attor-
ney of Cook county Chicago. In
Indiana, democratic Senator Sam
uel D. Jackson, who was chairman
of this years democratic national
convention, seeks to step into the
governors chair being vacated by
Gov. Henry F. 'Scnricker. The latter
also democrat. is running for SEN
ator. The republican nominee in
Indiana is Ralph q. Gates, Column
bia City lawyer.
Ohio's gubernatorial race is be-
tween two mayors = republican
James Garfield Stewart Of Cincin-
natl and democrat Frank ]. Lau-
sche of Cleveland Another big city
mayor. Maurice Tobin of Boston,
is the democratic aspirant in Mas
Continued on Page Two, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
County Board
To Make Fire
Bond For City
PETITION ACCEPTED
Action Is Aftermath OF
Carolina Beach High
way Tragedy Friday

A motion that the county guar,
,ntes the City Of Wilmington $loo
s s,,''e sverv call the city fire de-
lvl answers outside the city
4 gra that the county take the
,,,.ir'Y5 Of collecting from
tbe property owner, and that a
o '.r be appointed to nego-
.;a+a with the city to work out
, .fr details, was made by Com
n WI George W. Trask and
vase. by the Board Of County
rommissioners in its weekly meet
ing yesterday.
sconse to petition submitted by
Sunset Park citizens asking the
county to post a bond to insure
the Wilmington fire department
receiving money sufficient to COW
pr the operations cost incident TO
extinguishing fires in that area.
The petition, the result Of a
fire in TIT area Friday night i'll
which two-year-old Jacqueline
Moore lost her life, further pro-
vided that ii the posting Of a
bond was not practicable that
some other plan, which will
achieve the same ends. be formu-
lated.
THE only thing we could do
would be to stand between the
owner of the property and the
city. The city would look to us
Tor compensation and we would
look to the property owner" Adj
Olson Hewlett, chairman of the
board, explained.
The question is that now there
has to be a negotiation while the
fire is burning and that is what
we want to prevent" he added.
Trask's motion was seconded by
Continued on Page Two, Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
Stain Calls For Armed
MIGHT For Postwar Peace

LONDON, Nov 6-lR- Premier
Marshal Stain appealed tonight for
the creation of special armed
organization of the United Nations
after the war with power to act i'm
-mediately ito avert or suppress
aggression"
In an address to a cheering Mos
COW throng on the eve Of the 9th
anniversary of the Russian revo-
luton, the premier declared that
Germany is ION the verge OF in
evitable catastror and added
the solemn declaration that future
wars must be made impossible.
1.-THE only way is to create a
special organization Of the United
Nations to preserve peace and Sc
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
PRESIDENT SMILES
ON NEIGHBORHOOD

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Nov. 6-R-
President Roosevelt, expressing
confidence of his reelection at al
most every stop, closed his fourth
term campaign today with an open
car ride through the towns Of his
Hudson valley neighbors.
He wore a brown felt hat and a
fur-c ollared overcoat to protect him
from the crisp November air A
light furry of snow fell during the
morning but the weather had clear
ed by the time the President start.
ed his ride-a campaign tradition
with him.
I'm still going strong and I
jope to, come back" he. told a
crowd at Beacon. And 7 think I'm
going to, for an occasional Trip
from Washington, D. c. for the
next four years"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
-FOUR POLLS GIVE
ROOSEVELT LEAD

