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Evening star., 1944-05-26
Black Market Preying on Kin
IOf War Prisoners Broken

relatives of prisoners messages
picked up from enemy broadcasts in
order ito ward off black market
notification" Mr.. Hensley said
Confirmation is sent later by the
Army provost marshals Office.
Some of these unofficial in
formants have had good intentions, -
he said, but all too often they got
the names and messages all wrong
Others were just plain scoun-
drels. They said to grieving wives
and parents, in effect: Pay me
enough money and I'll get you a
message from your son or husband
who is missing in action overseas"
Evening star., 1944-05-26
By the Associate6 Press

BY Cnt ASSOCIate0 STeSS.
A Federal Communications Com
mission official declared yesterday
the Government had blocked a
"devilish sort of black market" in
the commercial sale of enemy
broadcast information concerning
war prisoners to relatives.
Malcolm S, Hensley, FCC's chief
of wire services, told a House in
vestigating committee that some
radio amateurs had for a time sue
ceeded in beating the Governments
delivery of prisoner radio messages
to next of kin--for a price.
Now FEC Immediately notifies
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Lightning Cuts Beef Supply

BRADENTON, Fla, May 26 R.-
Lightning took big bite out of the
beefsteak supply yesterday when it
struck a barbed-wire fence on the
F. A. Ferguson ranch. Twenty five
yearlings, some of which had been
standing with their heads between
the strands, were killed.
Evening star., 1944-05-26

We are about to open up a second
front. Open up your purse or wallet
and buy that extra bond.
Evening star., 1944-05-26

Scoop keekIine PIoysuit in bright cotton
print with ruffIed neck and ruffIes fIirtino
ground the hem of the button-front skirt
Sizes IL to l6---Sport Shop, $685.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-07

WILL PAY TOP CASH PRICES
For ANY Make or Model Car
PACKARD MOTOR SALES CO.
1912 oath st. NV. RE. O123
ANY MODEL CAR, TOP CASH PRICE
Our buyer will call at your home or once
any time. open ewes. and Sun.
MCMAHON CHEVROLET CO,
1923 GA. Ave. NV. GE O1Oo.
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THOMAS
hc6SON.

toner came to rent steed, Hobson
would point one out, saying, Take
that one. It's his turn"
But would rather ride Tom or
Frank" the customer might reply.
you can't have Tom or Frank"
Hobson would declare. Its not their
turn. If you want to ride anything,
take the one I am offering you"
So it came about that people
spoke of "Hobson's choice" meaning
this or nothing" At present peo-
pie speak of "Hobson's choice"
meaning they have no real choice
about certain matter.
Capt. Charles Boycott lived In
Ireland in the second half of the
past century. He was an agent who
collected rents from tenants on a
large estate, and fell into trouble
with them over the amount of the
rents. To punish him, the tenants
tore down the fences on his prop
|erty and stole his letters. Even his
servants turned against him, and
would work for him no longer.
Since that time, only so years ago,
the word boycott" has been used
great deal. When people become
angry with some company they may
boycott" it by refusing to buy the
things 1t makes. There are, how
ever. laws against certain kinds Of
boycotts.
Charles Lynch, Virginia planter,
is believed to have been the original
Lynch" who gave his name to
"Lynch's law" and later lynch law"
1t appears that he took the law
into his own hands" more than a
century and half ago. can find
no record. however, that he COM
mitted murder. Today, when a per-
son is "lynched," it means that he Is
murdered by g. mob. Commonly, the
victim is accused of a crime, but he
is not allowed to appear in court to
defend himself against the charge.
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Uncle Ruy's Corner

AS time goes on, our language
keeps on growing, because we add
new words. The present war has
given us number of new words, In
Guiding "jeep" and "Quisling."
Vidkun Quisling proved to be
traitor to Norway, and for. that
reason people often speak Of trail
tors as "Quislings."
Among the other persons who
have given their names to the Eng
lish language are Hobson, Boycott
and Lynch.
Thomas Hobson lived In England
during the time of Shakespeare. He
was not writer, but he kept liv-
cry stable, and in that little field
won certain fame. When a cus-
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What do you bid? ANSWER to-
morrow
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Ing
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Sunday Hike Planned

