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Evening star., 1944-01-12
Reserve District No.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
SECURITY SAVINGS &
COMMERCIAL BANK

OF WASHINGTON. D. c.. at the close Of bust
ness on December ~. 1e43. Published in
response to call made by, Comptroler OF
the Currency, under Section 5211, U. S.
Revised Statutes, and call made by the
Federal Reserve Bank. of this district, pur-
suant to the provisions OF the Federal Re-
OF
Evening star., 1944-01-12
New York Bank Stocks

'Ex dividc nd. tPlus extras. e2fe extra
$500 extra. lUc extra. Paid In
1913. Y $1,000 extra.
Evening star., 1944-01-12
United States Treasury Position

India is now manufacturing many
chemicals formerly imported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
North Carolina Women
Plan Bond Sale Drive

NEW BERN, Nov. 24.-Womer
and girls in. all parts of North Car
DINA are enlisting in the Blue Star
Brigade for war bond sales during
the Sixth War Loan campaign
thus qualifying for service ribbons
and commissions.
If a woman OR girl sells bonds tt
ten different persons before De.
cember 30, she earns a Blue Star
campaign ribbon, which may be
worn like the overseas campaign
ribbons on service mems uniforms.
She also is appointed second lieu
tenant in the Blue Star Brigade.
AS she increases her bond sales,
her rank rises, until for the sale of
bonds to 100 persons she is appoint
ed ieutenant-general. Each coun-
ty chairman of the women's divis-
ion of the war finance committee
will keep these bond sales records.
The person in the county selling
bonds to the largest number of
people becomes the county general
and the one in North Carolina sell
ing bonds to the largest number
of persons becomes the state gen.
eral.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
NORTH CAROLINIANS
HOME FROM $4,000
MILES IN PACIFIC

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. "a
R-After $4,000 mile prowl of the
Pacific, during which it sank A
enemy ships and destroyed or dam
aged SOL japanese aircraft, the
Nays Air Group Eight, which in
Guided 10 North Carolinians, is back
in the United States on leave.
The group. operating from an Es-
sex-class carrier, took part in the
first battle of the Philippine Sea
and flew total of 1872 missions.
North Carolinians who flew with
the group are: 1t. Ernest Leggett,
USNR, Scotland Neck; 1t. Gg) Ed
ward Allen Andrews, USNR, Colds
boro; Hugh Vincent Everett, chief
aviation machinist mate, USN.
Chocowinity; Bertice Clifton Scott,
aviation raidoman, second class,
USNR, Rose Hill; Earl Van Helms,
aviation machinist mate, first class.
Concord; 1t. Joseph R. Spratt,
USNR, Rockingham; 1t. (jg) NAL
colin S. Robertson, Jr., USNR, Ra-
leigh; Ensign William E. Lawrence,
USNR, Winston-Salem; Leffel Allen
Turner, aviation radioman, second
class, USN, Magnolia; and Duke
Allen Price, aviation radioman,
second class, USNR, Shelby.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
FILIPINOS REQUESTED
TO AVOID VIOLENCE
WITH COLLABORATORS
By The Associated Press

An appeal to the Filipino people
to avoid violence in handling al
legged collaborationists with the
Japanese and to allow the law to
take its regular course, was deliv,
cred today by Sergio Osmena, pres
ident of the Philippine Common
wealth.
Osmena's broadcast, via the
'Voice of Freedom on Leyte is.
land, was recorded by the Fedora,
Communications Commission.
The commonwealth chief execu
tive divided suspected collabo~a
tionists into three groups:
One, those who enthusiast ically
joined the Japanese and who de-
served full punishment as provided
by law;
Two, those who continued in pub
lie office to protect the Filipino
people against the invaders;
Three, those who were moved by
fear of the Japanese.
Osmena said 1.-The initial misfor
tunes of the American and Filipino
armies left the majority of $4,000,
600 F'ilipinos no other recourse but
to submit to despotic rule if they
were to survive"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
NEGRO MAN, CHARGED
WITH HOUSEKEEPING,
HELD FOR. HIGH COURT