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-tR-Four
nationwide polls give President
Roosevelt a slight lead as the ma
TONS voters prepare to decide
between him and Gov. 1nomes E.
Dewey tomorrow, but all agree
that the presidential race is Like
ly to be too close to try to pick
winner.
A fifth poll conducted in %
counties of Is states by Emil
Hurja. associate publisher of Path
finder magazine, gives the edge to
Dewey. Its validity was chal-
lenged by democratic national
Chairman Robert E. Hannegan,
who described Hurja in a state
ment as an employe of "repubi-
can oil man Joe Pew"
Informed of the poll findings,
Herbert Brownell, Jr., republi-
can national chairman, told a
press conference the republicans
own canvass confirms my Sum-
day statement that we cannot
concede single state outside the
solid South.
Here are the results reported
by the nationwide polls, all of
which accompanied them with the
qualification that several factors,
including the service vote. could
change the picture in number
of "pivotal states"
Gallup-51.5 per cent of civilian
vote for Roosevelt; 10 states with
1865 electoral votes sure for Roose-
welt, 10 with IS electoral votes
sure for Dewey, 20 with 1871 in
doubt. Total, giving doubtful
states to candidate with slight
edge: Roosevelt 292 electoral
votes, Dewey 239. ct takes 266
to VIM
Fortune Magazine-53.6 per cent
of civilian popular vote for Roose-
welt on basis of latitude ques-
tons, 52.5 per cent for him in
secret ballot poll. Elmo Roper,
who conducts Fortunes survey,
expresses personal belief Roose-
welt would win by "comforta BILE
majority
Crossley-52 per cent of major
Continued on Page Two, Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
Three Lives
Threatened

DANBURY, N. c., Nov. 6.-P)-
State Bureau of Investigation
agents are tracing the identity of
the writer of a letter which threat
ened the lives of three Stokes
county officials and to blow up the
stokes courthouse should the de-
mocrats win the election tomor-
row, Solicitor Ralph j.. Scott re-
vealed tonight -.
Solicitor Scott, Sheriff John L.
Taylor and A. J. Ellington, chair
man of the Stokes county board OF
elections, all of Danbury, were
threatened in the letter which was
signed IAN able committee" Scott
said the letter bore a king post
mark and was written in pencil
on school paper. He said the auth
Or was apparently uneducated.
Scott said the letter had been
referred to the FBI for investi-
cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

his customary tour of neighbor-
ing Hudson valley towns.
In Washington, Vice President
Wallace had a prediction Of his
own-that Mr.. Roosevelt will car
ry two-thirds of the states, get
hundred more electoral votes than
he needs, and 100000 margin in
the popular vote.
1t remains for some $4,000, 900
voters, conscious of war, aware
that peace must be made to en-
dure, to decide today between the
President and Dewey.
The polling places, 100000 OF
them, are opening as early as 6
am, eastern war time to the
march of the voters. The last ones
close II hours later.
In the interval, the political for
tunes of lila candidates-for Pres
ident, vice president, governor, se-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
u S. Infantry Regains
Most OF Lost Ground

CA front dispatch said fighter
bombers, bent on smoking the Ger
mans from strong points in Hurt
gen forest guarding the Cologne
plain, set fires raging in the forest
and enemy casua' ties were believ-
ed heavy)
In Southwestern Holland, Cana
dian forces fought up to Willem-
stad, site of an rs cape ferry, after
the Germans nine miles east blew
up the road and all bridges across
the Mas (Meuse - river at Moer-
dix to head off pursuit.
Reconnaissance pilots disclosed
that two spans of the railway
bridge, one of Europe's longest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
REDS FOCUSED
UPON BUDAPEST

LONDON. Tuesday, Nov. Up
Premier -Marshal Stain in an order
Of the day told the Russian armed
forces today that the Red army
and its western allies ''have taker
up the jumping-off positions fol
he decisive offensive against the
vital centers of Germany"
we now stand on the eve oil
complete victory" the Soviet com.
mander-in-chief told his troops
part Of which are besieging Buda.
pest, Hungarian capital on the
Danube.
Soviet troops were fighting with.
IN two miles south of the big Nazi
operated Ferihegy airdrome ir
budapest's outskirts after Sun
Gays capture of Andrassy, foul
miles southeast Of the capital, ano
apparently were seeking to col
around the eastern part of the
city.
heavily reinforced Germ a r
slOck troops checked the Rus
Nd Mans yesterday, however, tn.
MOSCOW communique announcins
40 essential change in the situa
00Vlet bombers carried out {
ua%A'(o-dusk attack on the enc
a a. defense belt and communi
. .sl at the rear of the capital
s % Budapest reports relayee
ttuugA Turkey said there was M
s .it', Of declaring the beautiful
city an open one. ''- -
,, oerlh said the Russians were
' ~ a9l for another big serie:
Of Budapest. -A e''e'
,S soadit il inside the capita
a ap,rt'sedly were chaotic, with tn,
irrssa:Ol refugees fleeing the city
h,n ssslng hourly and "seriously
,,sat s'lng military traffic in the
ror ss and on the roads to the
~lEeSt, Berlin said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
ATTACKS BY ENEMY
ON LEYTE BROKEN