Capital Hiking Club members will
take 4-mile hike Sunday along the
Potomac River and Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal to observe wild flowers
in bloom. Bob Shosteck~ will lead
the group. which will assemble at
II pm. at the Cabin John terminal
of the streetcar line. '
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letter
called for the last Print the letter the
from which
correctly, it's the color associated
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
RESULT-TRUES
DESPAIR-RAPIDS find In rves
tA) ASSUMED-MUSSEp untidy).
V) VALISE-AISLE PASSAGE.
ROUTE-TOUR (yo,lre OF way),
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1~eA Hea4

II you want free copy OF the illus
trated leafet, Your Body at Work"
send a self-addressed envelope bearing
a Scent stamp to Uncle Ray in care
of this newspaper
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CASH FOR I93b-36-37
fORDS. CHEVROLETS AND PLYMOUTHs
TELEPHONE ATLANTIC $500.
9TEUART MOTORS, Bird AND SITS. ne
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Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Bridge Swindie No. 1872
East dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
Al02
1904
0QJ1092
&l063
Aosses oA1o2
1868 AK754
o54 o873
@Q7 AJ42
1KJ7
1AK6
AAK985
The bidding:
East South West North
Pass INT Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
On today's hand, when the spade
six was led, South was prepared to
surrender. There were only eight
tricks in sight, and the enemy was
certain to win four spades when it
won the lead.
Nevertheless, declarer dug a
swindle right out of the text books.
He won the opening lead imperturb-
ably and played the ace and king
of diamonds. His next play was
the king of hearts.
Now East was in an unenviable
position. The question was, who
held the missing diamond? If
West had it, winning the heart
king would give declarer a ready
made entry into dummy's good
diamonds. And, of course, poor
East could neither know whether
the spade suit was set up, nor
whether it was good for four tricks.
There was more than a slight pos
sibility that South held another
stopper, either in the form of the
spade queen or the jack and three
spot.
So East moaned and groaned and
grieved-and decided to hold up
just once. That was enough. De-
clarer promptly ran out his game,
with five diamonds, two clubs and
one each in hearts and spades.
West should have played the five
and then the four of diamonds,
showing doubleton.
Yesterday you were Howard
Schenkens partner. Both sides
were vulnerable. You dealt and
held:
A106532
0KJ982
H8
$40
The bidding:
You Jacoby schenken Lightner
Pass Pass 10 Pass
IA Pass "a Pass
l22 Pass 81 Pass
Co
Answer-Pass. You have shown
both your suits. Partner cannot
support either and shows that he
too has a two-suiter. Probably it
is a better one than yours because
| he opened the bidding. You can
not try for game and should, there
fore, quit quickly.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 30 per
cent for three hearts or three asa-
monds, 20 per cent for three SPACES.
Question No. 1865.
Today you hold the same hand
but the bidding is different:
| You Jacoby Schenken LighSnel
Pass Pass Pass X 10 Psas
~ Pass INT Pass
81 Pass 3NT Pass
co
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
HENDRIX VAN LOON,
HISTORIAN, PASSES

Continued from Page One)
today apparently in the best of
health and spirits, ate a hearty
breakfast and thought up couple
Of ideas for new book, later re-
firing to his bedroom where he
collapsed.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday.
He leaves besides his widow, two
sons, Henry Powditch Van Loon
of Dorset, VT; and Second Lieuten-
ant Gerard Willem Van Loon of
the U. S. Army, now overseas; and
a sister, Mrs. Willem Vanderhils,
reported to be a refuge from the
Hague.
A native of Rotterdam, Holland,
where he was born Jan. IA, 1882,
Van Loon was devoted to the cause
Of the Dutch in the current war
and organized short wave radio
broadcast directed to Holland
where he was known as ''Uncle
Hank"
He was an Associated Press Staff
man in World War I and after
serving in Washington, became a
foreign correspondent, covering the
1906 revolution in Russia and the
war itself beginning in 1914 in Bel
GUM.
He was responsible for an Asso-
ciated Press scoop on the German
invasion of the Netherlands when,
on May 8, 1910, he tipped off the
News service Of his private infor-
nation 48 hours before the Nazi
troops marched in.
Thanked for his service, the au-
thor dismissed it with:
"Oh, you know the saying, II
used to be a nawspaperman my
self you never get over it, you
know"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
VIRGINS TO TALK
At CPU MEETING

