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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
Japs Are Routed From
Outskirts Of Hengyanq

CHUNGKING, July IS. - P) -
Japanese forces encircling the stra-
tegic Human province rail city of
Hengyang broke into the streets
Ct southern suburb last night but
were routed in violent fighting and
the lost position was recovered,
the Chinese high command said to-
night.
All the intruders were annihilat-
ed, a communicate declared, and
the situation was restored to nor
NAL.
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault' s
medium bcmbers struck a blow in
defense of this city on the Canton
Hankow railway with a surprise
raid on the enemy air base o.
Pailuchi, where q grounded planes
were destroyed and ten others
probably destroyed, it was announc'
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
BY FRANK CAREY
Press Science Writer

ASSOClotCu 1893 OSICA4SO VvAAVO@
WASHINGTON, July Is II h e
teartbreak chapters of the Peni-
cillin story are closed.
The miraculous drug is now be-
ing produced in such quantities
that thousands OF civilian sufferers
can receive it monthly. Doctors no
longer find themselves with the
:knoW-how'' to cure certain stub
born cases but not the wherewithal.
The major portion of the supply
still goes to our armed forces and
Allies for military use, but for the
past month or SO there has been
no complaint of any civilians not
getting Penicillin if he needed it.
Fifteen billion units of Penicillin
month are now being allocated
to 1000 depot hospitals. These
hospitals make it available to other
hospitals in cases where experience
has shown it will be effective.
DR.. Robert D. Coghill, of the U.
S. department of Agriculture's
Peoria, ILL.,, laboratory, predicts
that Penicillin production will
reach 200, 900, 100000 billion units
month by the end of this year.
He says:
This amount will treat approx
mate1y 100000 serious cases per
month Gncluding civilians). F r
our fighting men it will mean the
saving of thousands of lives, to
say nothing of arms and legs.
DR.. Chester Keeper, of the Ma
tional research councils commit
tee on medical research, in still
unpublished report on 10000 mill
tary and civilian cases of various
types treated with Penicillin, dis
closes:
I'm general, the results show that
early predictions about the drug
we're more than justified. Deaths
occurred among these 10000 cases
but the number was far lower than
might have been expected.
I'm the case OF staphylococcus
infections, or blood poisoning, in
this series, Penicillin lowered the
fatality rate from 80 per cent to
between Is and 20 per cent, and
many of those who died were ter
1ninar cases - that is, persons
whose infection was a complica-
ton of some long-standing disease.
I'm the case of gonorrhea in
fections, the evidence is that Peni-
cillin can cure 80 per cent of cases
in Is hours
Long before Penicillin reached
anything like harge-scale produc-
ton, SCIENTISTS felt it was probably
the hottest thing ever to come with
| in medicines ken.
Only limited trials were possible
with the scant supplies of early
days, but Penicillin worked re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
Accident Takes Life Of
South Carolina Negro

wHITEVILLE, July 15-Pr!ce
11slem, South Carolina Negro oleo
this morning in Columbus county !.
hospital following an acclaent OF
unknown character at Artesla' TWO
miles east Of Hallsboro.
The Negro, still conscious, was
wicked up beside the railroad
tracks by a westbound Atlantic
Coast Line train, and was brought
to the hospital, where he died two
hours after arrival.
According to Chief OF Police
Coleman at Whiteville, indications
were that the man had received
violent body blows. No inquest
date has been set.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16

Tumacacori national monument
had 1887 visitors during 1910. 1t
is located in Arizona.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
INACTIVE

LOS ANGELES, July IS. - E =
Rudy Vallee, radio and motion pic
ture band leader and singer, was
placed on the inactive list today
as a lieutenant in the coast guard
reserve. During two years service
he has conducted his coast guard
band in hundreds of appearances
at war bond rallies and other pa
triotic gatherings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
ACCENT ON YOUTH

