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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-14
NAILS PANIC-STRICKEN
New Thrust Poses Threat
To Rumania, Only 50
Miles Away

LONDON, Tuesday, March IA
R3Gen. Rodion Y. Malinovsky's
Stalingrad veterans wiped out
panic stricken German garrison
at Kherson yesterday, capturing
that big Axis Black Sea base at
the mouth of the Dnieper River
and boosting the toll of German
dead and captured to $4,000 in 10
days, Moscow announced at mid
night.
Striking with crushing speed %
miles down the west bank of the
Dnieper River, the Third ukraine
Army chased the Germans, who
fled in panic" into Kherson. Then
breaking into the strategic city ION
the heels Of the retreating Ger
mans" the Soviet soldiers quickly
slaught cred those who sought to
make stand, said the bulletin re-
corded by the Soviet monitor.
Next Objective
Other units under Malinovsky
captured Galganovka on the 1ngul-
cts River just IS miles east Of Nj
kolaev, the next big objective of
his troops. Nikolaev is IS miles
northwest of Kherson, and also is
threatened by Soviet forces last re-
ported only % miles north OF the
city.
Moscow dispatches said the Ger
mans were even throwing away
their light packs in flight.
The Russian communique said
Malinovsky's troops alone had kill
ed 10000 Germans and captured
800 in a week, not counting the
Axis troops cut down at Kherson.
Great quantities of equipment also
were seized.
so Miles From Rumania
Far to the northwest in old Po-
land a new Russian thrust south.
east of Tarnopol found Red army
troops reaching a point about 80
miles from old Czecho-Slovakian
border. Not yet able to take Tarno-
pol frontally the Russians appear
ed to be resorting to their favorite
device of speeding around their
goal. j..
Kherson fell after sharp street
fight and Premier Marshal 10.
seph Stains order of the day term
ed it "a large junction Of rail and
water communications and an inn
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
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Kherson, Great German Base At Mouth
OF Dnieper, Captured By Soviet Troops;
Nazi Porto In France Are Hammered
Borders
May Be Closed

DUBLIN, March 13.-lR-A
high authority said tonight that
the border between neutral
Fire and Northern ireland
would be closed.
Even while this information
indicated a drastic extension
Of the British-Irish travel ban,
it was said that there would
he no immediate formal sane
tions against Fire by the Al
lies.
The authority, who cannot
be identified by name, indl-
Gated that any hopes the neu-
trail Irish might have that the
decision on stopping traffic
across the 200-mile border
might be left up to the Belfast
(Ulster) government were I'M
founded.
The Eire-Northern Ireland
traffic stoppage is a natural
sequel to the ban Of traffic
across the Irish Sea and will
come as military move by
the Allies and will come soon,
1t was made plain tonight.
Although there is no likeli-
hood of a stoppage Of supplies
to Fire, the Allies needs for
their ever-growing invasion
army may result in a sharp
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 4
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RITES SCHEDULED
FOR DIR. BULLOCK

Funeral services for DR.. Ernest
Switzerland Bullock, So, promln-
ert Wilmington surgeon who es-
tablished, and operated the Bull
luck hospital, one of the largest
private institutions in North Car
DINA who died Monday at 7:20
a m. at the hospital will be con-
Quoted from Grace Methodist
church Wednesday at II am. with
The Rev. j. F. Herbert, pastor, Of
ficiating. The body will remain
at Andrews Mortuary until the
fine of the services. Interment
will be in Oakdale cemetery.
DR.. Bullock became critically
i'll on February /. While his con-
dition had been considered quite
serious from the start, he had
shown some improvement in re-
cent days and his death came
as a shock to his many friends
and relatives.
Active pallbearers will be Han
kins Hall. w. A. McGirt, DR.. Jun.
ius Smith, Robert Houston, Her
bert Davis and J. Utley King.
Honorary pallbearers will be mem
bers of the New Hanover County
Medical society and DR.. W. T.
Smith and DR.. Slade Smith, OF
Whiteville.
DR.. Bullock was born in Whita-
kers, N. c., on July 20, 1888, the
son of the late DR.. and Mrs. D.
w. Bullock. AS a young man he
attended Guilford college and later
Virginia Military Institute and
the University of Virginia. He was
graduated from the School OF
Medicine of the University OF
<<,x.l ~. D.ra Eiuos Cn1 A.
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SCION FORESEES
ELECTION FRAUD
Guffey Breaks Into Senate
Row Over Service Vot-
ing Measure
WASHINGTON March 13.--M-