Arthur Lee Stephenson, negro,
charged with house breaking, lar
ceny and receiving, was bound ov-
er to Superior Court under $500
bond yesterday by Deputy Record
err George Peschau.
w. J. Mack, negro, who entered
a plea of not guilty on a charge
of highway robbery, was held for
Superior court under $1,000 bond.
The cases of three Maffitt Viii
lage residents, Lucille Daginhardt,
Mrs. J. T. La Placha and Geo.
H. Walker, all charged with as
sault, were continued until Novem-
her 20.
A preliminary hearing for two
white men and a woman, who al
legedly were involved Thursday
night in a cutting scrape, was con-
tinued until November 20. Serious
injuries we're received by h e
three.
Bessie Willetts, 80, was cut Sc
verely in the leg; Robert Carter,
S., brother of the woman. sustain
ed a laceration of his left side,
left leg, and cuts on his hand;
and Rufus Casteen sustained a
head laceration.
They were arrested on charges
OF ARRAY where deadly weapons
were used. Officers H. E. William
son and E. P. Herring reported
that the fight occurred at 402 IL
North Front street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
CLIO DEMANDS WAGES
TO MEET INCREASE
IN COST OF LIVING

CHICAGO, Nov. 24-Rl-The CLIO
demanded today that the Govern
ment allow wages to catch up to
living costs, as Philip Murray, re-
elected to a fifth term as CLIO pres
ident, hurled sharp challenge to
the author of the Little Steel For
mula' to quit the War Labor
Board.
The formula, devised by DR..
George w. Taylor, vice-chairman of
the WLB, was adopted in May, 1912,
and allows wage increases up to IS
per cent above January, 1941, levels
to offset the cost of living advance
between those dates.
Murray said the President cost
of living committee, made up of
Chairman William H. Davis and
four other members of WLB, had
found living costs rose another Is
per cent since May. 1912, while
wages have been frozen under the
sterilization policy.
Murray blamed all four public
members of the War Labor Board,
with War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes and Economic
Stabilizer Fred M. Vinson, for what
he termed bad administration" of
the Little Steel Formula.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
TEN ARE CONVICTED
AT CRIMINAL SESSION
OF COLUMBUS COURT

WHITEVILLE Nov. "a Ten
persons were sentenced to state
prison terms varying from not less
than two years to not more than 80
years by Judge @. X. Nimocks of
Fayetteville in a criminal session
of Columbus county superior court
here this week. Three of the men
were convicted for second debree
murder, three for manslaughter
and one for criminal assault.
Ulysses Shipman, young negro,
was given not less than Is years
and not more than 30 years in the
murder in charge in connection
with the death of White Troy, TO-
year-old negro of the Welches
Creek township. Troy was found
dead in the woods near Chadbourn
September 4 after having been
robbed and beaten to death.
Cliff Webb and Cleo Mitchell
entered plea of guilty to second
degree murder charge in connec-
ton with the death of Joel Free
man. negro, who was killed in the
We1ches Creek township on June "a.
Judge Nimocks sentenced Webb,
10 to 20 years in the State Prison
and Mitchell, IS to 20 years.
In connection with the same
death, James Mitchell, Alton Nit
chell and Ray Webb pleaded gull
ty to manslaughter and were SEN
fenced to two to three years each
in the State prison.
Convicted of assault with dead
" weapon and larceny, Willie Mon
roe was sentenced to five years
in the State Prison. Co-defendant
in the same case was George Hill
bourne who was sentenced to not
less than six months nor more
than IL in the county jail.
Manlon Williamson pleaded nolo
contendere to a criminal assault
charge and was sentenced to II
to IS years in the state prison.
Raymond Snyder, three-time es-
capee from the Florida State Pri-
son, was convicted on charges of
breaking and entering. attempt to
break and enter and larceny and
sentenced to from three to five
wears on two of the counts and
from six to twelve on the third.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
Allies Reported Across
Rhine Riuer In Germany