WASHINGTON, July IS. Up
- It's accent on youth at
Georgetown university these
days.
Charles Skow of Tampa, Fla,
who entered the foreign serv-
ice school a year ago at Is, has
surrendered the youngest stu
dent honor to 14-year-old Da-
Wis Battle Lilies of Richmond,
Va, a pre-medical course fresh
man.
David, a young goliath in
girth, started to school when
he was three years old under
the Benedictine Fathers IN
Richmond. He completed his
elementary and high school
studies in IL years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
SUNDAY, JULY Is, Il,

sixth consecutive dav v,o.,
any week in dispute cases S't is i
ing nine textile firms in an, a'als
and North Carolina and the as NJ
workers union Of Amerjcs '[ Gc IeSl
-. The 1el board also ordered p s5u!.
Of double time for work '% ~ y
seventh consecutive day a.. N Il
ment OF time and half f f1a Ny
on designated HOLIDAYS AT Vol
mately 5000 production and nsppsoE
tenance employee are aftaa. III
The mills include p. \ '' "a
Knitting Huntsville; and g.. Aaas
Coosa-Thatcher COMPANY ''Dq Ia
QUOT unit, Gadsden. Al ia.
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WILL RESUME WORK

HOLLYWOOD, July 10 (P) =
Maj. Clark Gable, recently placed
on the army air forces inactive
list following two years service,
will resume motion picture work
in the fall, Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer
studio announced today. Gable was
en- route today to his ranch near
Grants Pass, Ore, for a vacation
of hunting and fishing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
S. v. Scots Accepts
New Insurance Post

3. v. Scots, superintendent OF
4iae Imperial Life Insurance COM
pany's district office here for the
past five years. has resigned his
position TO accept the district man.
agership of the Atlantic Life In
surance company at Greensboro.
He will leave for his new work
Monday.
Mrs. Scots and two children, Mar
zaret Ann and Lowell Dean will
Join Mr.. Scots at an early date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-16
Overtime Pay Ordered
In Textile Mills Case

ATLANTA July Is. -(P)- The
fourth regional War Labor Board
has ordered payment of time and
a half overtime in excess of eight
hours per work day and for the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
Local Strife
In Italy

Naples, Feb. 28.-(UP)-LeaderS
Of six major political parties in lib
Grated Italy decided today to cali
a ten-minute general strike for II
a. m. Saturday, in protest against
British Prime Minister Winston
Churchills recent endorsement of
the government headed by Premier
Marshal Pietro Badoglio.
Churchill told commons he was
opposed to a change in the italian
government at this stage of the cam
paign, for military and adminiStra-
tive reasons.)
Leaders of the political Junta said
they planned to organize the pro-
test strike through the trade unions
which 1t. Col. Charles Poletti, former
governor of New York state and
now chief Allied military government
commissioner for Naples, and pro-
vincial commissioner Benevento
Avellino have authorized to organize
and hold meetings.
The first reaction among AMG
officials was that there would be no
effort to prevent the strike, and OBJ
servers believe it would be a test
of the influence the six parties claim
to have in southern Italy.
Two hundred and fifty members
of the Italian Communist party at
a meeting yesterday adopted reso-
luton criticizing Churchill's stand
and pledging their support to the
Six-party Junta.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28

Trial Opens

New York, Feb. 28-(UP)-The
twice-recessed murder trial Of
Wayne Lonergan got underway be-
fore General Sessions Judge John
j. Freschi today with the 26-year-
old RCAF aircraftman making his
first appearance in the courtroom
where he is charged with the
bludgeon- Staying of his pretty heir
eSs-wife, Patricia Burton Lonergan.
Lonergan, dressed as though he
were about to drop into Cafe
Society night spot, walked into the
room from the prisoners pen,
danked by his attorneys-Edward
v. Broderick, his brother Joseph
Broderick, and William Merritt.
Lonergan was pale but appeared
calm.
He did not smile as he sat down
at the defense table and only gave
a fleeting glance around the court
room crowded with reporters and
the special panel OF jurymen who
await examination for possible serv-
ice in the trial.
Lonergan wore dark blue double
breasted suit with fine pin stripe.
a long printed white shirt and a
dark blue knitted tie with a large
knot.
Broderick, who was in Canada
seeking evidence last week when the
case first was called to trial, began
the first Of an anticipated series Of
legal maneuvers almost as soon as
court was convened.
He stepped to the bench and
asked Judge Freschi disqualify him.
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Weather Poor
Bombers Hit
France Only