WASHINGTON March 13.-H-
Senator Guffey ID. -Pa) broke in
to the Senate's row over service
vote legislation today with
charge that pending estate
rights compromise will disenfran-
chise IL million servicemen and
perpetrate ''the greatest organized
election steal since 1876"
The Pennsylvania Senator de.
clared opponents of an admins.
tration-favored uniform Federal
ballot for service voters "are
afraid to let the soldiers vote fol-
fear they will vote for Roosevelt. "
He traced some of the opposi
ton to those who are afraid te
let one colored citizen and poor
white citizens vote at ALL"
Guffey took the floor Of the Sen
ate after Senator Connally 3D.
Tex.) termed the compromise "the
best possible bill that can be Sc
cured" in this Congress. 1t pro
vides Federal ballot for over
seas voters only if they can't ge
State ballot and if the Fedora
blank is authorized by State cleo
ton laws-a provision that woult
abolish 0 Federal waiver of pol
tax payments and local registra
ton for uniformed voters.
Connally called up the compco
mise bill today, becoming its floo.
manager after original hackers o
the federal ballot plan disownee
the new measure-product of three
weeks negotiations between admin
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Students Urged
To Take Exams

WASHINGTON, March 15.-
R-Secretary of War Stimson
today urged all eligible young
men to take the examination
on March Is for the Army Spe-
cialized Training Reserve pro-
gram. ~
The examination, to be held
throughout the nation in high
schools and colleges, will de-
termine who are qualified.
Those accepted will get special
training in colleges at Army
expense until they reach the
age for active military duty.
The examina ions are intended
for high school graduates who
= will be not more than seven
teen years and nine months old
next July /.
Stims0n said sthe army's ex-
perience with such training in
colleges has shown that it in
creases a mans fitness for his
future duties as q soldier"
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dent, and Willard Dowell Of Ra-
leigh, executive secretary OF the
Association, said the action was
taken on the eleventh anniversary
of former Governor j. c. B. Ehr-
inghaus' pledge to the 1943 Iegis-
lature that the sales tax is for the
period of the emergency, to save
the states credit and keep going
it's essential activities.
Referring to the pledge and to
the fact that the state surplus
mas now scared above $40, 900, 600,
the resolution declared:
1.-The only way to bring about
fulfillment of the solemn pledge
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State Merchants Against Sales lax

on the sales tax and to obtain relief
from this unfair burden Of the mer-
chants and the poor people Of
North Carolina is through the cleo
ton of a governor who will uss
the full power and influence Of his
office to fulfill the pledge"
It said that by far the majority
of merchants in North Carolina are
as vigorously opposed to the sales
tax as they ever have been"
In other action, the board select
ed Raleigh as the meeting place
for the associations June conven-
ton. The board is composed OF 30
Continued on Page seven; Col. ~
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L0VETT RESIGNS
HIS ISLAND POST

CHARLOTTE AMAL1E, V. L.,
March 13.-RARobert Morss Low
ett former government secretary
for the Virgin Islands, has resigned
as executive assistant to the gov
ernor at the request of Secretary
of Interior 1ckes, it was learned
today.
His resignation eliminated long
fight between the Roosevelt admin
istration and Congress over his re-
tention in the islands after Con-
e-ess barred payment Of his sala-
nv from federal appropriations.
Lovett has pending a case IN the
Supreme Court to recover salary
withheld by act of Congress since
last November. =.
In a statement to the press ne
said: 1T is obvious that, with ap-
preparations pending for next year,
NV presence in the islands, in
view Of the personal hostility o.
members of Congress, is a burden
which the Department Of the In.
terror cannot longer carry in view
of it's obligations to the people o.
the Virgin Islands whom I can best
serve by leaving them"
Formerly a professor at the UNI,
versity Of Chicago, Lovett had held
the post Of government secretary
at a salary Of $500 year since
.Ju1v Is. 1899.
I.ovett was among a group o.
government employees accused p5
the Dies Committee Of having peer
affiliated with subversive organlza
tions. "A House Appropriations
sub . committee Recommendation
held him unfit to hold government
office.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-14
c. c. Davis Appointed
To State Examining
Board For Contractors