rain soaked Western Front, the
Germans threw at least seven divl-
sions against the British Second
Army north of the First Army sec
tor and recaptured Hoven a n d
Beck in the battlefield Quagmire
north of Aachen.
Between the two fronts, the U.
S. Ninth Army was striking ter
rifle resistance at the approaches
to the Roer river stronghold OF
J,llich after knocking out lib enc
my tanks in seven days of bruis-
ing struggle which cost it as many.
To the north, the British Second
Army in Holland was closing in
on Venlo, Mas river stronghold.
The French press agency quoted
field dispatch saying Venlo had
fallen, but this went unconfirmed
here,
To the south, mechanical caval-
ry units of the U. S. Third army
crossed the Saar river rs miles
south of the Saar basin bastion of
Saar-Brucken. Elements of the Goth
infantry and Tenth Armored Divi-
sions pressed to the Saar at a
new point near Schwerdorf, 20
miles northwest of Saarbrucken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
CAPITOL HILL SEES
GARDNER APPOINTED
TO WAR BOARD POST

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a ~
Capitol Hill sources expect the ap-
pointment of former Gov. O. Max
Gardner of North Carolina as chair
man of the advisory board of the
Office of War Mobilization and Re-
conversion.
The appointment by the President
is anticipated soon after the Senate
confirms nominations of the II
members of the board next week.
Sources close to the White House
pointed out that the former COVER
nor's name headed the list sent to
the Senate.
The Chairman, by law, must be
one of the three public" represen-
tatives in the list. These are Gard
ner, Chairman William Davis OF
the War Labor Board, and Mrs.
Anna M. Rosenberg, regional d.
rector of the War ManpoWer Com.
mission.
Since 1888 Gardner has been gen.
eral counsel of the Cotton Textile
Institute Of America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25

Rhine bridge, which the enemy
was defending fiercely
CA dispatch fr o m Sixth Army
group headquarters said a bitter
battle was in progress in the dock
area and 1000 prisoners had beer
taken.)
Almost the entire 10000 popula
ton of Strasbourg long since hao
been evacuated by tn e French,
Most of the German speaking
civilians on hand when the French
and Americans charged in stared
blankly, although a few smiled
Want said.
Meanwhile, the U. S. First Army
fought into Weisweiler, 10 miles
insjde Germany and 26 miles west
of Cologne, amid indications the
Germans were withdrawing under
the pressure.
In Hurtgen forest, southeast OF
Aachen, the enemy launched a
counterattack just as the dough
boys pushed off, but it was re-
pulsed and the Americans advanc.
ed nearly mile.
AS fighting ragged all along the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
Housing Service Meets
Vital Need In New Bern

NEW BERN, Nov. "a More
than 10000 Marine officers and en-.
listed men and their wives have
visited the chamber of commerce
office since last January 1 in
search of local living quarters, it
is reported by Mrs. C. l. Carter,
who is in charge of the housing and
rental division Of the local organi-
cation.
Efforts have been made to place
all these applicants from time to
time in local homes. Mrs. Carter
says that the needs for rooms,
apartments and houses is appar-
emily even greater now than when
this service was first started in
New Bern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
TOKYO RAID LEADER
DECLARES FOE JUST
WASN'T ON THE BALL
BY VERN HAUGLAND