London, Feb. 28-(UP)-American
heavy bombers today led Allied
planes of all types in a powerful at
tack on northern France where the
Germans have massed rocket guns
and other offensive weapons for use
against Great Britain.
The United States air force took
advantage of improving weather
which had interrupted the record
bombardment of Germany, to smash
at German targets in France in con-
cert with American and British
medium bombers.
American fighters escorted the big
bombers in the daylight attack, the
18th major operation carried out by
the Eighth air force this month, a
communique reported.
simultaneously the air ministry
announced that Royal air force,
dominion and Allied Mitchell, Bos-
ton and Mosquito bombers of the
tactical air force made an afternoon
attack on northern France.
The medium and light bombers
were supported by typhoon fighters
and fighter bombers.
Marauder medium bombers Of the
q. S. Ninth air force had struck at
the same region earlier in the day.
CONTINUED on Page ~
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u. S. Artillery Beats Off
New Attack S. of Aprilia

Allied III e a d q u aRfex
Naples, February 28.-(UF)
- British units of the Allied
5th Army captured two
enemy strOngpOints on tI1n
left flank of the AnziO beach
head, a cOmmunique an
noumced today, while AIlnexfs
can artillery beat off a new
German attack south q
Aprilia.
Freezing rains again cur
tailed aerial activity thrOugns
out the battle area, but Al
lied and German long-rang6
guns maintained a steady
barrage on the beachhead
and an American battle crlli-
ser moved in along the coast
to trade gunfire with Maj
cannon enploced in the Al
ban hills.
Bitter patrol fighting continued
all along the beachhead Periueter
as German skirmishers and tanks
tried repeatedly to infiltrate the
Allied lines, but it was announces
officially that all these tflrllsts were
beaten of.
"a German communicate, uncnl3&
firmed by Allied sources, said tWeI
Allied battalions-pos 1000 To-
1000 men-had been trapped and
"annihilated" at Buon RipoSo, near
Aprilia, and that $50 prisoners were
taken.)
Veteran British troops on the.
Allied left flank seized the initiative
yesterday with determined att
tack across the ravine-laced marsla~
lands west Of the Anzio- Aiban0
highway that drove the Germans
from two strongly fortif1ed FARMS
South of Aprilia, other Nad RAID
ing parties were driven back under
a hail of fire from American arti1W
lery, mortars and bazookas.
United Press war Correspondent
Reynolds Packard reported "a ii
dispatch from the beachhead frenH
that one German attack, spear
headed by a dozen mark VI Tigers
and Mark w tanks, was srnatshed
by American infantrymen after y
brief, savage battle.
The NaZiS attacked at dawn, Just
as a large American combat patrol
was starting on a raid into the en-
envy lines. The patrols permitted the
tanks to pass through and then
closed in from the rear with ba@
zookas, hand grenades and rifles.
forcing the Germans to race back to
the shelter Of their own lines.
A force of Nazi infantrymen fol-
lowing the armor was cut to pieces.
Suffering heavy casualties in killed.
wounded and prisoners.
CONTINUED on Page a.
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Jap Ships Sunk,
z More Destroyed
By DON CASWELL

UNITED Press war Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, Feb. 28-(UP)-American
destroyers, in one Of the greatest
sweeps through the southwest Pa
cif1c, bombarded Japanese holdings
from the Solomons to New Guinea,
sinking seven enemy vessels, damag-
ing seven others and destroying six
barges, it was announced today.
Some of the damaged vessels, all
of them left burning, were believed
to have been sunk in the naval ac-
ton which was centered on the New
Ireland-New Britain area.
The destroyers shelled the harbor
area of Kavieng on New Ireland, for
As minutes Friday morning, giving
the enemy supply base its heaviest
naval bombardment of the war. Ra-
baul, the twin Japanese base on rEeSS
Britain, was bombarded for 30 min
utes in a pre-dawn attack the same
day, and Liberator and Mitchell
medium bombers followed several
hours later with heavy assault on
Rapopo airdrome and Matupi gun
positions.
While neither Of the naval at
tacks met aerial opposition from
the Japanese, two of the American
ships were hit of Kavieng by enemy
shore fire the hits caused only
minor damage and injuries to seven
crew members.
The toll of enemy shipping was:
Sunk-a large tanker, one large and
one small cargo ship, a 200-foot
cargo ship and three coastal YES
sells; severely damaged and left
burning-a large cargo vessel, thre5
small cargo vessels, small trans
port, a schooner and tug.
This restriction Of Japanese sup
ply ships was accomplished by
three q. 8. destroyer units in their
sweeps through the Bismarck
Archipelago. The units were COM
manded by Captain Rodger w.
Simpson, Captain Ralph Earle, Jr.,
and Commander Edmund =. cay
!cr.
Another naval force raked The
harbor areas along the Madang
coast Of New Guinea, destroying six
enemy barges. American airmen in
Liberators and Medium bombers
hit Wewak again, destroying three
enemy planes on the ground and a
heavy anti-aircraft battery while
dropping 102 tons Of bombs on Boil
ram Airdrome and neighboring In
stallations.
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new MOTIONS
ENTERED IN
LEARY CASE