G EN- E RAJ MACARTHUR S
HEAD R'rERs. Philip
pines, Tuesday, Nov. 7.-lRl-Beat-
ing back three bloody night Ban
Zai attacks, the American oath di-
vision plunged through Japanese
mountain defenses in a four mile
advance from Carigara bay yes
terday and raced toward heavily
armed Nipponese reinforcements
defending Ormoc, Is miles south
ward.
Forward elements of the hard
fighting Oath drove beyond Limon
on the narrow, winding mountain
road through Ormoc valley, and
the advance continues uncheck-
ed" today's comnunique reported.
Long-range Yank artillery threw
one of the Pacific wars most pun
ishing barrages at Ormoc and JAP
anese positions throughout Ormoc
valley.
If the armor-led Americans and
the well-equippec japanese rein
forcements clash head-on, some of
the bitterest fighting of the Leyte
battle is expected.
The Nipponese held back their
fresh troops, throwing defensive
forces into "piecemeaP' counterat-
tacks against the Yank perimeter,
four miles south Of Carigara bay.
Chanting, shrieking, banzai-yell-
ing Nipponese charged the Ameri-
cans in three separate assaults
but failed to pierce the line Of
veteran Yank intantrymen. Japa-
nese losses were known to be
heavy.
Enemy forces were installed in
what the commuEique called 'fa-
vorable defensive terrain" appar-
emily in hills dominating the high
way.
But on one side of the advanc-
ing Americans, 1855 MN long
TOM field guns blasted defensive
positions with thunderous bar
rage that reached into Ormoc town
itself.
simultaneously, other Yank ar
tillery units blasted bivouacs, gun
positions and lines of communica-
ton throughout the valley. .
A total of 400 rounds of heavy
shells smashed at Ormoc il one
of the heaviest barrages veS lev
elled at enemy positions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

curity, give it armed forces and
make it responsible to apply them
Immediately to avert or suppress
aggression" Stain proclaimed.
This is not ike the League Of
Nations, without resources or pow.
ers, but will be new, armed or.
ganization to avert wars. It will be
effective if the g:eat powers which
bore the brunt Of The war continue
to work unanimously and in con-
cortland only so.
THE alliance of Russia, the
United States and Great Britain IL
virtally important for all. If it has
stood so far, the stronger it win
Continued on Page Two, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
StilwelI Goes Home
To Carmel For Rest

CARMEL, Calf, Nov. 6.-R)-
General Joseph Stilwell, recently
relieved of his command in Chi1a
came home today to Carmel fol
a brief rest.
He was accompanied here by
plane by Mrs. Stilwell, who hae
met him in Washington. They
went Immediately to their home
at Carmel Point, where the gen
eral will rest before taking ovel
what the White House has descrlb
ed as IAN important" but undls
closed assignment.
Neither the general nor his wife
had any comment on public mat
tiers,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
TheCounty' S
Largest Vote
Likely Today