TWENTY FIRST BOMBER
COMMAND, Saipan, Nov. 24.-Wia
Navy Radio)-LRHThe "Japs just
weren't on the ball" when the
American Superfortresses blasted
Tokyo today in their first raid on
the enemy capital, Brig. Gen. En-
met ODonnell, leader of the his
torical attack, told newsmen to-
night.
O'Donnel's bomber was the first
to leave the base here and the first
over the target area but several
beat him in as they landed in rap
idfire order in the moonlight.
The "Dauntless Dottie," O'Don-
nell's plane, was travelling at a
speed of more than 400 miles an
hour over the target area. All gun
ners reported large percentage
of their bombs went right down
on the target. The plane stayed
over the mainland for Is minutes.
1.-THE Japs just weren't on the
ball." said the flying general, in
describing the reception over Tok-
20. Il was utterly amazed at the
lack Of organized fighter opposi-
ton or effective anti aircraft.
We didn't run into anything. I don
know whether they didn't have it
or weren't ready.
eve learned quite bit techni-
cally-how to adjust for winds. how
the guns function under those con-
ditionS.
Actually, this was a piddling
raid compared to what's done in
Europe. but it was a start and
much better than getting run out
of the Philippines. This airplane
is really honey"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
SIX ARMIES TAKE
10000 PRISONERS

e11pREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDIIlONAh1
FORCE Paris, Nov. 24.-PHMore
nan 10000 German prisoners have
been herded into Allied cages by
the six attacking Allied armies
since they jumped off in the cur
rent winter offensive on the west
ern Front. and many hundreds
more remain to be counted.
Although there have been no Of
fetal estimates Of casualties on
either side since the all out
drive began. if the old army axiom
that "you kill as many as you
capt,1re and wound twice as many
N YOU kill" held true it means
4e Germans have lost some 160,-
COO men, or around 16 divisions
in II days.
Approximately half tn prison
ers counted as a result of these
operations were taken by til e
American Third Army, which
started the great push November
8. Up to last midnight Gen Pat
toms troops had captured 20,4O9.
The Sixth Army group under 1t.
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, which jump
ed off November IA. had rounded
up well over 10000 prisoners at
last report, although no exact fig
ure was available there. Sixty per
cent of these were captured by
the First French Army and the
remainder by the American Sew
enth.
The American 18th Corps, COM
posed of bot h American and
French units, captured 5000 in the
last three days in its sweep through
the Vosges to the Rhine.
The American First and Ninth
Armies and the British Second
Army joined the offensive Novem-
Der 16. From then until yesterday
the Ninth Army had counted 6,156
prisoners. Neither the British Sec
end nor the American First has
announced an official count, but the
best sources here estimate that
each has captured more than 1000
Germans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
Navy Liberator Crash
Blamed On Negligence

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Nov. Up
The crash Of Navy type Liberia
tor bomber in which six civilian
crew members persisted Wednes-
day has been attributed by prelim-
mary investigations to negligence
rather than wilful sabotage. The
inquiries are being made by the
FBI and the Observation-Disclosures
Aircraft Corp.
Four company employees, appar-
emily in a supervisory capacity,
have been dismissed as a result
of the Investigations.
The FBI, although stating its in
quiry had uncovered no evidence
Of wilful sabotage, said the inves-
t:gation was continuing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
The Asiatic Theater
HWAIYUANCHEN HIT
OFTEN BY BOMBERS
OF u. S. AIR ARM

--CHUNGKING, Nov. "a R -
Maj. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer' S
communique reported today that
Hwaiyuanchen, so miles west OF
Liuchow on the Kwangis Kwei.
chow railway, had been bombed
repeatedly" by American planes
of the 18th Air Force, indicating
the town had fallen to japanese
groops.
A Chinese army spokesman in
sisted, however, that HaWaiyuan
chen still was in Chinese hands.
He said only a small force of Jap
anese-less than 1,000-had pushed
toward the town from Ishan, an
other raid town seven miles to the
east. japanese patrols, he conced
ed, had by passed Hwaiyuancher
and reached a point six miles tx
the northwest.
"a broadcast by Domei, Japa
nese news agency, said japanese
forces, opening a new drive il
southwest Kwangsi province, hat
penetrated the outskirts of Yung
ming (Nanning) and had "com
pletely occupied an American
military air field on Yungnlng'
western outskirts. 'Thus,' said tn
unconfirmed my broadcast
''the last base of the American
air force in southwest China ma.
been completely occupied by ou
forces" Yungning is approximate
ly IS miles from the Indo Chin;
border.)
Wedemeyer's communique sal
bomb carrying Mustang fighter
attacked Japanese troops who wer'
pushing northwestward in force
in the Ishan area adding tn
'Hwaiyuanchen, west of Ishan
was bombed repeatedly"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
SEAMAN, BELIEVED
HlT-RUN VICTIM, is
CRITICALLY INJURED