Prosecution of the 5000, 900
superior court action against
Daniel j. Leary, former city
controller, drew a few steps
nearer today when two spe-
cial motions were filed by the
Citizens Good Government
Association and the City of
Waterbury, plaintiffs in the
litigation. One of the
motions is for a disclosure as
to Leary's defense, and the
other a request for a modifi-
cation of a court order which
asked for a more specific
statement on the claims
against Leary.
Arguments on the motions are ex-
pected to be scheduled for a short
calendar session Of the court in the
near future, and it is believed the
pleadings will be in order for a hear
ing Of the suit shortly.
Attorney George II. Cohen Of
Hartford, special attorney for the
city, in the disclosure motion re-
quests the defendants attorney to
present in writing whether or not
he has reason to believe there is a
bone fide defense and to give the
nature and substance Of the de-
tense. Attorney Frederick H. Water
house of Hartford is listed as
Leary's counsel, and it is believed he
win continue In legal capacity for
the ex-controller throughout the
proceedings.
The other motion in effect asks
the court to be satisfied with aIega-
tons already filed in the court. The
more specific statement was re-
quested by Leary and his motion was
approved by the court July IA, 1888.
Four reasons are advanced for
modification of the order on Spe-
cific statement. The plaintiffs point
out the defendant is still outside OF
the Jurisdiction Of the court and
absent from the state, although
he is wanted to serve a prison SEN
tence. It is stated that no instruc-
lions have been made concerning the
handling of the action with the de-
PENDANTS attorney.
CONTINUED on Page a
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New Tex Law
ToHit Many

Washington, Feb. 20 = (U.P) -
The new tax law enacted over Pres
ident Rooseveltss veto will affect
1913 income tax returns due March
is in only one respect, but win con-
siderably change 1914 tax estimates
to be filed by April is, the treasury
said today.
The law effects return for 1913
only in that it repeats, retroactively
the So-called second anti-windfal
clause of the current tax payment
act of last year. This clause set up
a special forgiveness formula for
persons whose Surtax net income for
1912 or 1913 exceeded $4,000. Due
to repeal, schedule L at the bottom
Of page four of the form 1040 for
1913 returns becomes obsolete.
There will be no 10 per cent earn
ed income credit deductible from
1914 income. Many of the excise
taxes, increased in the new bill from
so per cent to six-fold, will be no
longer deductible. These changes
will have to be taken into account
in calculating 1914 estimates.
Because of reduced deductions,
treasury and Bureau of Internal
Revenue officials believe there will
(Nooffn1,nd m Dora AZ
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3rd Escaped
Thug Caught

Greenwood, Miss, FEB. ~ - (U.
P.) - Ralph Ward, last member Of
three escaped convicts from San
Quentin prison who broke out of the
county jail at jackson, Miss, Satur-
day and terrorized several commun-
tiles, was captured near Tchula,
Miss, today when his stolen auto
mobile overturned as he raced
through town.
Wards car overturned an hour
after he shot his way through po-
lice trap at the highway between
Winona and Genada, Miss.
Ward, Crank Forks, N. D.. des-
perado, apparently had stolen the
car after bloodhounds borrowed
from the K-9 Corps at the Green
wood army air base, had routed him
from nearby woods.
Ward and two companions es-
capped from San quentin prison De-
cember 26, and broke out of the
jackson jail where they were being
held after a cross-country crime
spree. The other two, who had
boosted that they would never be
captured alive, surrendered when
police closed in.
Ward was cornered in a Green
wood warehouse, but escaped. The
car in which he broke through the
police trap was the second he had
taken within a few hours. He aban-
doned the first in the woods.
Philip Lee, 30, an employe Of a
Greenwood tobacco firm, said he
was leaving his home at 2 a. m.
C.W.T.. today to drive down to see
If the bandits had been captured.
HE was hiding in my car when ]
got in" Lee said. He jammed re-
volver in my side and told me to
Srtee like hell"
70 three had entered the heart
OF Greenwood earlier, with guns
blazing from a stolen car. They
abandoned the car several blocks off
the Main street and ran for hiding
places.
Lawrence Motari, 81, Of Red Hawk,
Mont, who became separted from his
companions, was captured late last
night when he was spotted by a
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Big convoy
Arrives Safe