Today New Hanover county and
Wilmington voters will go to the
polls in 10 precincts and cast their
ballots for public officials, from
the President Of the United States
to township constables, in what is
expected by H. G. Carney, chair
man of the County Board OF cleo
tons, to be the largest vote in the
history of the county.
Special buses will be operated
between Camp Davis and Whining
ton throughout the day in order
that military and civilian person
mel at the post may have ample
opportunity to cast their votes.
The 1874 registered voters OF
the county will have the opportu.
nifty to vote for their choice Of 81
candidates any time between $50
am. and $50 pm. today.
Besides the race for president,
officers to be voted On by New
Hanover countians include Demo-
Gratis listed first):
u. S. senator, Clyde r. Hoey and
A. I. Ferree; governor, R. Gregg
Cherry and Frank c. Patton: lieu-
tenant governor, L. Y. Ballentine
and George L. Greene, secretary of
state, Thad Eure and w. H. Gragg;
state auditor, George Ross Pou and
j. M. Van Hoy state treasurer.
Charles M. johnson and S. B. Ro,
berts; attorney general, Harry Nc
Mullan and Sam j. Morris; sup
erintendent of public instruction.
Clyde A. Erwin and B. Carl Fus-
sell; commissioner of agriculture:
W. Kerr Scott and Clarence T. Al
len; insurance commissioner. vii
liam P. Hodges and Halsey B. Lea.
witt; commissioner of labor, For.
est H. Shuford and James E.
Spence, Jr.: associated justice Of
Supreme court, A. A. F. Seawel
and E. P. Stilwell and associate
justice of the Supreme court, Viii.
liam A. Devin and Algernon L
Butler.
Representative to Congress from
the Seventh district, j: Bayard
Clark and Josiah A. Mau1tsby.
State senator, Roy H. Rowe and
Henry Vann, democrats, and H. F,
Rodgers and John 3. Williams, Sr.,
republicans; member of state
house of representatives, Jack Z.
LeGrand and J A. Bodine; regis
ter Of deeds, A. B. Rhodes, unop
posed; county commissioners, Ad-
Olson Hewlett, James M. Hall.
Lewis ]. Coleman, democrats, and
William C.. Shaw, republican; Har-
nett township justice of the peace,
M. B. Register. unopposed; Har-
: nett constable, R. H. Knowles, I'M
opposed; Wilmington township JUS
tees of the peace, Thomas B.
Hughes, C.. H. Casteen, j. F. Jor.
dan, Coy Etheridge, Sr. and E.
Fred Banck, all unopposed; Will
mington constable, David F. Sand
lin, unopposed; Masonboro town
ship justice of the peace, F. Por-
ter Davis, democrat, and w. A..
Cannon, republican
New Hanover county schools will
be open all day today as As
sistant, School Superintendent J. W.
Crice pointed out that no interfer.
ence with school routine was ex-
pected. Some precinct registration
sites are located at schools.
The qualified absentee ballots,
he explained, will be placed in the
precinct boxes in which the absent
persons reside, or did reside, and
be counted along with those to be
cast today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

The Saturday raiders also nut
several cargo ships and destroyed
1871 planes in surprise raids on
Manila and southern Luzon to the
north of Gen. Douglas Macarthur
invasion armies on Leyte and Sa'
mar.
Preliminary reports also show
that "much damage" was done ia
five airfields in the raids Saturday
Adm Chester W. Nimitz reported
ina communique today.
The Japanese rushed 80 intercep
tors. into the air over Clark field
in an effort to turn back the Am
erican fighter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
DEWEY HOLDS OUT
g.. ON PRESS STAFF

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 6. -tP)-
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey closed his
presidential campaign tonight by
departing from custom and with
holding the text of his final broad.
cast until the moment he was to GO
on the air. ,....r~ .-r
Reporters, who throughout the
campaign had been given copies
OF the republican nominees ma
jor, broadcasts hours in advance.
were told at 8 pm. that the text
would not be released until the
actual time of delivery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Nov. t.
P-President Roosevelt clos
ed his fOurth-term campaign to-
night with an appeal for 50,-
100000 votes tomorrow SO "she
world will respect our demo-
cracy" and the fight to at
tain a permanent world peace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07
U.S.. Carrier Planes Hit
Manila, Sink Sub Chaser

QS vi ,; PACIFIC FLEET HEAD.
>p~csssAsss Pearl Harbor, Nov. 6.
aese snh ''' S7 planes sank a Japa-
,hesvvvv WV On chaser, probably sank
Cruiser VI. ululser' damaged a light
Manila h and : three destroyers in
e Japs way Saturday to heap high.
fas vestas'. naval disaster in the
bounced e II, Pacific. the navy an.
Ms N.Y. y, Today.
q Adm, Wi3,; winged from flattops
Third tles Sl lila F, Halsey' Jr's
e Two 'y vs., which only a little ov.
aarshiDs" weeks , ago helped sink "a
damaged 81 ana probably sank OF
sattl. Of ~ ~ others in the second
VI the Philippines sea S'N''''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-07

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 6-(P)-
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey de-
clafed tonight that the demo-
cratic campaign was pitched on
a "bald plea for the reelec-
tion-so long as he lives, Of
whoever happens to be presi-
dent"