Seaman First Class Mike Kopka,
repeatedly injured by hit-and-run
driver on the Carolina Beach road
early yesterday morning. was re-
ported by attaches at the James
Walker Memorial hospital last
night to be in 'criticar' condi-
ton.
He is suffering from a compress
ed fracture of the skull, Sheriff S
deputies reported. Other informa-
ton as to the cause of his injuries
was lacking as the investigation
proceeded.
Investigating officers reported
that the sailor was brought to the
hospital by Jack Wamac. taxi drl-
yer, whose passengers, an uniden-
titled sailor and woman, noticed the
body lying on the roadside about
12:45 am. yesterday.
Kopka, who is married and has
two children, was stationed at the
U. S. Naval Receiving barracks at
Maffitt Village.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
ITALIAN REGIME
NEARING CRISIS

ROME. Nov. 24.-R)-Prenie-
Ivanhoe Bonomi's Italian coalition
government has been in a state OF
near crisis for the past two weeks
over the question of whether there
will be a realignment OF parties TO
give more power to the Commu-
nists and Socialists.
Liberals, Christian Democrats
and Bonomi's own Labor Demo-
Gratis are adopting don't rock
the boat" policy, while the left
wing. supported by actionists, has
been criticising the present set-up
on the grounds that it is enabling
the Monarchists and Conservatives
to build up power.
The government also is constant
ly under attack by the Monarchlsts
and Republicans, who are not IN
Guided in the cabinet.
The principal points of left wing
criticism are directed against the
Carabinieri and the army, which
they view as a proving ground tor
the Monarchists, and against oper'
alton of the purge of state offices,
which they declare to be ineffec-
tual.
The Communist Marie Scocci'
mario, who is in charge of the
purge, himself publicly criticised
the law in newsnaner interview
He asserted that out of more than
1000 recommendations he had
made for the dismissal Of state
employees less than one third had
been granted by the purge commits
sions of the various ministries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
AVIATION DELEGATES
RECEIVE FULL PLANS
FOR WORLD ROUTINGS

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-LP-A com
plete plan for regulated world all
competition which could be made
effective Immediately through ex.
ecutive action was available today
to delegates Of the international
Civil Aviation conference for the
first time in their "a day meet
ing.
The blanks in a proposed over
all air transport plan submitted
jointly by the United States, Cana
da and the United Kingdom Mon.
day were filled in today by sepa-
rate documents from the Ameri-
can and British leaders, with the
lines so close together that only
one important point of controversy
appeared to remain.
While this was taking place, the
conference went ahead in closed
session, determined to clear as
quickly as possible those points on
which the big Three countries
had agreed The blanks were pass
ed over and attention centered on
getting a tentative general agree
ment. Considerable progress was
reported, with the hope expressed
that the two documents covering
the blanks-these relate to fifth
freedom Of the air" and adjust
ment of carrying capacity to traf-
fic-would be reached on Monday.
The conference atmosphere
changed to one Of rising optimism,
although leaders still were cautious
Of predicting complete success.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
Ex-Duke Star Wounded
In Pacific War zOn,