London, Feb. 26-(UP)- One OF
the largest conveys Of the war has
brought additional thousands Of
American armored and mechanical
forces, their equipment and planes
to Britain without loss to swell the
ranks Of the invasion armies, 1t was
revealed officially today.
Allied control Of the North Allan
tic was underlined by the fact that
the convoy escort did not find it ne
ceSsary to drop a single depht charge
during the 3,00O-mile voyage.
The number Of American troops
brought here by q constant now Of
conveys Of variuos sizes during the
past six months set an all-time rec
ord.
Though the total naturally is a
military secret, It can be said that
the number Of American troops. air.
men and sailors In the British Isles
now runs into the hundreds Of thou
sands.
xE
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Ramirez Pull
One On Foes
CONTINUED on Page A

Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb. e.
(UP)-President Pedro Remirex ser
cretly delegated his power to the
Argentine supreme court, void3nE
the resignation taken from him bT
force, to endanger Vice-President
Edelmiro J. Parcels new regime, =
Buenos Aires report said today.
Ramirez, the report said, made 81
extra copy Of his original resigna~
ton last Thursday night in which
he said he was leaving the presi@
dency under the pressure OF Cir
cumStances" and turned his powers
over to the high tribunal.
The clique of ultra-nationa1isfi0
army officers who forced him out
of Office, demanded that he draw
up a new delegation of power nanl-
ing Farrell as his successor ard
giving ill health" as the reason Tor
his action.
In the meantime, however. q CO..
of the original was sent 10 the oeee
rotary of the supreme court VITA
forwarded it to Roberto Reppet0.
president of the tribunal, at Mak
de la Plata, the report said.
Reppeto has not used the docu@
ment thus far but the Buenos Aires
report said he was expected to act
when the situation became clearer
Well-informed sources said that
with public recognition Of Earr6Il's
announcement that he has assumed
the executive powers only tempornK@
lily during Ramirez's Hines
tacit statement that the latter stu
is neutrality-suspicious. III tls xzlr
ignation giving presidential pBHs
to the supreme court would cas1zz
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By JOSEPH NOLAN

UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
KILL Para & T EARLIER. g
Pittsfield, Mass, Feb. 28.-(UP)-
A Macabre moulage cast-made from
the body Of baby Lawrence Noxon-
was admitted in evidence today at
the electrocution murder trial of the
defective infants father, Atty. John
r. Noxon, Jr.
Despite the red-faced protestation
Of Defense Counsel Joseph B. Ely,
Superior Judge Abraham =. Pinan-
ski ruled that the realistic replica
might become an exhibit but must
be kept IN its box.
The battle between prosecution
and defense over adniesibiiity Of
the cast came Willis pIgt.,Atig.
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Finn Peace
Moves Grow
(U. s. Navy Photo from NEA Tele]

Stockholm, Feb. 28.-(UP)-Fin-
land appeared to be moving toward
q showdown on q separate peace
today amid reports that all large
Finnish ships have been ordered to
remain in German ports and Mos
COW prediction that Saturday nights
6o0-plane raid on Helsinki would
prove only forerunner Of still
heavier attacks.
The Stockholm newspaper Tidnin-
gen said that all Finnish ships ''over
a certain size" had been forbidden
to leave German ports. Though who
gave the order was not made clear,
the implication was that the Ger
mans were bringing pressure against
Finland to continue the war on the
side of the Axis.
"a London broadcast said German
authorities have forbidden all Fin
nish vessels regardless Of tonnage
to leave German ports.)
Less than "a hours earlier, a Ger
man foreign ministry spokesman
warned that NaI troops in Finland
would prove as hard to subdue in
the event Of Finland's capitalula-
ton as were those in Italy follow
ing Premier Marshal Pietro Badog-
los surrender.
A United Press dispatch from Mos
COW commenting on the record air
raid on Helsinki specialized that
Russia would step UP pressure in
all departments in an attempt to
hasten Finland's withdrawal from
the Axis.
(Today's Finnish communique re-
ported that the Red air force at
tackled Oulu (Uleaborg) yesterday
afternoon and last night, damag-
ing buildings and setting fires, the
federal communications commits
sion reported, quoting the Finnish
radio.)