RALEIGH, March 13- UP -
Governor Broughton today ap-
pointed C. C. Davis of Will
mington as a member of the
State Board of Examiners of
Plumbing and Heating Con-
tractors.
The appointment is for a
term expiring April rs, 1913,
and fills a vacancy created by
the death of L. P. Paschall of
Durham.
Davis is president of the
North Carolina Association of
Plumbing and Heating Con-
tractors.
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NAL. Ready
To Begin New
Service Here
REPRESENTATIVE DUE
Javcees To Present Hypo-
drome Circus In Legion
Stadium In May

r. T. Baker, president of Ma.
.ional Air Lines says that the
oomnany is ANXIOUS to inaugurate
the new service through Whining
I'm and will du so at the earliest
nossibla date, according to a let.
tor received by Addison Hewlett,
sr chairman of the Board OF
County Commissioners.
Mr. Hewlett revealed the con-
fonts of the letter at the regular
meeting of the board Monday aft
e~noon, in which Baker stated that
David Amos, representative of the
company, would be in Wilmington
tc make arrangements for the use
Of facilities and the airport here.
The communication did not speci-
fy the time that Amos would ar
rive, but stated that he would call
on Mr.. Hewlett at that ime.
Good v1snes"
Baker stated that he had re-
ceived the good wishes contained
in YOUR letter OF February upon
the award of the Jacksonville-New
York route to National Air Lines,
and the inclusion of Wilmington as
stop thereon, and are much ap-
preciated."
The Board of Commissioners
adopted resolution permitting the
Junior Chamber of Commerce to
present the Hypodrome Circus in
Wilmington at Legion Stadium the
week beginning May 8, or May IS.
Appearing before the board for the
organization were John Sheehan,
president of the group, w. E.
0Neal and Bob Dannenbaum.
Civic Improvement
Sheehan stated that funds raised
by the circus would be used for
civic improvement. He said the
circus is strickly entertainment by
performance, excluding any rides
Or rough stuff. " Ten per cent OF
the profits will be taken by the
county for nnaintence of the stadi-
UNI. according to Hewlett.
The board adopted a resolution
authorizing c. H Morse, tax col
lector, 10 collect bills for the rat
control program. which are turned
over to him by the Board OF
Health.
Requests Made
Addison Hewlett stated that a
number of requests had been
made to the county to clean out
bitches along highways and roads,
Continued on Page Seven; Col. s.
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Harvard, Neb., Jail
Sold Again; To Be
Used AS Ice Cooler

harvard, Neb., March Is.
w Robert Pinckney, l6-year-
old Harvard youth who bought
me towns city jail at p tax
sale and sold 1t to Charlie Nc
earthly, said tonight that at the
Wooden-headed comedians In
structions he has sold it again
for $50 to a local iceman for
Use as Cooler"
Pinckney said Mccarthy had
returned the deed to him and
named him manager q the
nrnnerfv.
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Smear Brigade Is Said
Harr1pering w ar Effort

WASHINGTON, March 13-tPeRep: Hoffman r.
Mch charged today that the CLIO leadership Communists
in poicy-makng Federal jobs the New Deal itself and
"smear campaign radio commentators have joined IN Ell
forts to smirch Congress and unseat some members
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NORTH CAROLINA: Increasing cloud
mess Tuesday with mild Temperatures.
followed by light rains in extreme west
portion Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
Speakers Tie
For Honors
AT Club Meet

Critics made 1T a tle between
Malcum Macurda and Carl SchocSs
for honors as best speaker at the
Cactus Gavel Toastmasters clup
meeting Monday night at the Cal
ifornia hotel. Macurda spoke on
Our Reception of the Veteran ana
Schooss discussed That for Which
We Fight" .,.,o
The program, arranged by Alva
Smaller. POSTMASTER, was bulit
around the theme, postwar Pan
ming" .o,
Glenn Bowers introduced the top
ic in a talk on "ReconVerSlon.
Other spekers were:
Red Mitchell - "ReconVerslon Oh
the Auto Industry.
Leon Miller-"Cork Trees, New
American Industry"
Foster McClure-"What VIII we
no With the Jew in PoSt-War?'
Bowers and Mcclure tled as the
most improved speaker.
Speakers were criticized by Jerry
Upholt. Everett Shaw, Don Young,
Frank Rood, Viggo Hansen and
Charles Hancock. Hancock also
acted as general critic.
The table topic, presented by Han
cock was What Final Action VIII
Cause the Downfall OF Germany or
Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
Hershey Views
Releasing Men
When War Ends