CHAPEL HILL, March 11.-lA-
pee enterprise after the war"
IN be the topic of an address by
l. M. Virgins of Huntsville,
C.. president of the American
Bankers Association, who will
sneak at the regular weekly meet
;no Of the Carolina Political I'm
iS non-partisar student organiza-
t;on in Graham Memorial at the
University tomorrow night at $50
o'clock.
Miss Elizabeth Virgins, his
daughter and coed in the uni
rprsitv, is vice chairman of the
cPU. Harvey White, Birmingham,
Ala is chairman.
Mr.. Virgins, who has been in
This section of the state for several
davs and who addressed a district
meeting of the North Carolina
Bankers Association in Durham
Friday, was elected president of
the American Bankers Association
last fall. He is a well known writer
nm financial subjects and was fea-
tred several months ago in Read
y's Digest in an article entitled.
"A Small Town Banker Talks Tur-
tpv
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
S0LONS INVITED
TO PARLIAMENT

WASHINGTON, March 11.-RA
A projected invitation for a con.
gressional delegation to visit the
British parliament found legisla.
tive mood today. but the shadow
of political campaign cast some
doubt on their final decision.
Democratic leaders in both hous.
es greeted with approval word
from London that the British law.
makers intend to extend formal
invitation for such visit, but there
was some Republican dissension.
Senate Majority Leader Barley
(Ky) said he thought an exchange
Of ideas between the British and
American legislators would be
very helpful toward better I'm.
derstanding of the mutual prob.
lens both countries will face al
the peace table.
Likewise House Majority Lead
err Mccormack (MassD saw in the
projected visit an opportunity to
promote better relations and bet
ter understanding" He said il
would be fine if all the friendly
nations would exchange visits Of
their lawn aking groups"
However, House Minority Lead
er Martin Mass) said he doubteo
that legislators could take time
out from our work now to send g
delegation abroad"
Senator Nye (R.-N.D0, a mem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
SIX DIE, MANY HURT
in RICHMOND FIRE
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Continued from Page One)
keep the heat down while firenen
made their rounds from window to
window.
The dead:
State Senator Aubrey G. Weav.
er, 81, Front Royal, Va; Mrs.
James H. Price. widow of the i'm.
mediate past governor of Virgin
ia; Dorothy Gam, "a, "a Johnson
Ave, Newark, N. j.; Jean Man.
fredi, "a, 139 Myrtle Ave, Irving
ton, N. j.; J. Winston Ross, Sail
or, Camp Peary, and Ruth An
drews, "a, Richmond, Va.
Weaver, chairman of the Senate
Finance committee, was brought
to the lobby on the last elevator
to leave the sixth floor and was
pronounced dead an hour late. aft
er efforts at resuscitation He had
been a leader in the state demo-
cratic organization for some 80
years and had been frequently
mentioned for governor and other
high posts but remained at his
senate job.
Mrs. Price was Virginia's first
lady from 1938-42. Her husband
died last November.
The two New Jersey girls took
refuge in their bathroom ana fire
men found one of them in a tub
filled with water and the other
c,umpled in corner. The room
was guttd.
A, G. Bush, managr of the no
tel, said he could not estimate
the loss Immediately. The three
lower floors of the six-story struc-
ture will continue in operation,
he said. The junior league Sat
urday night dance for Army Of
ficers was held as usual at the
hotel tonight.
Safety Director M. D. Bartoff
said he was investigating a re.
port that when hotel employees
and guests attempted to use hose
in the corridors they leaked so
badly that they were virtually
useless.
The police department assigned
eight detectives to check COM
plants of guests ousted by the
fire that jewelry, money and
clothes had been stolen from their
rooms. One arrest had been made
tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
PARALYSIS DRIVE
TERMED SUCCESS

CHAPEL HILL, March 11.-lPl
The millions of contributions to the
fight against infantile paralysis re.
present support Oh medical re.
search for the first time in Amer.
lean history for the masses of the
people,, Basis O'Connor, of New
York, President of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
said here today in addressing
members of the state committee
at luncheon session at the Caro-
lima Inn.
'More than so, 100000 contributed
to the fund this year., Mr.. O'Con-
nor said, land while the final re-
turns have not been tabulated, we
feel certain they will exceed the
five and half million dollars con-
tributed last year"
The yearly increase in contribu-
tons since the foundation was es-
tabllshed six years ago, "repre-
sents a corresponding obligation
and responsibility to the American
people to Sc that these funds are
spent wisely and intelligently," he
said.
Outlining the organization of the
foundation and the system for ad-
ministe@ing its funds, he said that
all requests are subjected to the
closest possible scrutiny and are
carefully checked by various COM
mittees and by the board of trus-
tees, composed of distinguished
men, before grants are ever made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
DURHAM TOBACCO
STRIKE CONTINUES