DURHAM Nov. 24.-lPl- Dan
Hill, Jr., former star center Of The
Duke Blue Devils, has been wound.
ed in action and burned in the Pa,
cific theater of war, according 10
word received here by W. G, VIA.
mahn, a close friend of the forme.
Duke gridder.
Hill who is in the Navy, was one
of the outstanding centers Of the
nation several years ago, and some
critics picked him on their first
all-American teams.
The fiery red-head was bull.
Wark on defense and offense, and
smeared up many an opponents
plays from his defensive position
backing up the line. He served as
co-captain of the Blue Devils his
last season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
king WILL STAKE
REGIME ON DRAFT
Continued from Page One)

The disturbances were not on
the scale Of serious rioting which
broke out in Quebec in 1917 when
the government similarly turned
to CONSUMPTION near the end OF
the conflict after fighting most OF
it under a voluntary system.
Prime Minister King announced
he would open debate in Parlia-
ment Monday on vote of conf
dence motion, and he appeared to
have won control Of the cabinet
end of the crisis at least for the
weekend.
After reports had circulated that
half of the go odd Quebec mem
bers would end their support of
the government and after it had
appeared other cabinet ministers
might join Air Minister C. G. Pow
er in resigning in protest against
the CONSUMPTION policy, long eau
Gus of liberal party members was
held today at which most Of the
Quebec members indicated h y
would wait and see what King has
to say Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
PlMLICO ENDS
SEASON TODAY
BALTIMORE. Nc,, .,

n; BALTIMORE, Nov. "a ~
p ,71aaI! closes its % dav ~ -.
meeting of Marylard.g o 1a loin.
ma RI race e: tracks tomorrow lg,r' III,
two ~ =! s25, oOO-added stake f 4~ with
me me Walden Handicap for t [SS,sSs''
olas, and revival of tb 9Ee .a
miles and a haE Pimiic' We -, two
In the Walden test, siro ~. .'p,
were attracted. with Cao, entities
Widener's Plebiscite-ronnYa5ss D,
to Pot O'Luck in las. wea f..g. =. 1p
leo futurity - and 3rs5n yA S5 Pm
ties N8-Iy lavor,
Others in the mile and
teenth juvenile fixture wer. =, SIX
t,ana stables Alexis. Tan,o. I I
fidfs Jetsam, Brookmeade s+. IGas
Sun Herod, Pentagon stabIo s,,ao Ne
Doge, William Helis' Kicks Pm ne
ward. '' } he
1t will be the 36th renev,, =,
the Walden, first run in lsO7 q ~. q
the first running of the p;,.S Sa
cup since 1890. ''''-'''
Although some may not star.
the cup, surprisingly large NAV
Of ID was named for the dis,. as0
affair, among them Miss Rntb ' MY
Glenaghan's Hartford and WHY ,fs,
Townsend B. Martins BoHngbr ot,'
a marathon favorite.
Others entered were Boone u,
/ stables Pyracanth. Brookms ,,o
S t a b | e's Dare Me, cnr',tia.'
stables Megogo, Mrs. j. Y. Ctr a
mas Connachta, M. A. Cusbm,n,
Rouge Dragon, E DeCamjlliy p.
Ious, c. R, Fleischmann's MisrnI,
Mrs. E. D. Jacobs Stymie 4
Lamoureaux' Mono Flag, John a, 4
Manfuso's Astral and V p. Wets'
eralps Lord Calvert. VIZ
| Bolingbroke, a notable dissu.
racer, probably will be making ii,
final start in the Pimlico cup. The
son of Equipoise is expected +,
be sent to the farm for stud servic,
next year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-25
Many German Suicides
Over Losses Reported

BERN, Saturday, Nov. Is. -(R)-
Many suicides among respondent
Germans who had hoped the war
would end this month is reported
from the Reich.
mot only soldiers who lost fami-
lies in the bombings and who no
longer want to return to the front
commit suicide" the Berner Tag
wacht report, ''but also a con-
stantly increasing number of SIS
and Gestapo men choose to put a
bullet through their head because
they see themselves hopelessly
compromised and fear the lot
awaiting them at the wars end"