DENVER, Colo, Aug. %. CUP)-
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey pre-
diets that the defeat of Germany
would make it possible to release
between one and two million men
from the armed forces.
The director of selective service
added, however, that I am only
guessing"
When the general rehabilitation
begins, Hershey said, he believes
that men with dependents and men
who have been in the armed forces
the longest should be the first to
be released.
Hershey visited Denver on tour
which is taking him to draft boards
all over the nation. He said he
wanted to thank the boards for
the work they have done and also
to get information about the way
discharged soldiers and persons re-
leased from war industries are being
absorbed into other work.
We've been demobilizing, he
said, almost from the day we start
ed drafting"
He said that reabsorbing soldiers
and war workers is 'one of the big
problems facing the United States
Refusing to comment on what the
| government might do to handle
the problem or on whether he
thought a new works project ad-
ministration might be set up, he
said, TITS cheaper to keep men in
the army than it is to set up ar
agency to care for them when
they're released"
He said that slowing down in
the rate of inductions depends or
the will of congress"
He said he was opposed, i'm de.
mobilizing, to letting out the mar
that is nearest home, "aS we die
in the last war" He said he alSt
was opposed to releasing men be
cause of their occupations.
That goes for agriculture work
ers, too" he added. !
"The man entitled TO go hom,
first he said, "is the man will
the longest service and combat ex.
perience.'
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
Elite Soldiers
OF Hitler
Admit Cowardice
By WILLIAM WILSON

WITH CANADIANS SOUTH OF
FALAISE, Aug 20. Delayed CUP)
Dozens of Elite SIS troops, sur
rendering to the Canadians with
parad eground finesSe, have added
confirmation to the German in
fantry's feeling that the SIS is sac
rificing the Whermacht to save its
own skin.
Many Of the IS prisoners were
smartly dressed and clean-too
clean for men who have been in
battle. And the smartest, cleanest
and least battle-WCrn OF the lot
were youths who recently were
graduated from the youth move
ment.
The road from Trun to ST. Lam
bert Sur Dives was a busy avenue
of prisoners, some escorted. some
ambling back on foot toward the
Canadian prison cages.
This was a final stage battle IN
Normandy and no one was sure eX-
actly what conditions were ike IN
the area. The Germans stll held
southeast of Falaise but the city
was q shambles.
There were Germans Surrenderlng
when they met opposition, arrogant
SIS Youths breaking down before
their captors, and Germans sun
attempting to fight their way out IN
enemy vehicles under Allied she'll
fire and aerial bombardment.
One SIS youth, who had neen
manning a machinegun behind
seven infantrymen, making them
fight, finally was captured. When en-
ordered to stand beside a wall, ne
thought he was about to be shot,
His arrogance melted into tears ana
he pleaded with the tough cana
dams who hate the SIS more than
7 have seen any Allied troops nate
the enemy 49,
The Canadians LAUGHED at tne
"sunerman's" tears and contempVu-
cuslv sent him toward the prison
cage.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
By PETER EDSON

One CT the stock traditions OF
American political folklore is that
presidential elections might just as
well be held q week after the two
ma ior party nominating conVen-
tions have finished their chores m
stead of waiting till the first Tues
day after the first Monday IN No
Vember
The theory is that voters make up
their minds who they'll vote for just
as soon as the candidates are
named, picking their favorite by
instinct or inherited political preJu-
dice instead CT by cold logic. Argu-
ments of the political spellbinders
are supposed to confirm these IN
stincts and prejudices rather than
sway the electorate. and as all this
oratory is supposed to keep the
country stirred up and be bad for
business, it is argued that the
campaigns could just as we'll be
done away with and the election
held earlier
All this may be true in other
election years, but would the re-
suit of this years nose-counting be
the same if held now rather than in
November? Political dopeSters may
we'll figure there are more impon-
derables this quadrennium, more
voters Withholding their decisions,
more last-minute changes OF opin-
icn-both ways And that makes
the result harder to predict.
The Republican candidate is still
pretty much of an unknown guam
tity. His big OBJ of selling himself
to the voters still lies ahead
Dewey's progress thus far has been
good, but he has had the stage
pretty much TO himself. There are
those who wish he would make
even more hay while the field !,
| clear
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF HOLDING VI
EXAMINATION FOR
roJr ErTIaN AGENCY LICENS1