DURHAM, March IL Up The
strike of 2,4O0 employees of the
American Tobacco company here
has been certified to the National
Labor Board by the regional WLB
in Atlanta.
This was disclosed today in At
lanta by Paul L. Styles, director
Of the disputes division of the re.
gional WLB.
Spokesman for the strikers here
said that in the past the WLB has
usually refrained from entering in
to dispute while there was a
ed the move as . preliminary vic.
work stoppage, and they interpret.
tory for the strikers.
The WLB action followed a meet.
ing of the strikers here last night
which rejected recommendation of
the Unions executive committee
and shouted down a proposal that
they return to work while their
case went to the WLB.
Last week the regional War La
Dor Board ordered the strikers to
return to their jobs, under threat
Of penalties.
The employees struck February
20 after voting almost six to one
to strike in an election held by
h e National Labor Relations
Board. The strike climaxed a
three months controversy over the
company's refusal to sign a union
shop contract.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
WILL ATTEND MEETING

CHARLOTTE, March Ii Up, -
Miss Gypsy Webb Corbin, presi-
dent of the young republican clubs
of American, will attend a region
al convention of young republi-
cans here Wednesday, Fate Beal
Of Charlotte, state president. said
today. Beal said Harrison Spang-
Ter, chairman of the republican
national committee also might
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
BALL PESSIMISM
SAID UNFOUNDED
BY WILL GRIMSLEY

MEMPHIS, March, II Ma
Jor League pessimism over the
manpower shortage is unfounded,
says President Billy Evans of the
southern Associa ton, who insists
The boys in the big show have be-
come spoiled by lush rosters of
coddled specialists.
Several major league club own
efs are working the weeping tow
Ell overtime because it seems they
won't have more than 20 players
on their active lists" the dapper
southern executive said today.
Why, the Southern and other high
CT minor circuits have been doing
very we'll with II and 10 men for
years"
Evans asserted the majors have
created a false premise that Is
payers are necessary on the big
league roster, but, he added, TT s
a matter of record that three or
lour players See a limited amount
OF service-they are carried Just
Tor protection
Inc former American League
umpire and executive said that in
normal times there is no good rea-
son Tor the majors to set any limit
ohler than Is. They have the mon
ey' he declared, land. besides
sood substitutes are necessary to
.ilaiiltan the standards the majors
insist upon" =
however. Evans added "These
substitutes are not necessary for
good baseball and keen competi
ton" ~ Will -
Asserting the major league plav-
er IS "coddled far more than in
the past" the Southern executive
SAID Too many are glad to be
forced out of the lineup bv =
tummy ache or sight of a pitcher
warming up he doesn't like to hit
against"
Some pitchers who insist thew
can't relieve may find thew can
do very well when called upon"
Evans continued. And left-handed
hitters who say they can't hit
southpaw pitching will manage to
do pretty good job when kept in
the lineup.
Baseball will be pinched but it
will carry on
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12

A growing squash plant has been
known to raise a weight of 5000
pounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
NAVAL CRAFT AND
PLANES DEAL NEW
BLOWS TO JAPANESE

Continued from Page One)
big Japanese base at Madang.
An enemy coastal vessel was
sunk off Gasmata, on the
southern shore of New Britain.
The only ground action reported
in the entire South-Southwest Pa.
cific War theater was on Bougain.
vile island in the Solomons, where
Japanese attacked the America
perimeter at Empress Augusta
Bay. The attack was repulsed, the
communique said, and 100 Japan.
csc were killed.
Allied dive and torpedo bombers
made over 100 sorties against the
japanese positions on Bougain.
; vile.
Other planes attacked Rabaul,
Kavieng, Lorengau airdrome on
Manus island in the Admiraltie7.
and targets along the New Guinea
and New Ireland coasts. The a.
tack on Rabaul, causing heavy
damage, was made by unescortei
bombers which dropped 1O1 tons
of explosives.
1t was day that emphasized
the growing hopelessness of TIE
Japanese positions around Their
big base of Rabaul.
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR,
March 11-(RHLiberators of the
Seventh Army Air force again
blasted Ponape and Kusaie in the
Caroline islands March g, Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz announced TO-
day.
AS on the previous day, there
was no air interception by the
Japanese who have been pounded
regularly by American bomhers
in recent weeks. Damage from
anti-aircraft fire was slight.
Explosions and fires were OBJ
served at Ponape, administrative
center for the eastern Carolines
and 573 miles southwest of Ameri-
can-held Kwajalein in the Mar
shalls. Ground installations and
the waterfront were hit at Kusaie.
easternmost of the Carolines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
PHILIPPINES VICTORY