Pursuant to the provisions OF
Cham. 1873, Statutes of 1943, relat-
inp 10 collection agencies, notice Is
hereby given that an examination
will be held in Los Angeles on Sept.
% IL %. 1914. for all qualified appll-
cants who desire to apply for IL
cense to engage in the collection
agency business or who desire 10
qualify for employment IN the op-
Grafton of a collection agency.
The exact time and place of eX-
animation will be given later TO
those applicants who qualify Tor
examination.
Applicants must be citizens OF the
United States over the age OF
tWenty-one years and must have
resit ed within the State OF CAN
fornia for one year prior to the
date of examination.
Applicants who have not done so
should obtain from the office of the
SUPERINTENDENT of Collection Agen-
cies. at 924 Russ Building in San
Francisco, or 402e State Building
in Los Angeles, or from the office
of the Secretary of State in Sacra-
mento, an application form to be
filled in and returned to the office
OF the Secretary of State prior to
the date of examination.
An examination fee of $25. 90 must
accompany the application. ]
Persons already licensed by the
State to carry on a collection agency
business are not required to take
an examination, provided their liz
cense has not expired and is other
wise valid and unrevoked.
FRANK M. JORDAN.
Secretary of State.
mo. 38l A22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
Lockett Hospital
Now Houses Jas
Wounded Fighters

Camp Lockett now is housing
145 convalescent fighters" Tom
Finney. manager of USES, said on
his return from a visit to that hes
pital. II saw 5000 beds made up
and ready for the wounded men
and was told that the full capacity
of $500 beds will be available when
needed" Finney continued.
The camp was liquidated late last
spring and activation as con-
valescent hospital started two weeks
ago. 1t is located 63 miles west of
FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
vicily Government
Gives Admiral
Indo-China Power
BY UNITED PRESS

Governor General Vice Admiral
Jean de Coux has been invested by
TIE Vichy French government with
virtual dictatorial power over
French mdo China. Tokyo radio
said in a dispatch from Saigon.
In what may be one of the ad-
miniStrative death rattles of the
Na2i-sponsored French government,
De CouX was given absolute pow
ers to dictate war measures" the
broadcast, recorded by United Press
in San Francisco, said
His powers were declared to be
retroactive from Sunday"
The broadcast said De CouX would
call Immediately a meeting of SUI
preme councillors and province gov
ernors for a discussion of measures
to strengthen French Indo China
which lies approximately 500 miles
north of recently bombed Paiem-
bang on Sumatra.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
WPB Chiefs Trip
TO China Held
Strictly Secret

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. (UP)-
President Roosevelt said that War
Production Board Chairman Donald
NJ. Nelson's mission to China does
not mean there will be any change
in WPB policy.
Mr.. Nelson was selected to go to
China with General Hurley MA
jor General Patrick J. Hurley on a
NEST important and pressing mis-
sion, a formal statement issued by
the President from the White House
said.
The Presidents statement said
that any impression that Nelson's S
mission to China meant change
in the WPB's policy lis entirely un-
founded"
"Mr. Nelson's mission is neces-
sarily confidential, the statement
added. Il regret that more about
the work assigned him cannot be
said at this time. When it is pcs
sible to tell the whole story, those
WHO charge he is being kicked in
the teeth will realize how wrong
and unjust they have been-what a
disservice they have rendered their
country and Mr.. Nelson person.
ally"
Some news dispatches over the
week end, reflecting congressional
opinion. indicated that Nelson was
being kicked in the teeth" by be-
ing sent cut of the country so that
the reconversion program might be
carried forward during his absence
in a manner considered more palat-
able to the military.
Military authorities have been at
odds with Nelson about the man
ner and time schedule for recon-
verting war industries to peace
time production.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-22
FSA DiscIainls
Blame for
Payment Delay

BRAWLEY, Aug. 22.-In a letter
to Mayer Sears, officials in the Of
flee of Farm Security Administra-
tiCn at San Francisco deny any re-
sponsibility for failure of the city
of BraWley to be paid the $4,000
water claim against the itinerant
labor trailer camp. Said the FSA
officials: We approved the claim
and sent it along to the comptroller
general at Washington" FSA orig-
inally operated the camp and then
turned it over to the War Food Ad-
ministration and it was the last
named organization that issued the
eviction notices that resulted in
more than So families having to
abandon the camp this month.