WILMINGTON, Calf, March II
- Up Dedicated to a triumph
over he japanese conquerors, the
Victory Ship S. S. Philippines Vic
tory was launched today at the
C "a Il if ornia Shipbuilding Corp.
yards. The 10,5O0-ton merchant
vessel was christened by Mrs.
Carmen Seriano of New York city,
wife of Col. Andres Soriano, Phil
ippine secretary of finance, who
spoke briefly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
MONTGOMERY SEES
EXTENSION OF WAR
Continued from Page One)

Eisenhower told the young off.
GERS at Britain's ''West Point that
"a small unit of leadership will
win the forthcoming ground bat
tie. You must master your job,
and master it quickly"
Colorful Sir Bernard, of British
9th Army fame, who took a Gay
OFT from training the invas On
force to inspect and chat with ne
men and women making tools for
the attack, was cheered when he
remarked on the changes that had
occurred since the days of DIN
kerque.
II got pushed into the sea my
self at Dunkerque-very unpleas-
ant. But we are doing the push
ing now,'' he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
STUDY OF FEDERAL
CONTROLS PLANNED
Continued from Page One)

steel formula for fixing wage cell
ings. That yardstick - limiting
general wage increases to Is per
cent above January, 1941 levels
has been buffeted by labor or
CARNATIONS which contend it is not
adequate to offset increases in war
time living costs.
Senator Wheeler D.-Mont.) said
the entire pricing practices Of OPA
should be gone into by Congress-.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
J. E. WJLLOUGHBY
DIES In FLORIDA
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
oughby made his home at Blount
Springs, Fla, and lived at Sara
sofa, Fla, in the winter. While
serving as consulting engineer, he
made frequent visits to Whining
ton.
He suffered from a heart at
tack at 2 pm. yesterday and died
two hours later, it was said.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but burial will
be here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
FEEDv GARDENS
with Complete Plant Food

Think Of gardening as q
manufacturing process and You
ore on the road 10 better yields
and finer quality vegetables.
Good seed produce fine piunts.
But plants con not produce
high quulitY vegetables if they
ore not supplied with oil Of the
many raw materials they re-
quire from the soil.
To be sure your vegetables
me rich in minerals. feed your
oorden with VIGORO VIC
TORY GARDEN FERTILIZER. II
is the complete plant food that
supplies vegetables with oil Of
the monY food elements they
require for finest growth and
top yields. Buy your needs now!
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Coal Shortage Partly
Licked In Carolinas

CHARLOTTE, March IL Up -
The coal shortage has been partly
licked in the Carolinas, the Caro-.
Inas Agency OF the Solid Fuels
Administration reported today.
Reports received by the STA in.
dicated dealers over the two states
were accumulating small reserves
Of high volatile bituminous coal.
As for low volatile bituminous
coal, otherwise known Pocahon-
tas and New River Goals, the stu.
alton is still tight and will prob
ably continue that way indefinitely
officials said.
Ten pairs of shoes are won out
in single year by the average
recruit in the United States ARMY
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
LEARNING

CHESTER, Mont, March II
-R'-Explaining why the Lib
erty County Times was late.
publisher Tom Busey wrote:
We haven't got a printer
and we can't get one.
This publisher has owned
type-setting machines for rs
years, but never learned how
70 operate one. He's learning
noW-the hard way"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12

Der of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tons said ne saw little to be gain
ed by the proposed trip, adding:
Il fail to see any real purpose
that has been served by parlia-
mentary delegations coming over
here. There probably will be
good many members of Congress
willing to join such a party, but, as
for myself, I am not interested in
the matter