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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07
CLUB CLOCK

North Carolina Sorosis will
hold the December meeting
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the clubhouse on North
Third street. The executive
meeting will be at 3 p. m.
The Carolina Beach Home
Demonstration club will have
its annual Christmas party to-
day at 2::30 o'clock In the
home of Mrs. A. w. Mallard
on Harper avenue. The custom
of exchanging gifts will be OBJ
served.
The Georgia Barton class OF
Temple Baptist church Will
meet this evening at 7:45
O'Clock in the church, to go to
the home of Miss Thelma
Proctor.
Letitia Rebekah lodge No. 3,
IOOF, will mold their annual
bingo party and Christmas
sale Friday evening, Decem-
Der 8, at 8 o'clock. Fancy
work, candy and drinks will
b on sale. There will be a
small admission charge and
the public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Dorcas Society of St.
Paul's Lutheran church will
meet this afternoon at 4
o'clock in the parish house at
Sixth and Princess streets.
The Young Mothers Bible
class of the First Baptist
church will meet at the church
this evening at 8 o'clock for
the Christmas party. Each
member is asked to bring a
gift for exchange.
A fish supper will be serv-
ed by the ladies of Epworth
Methodist church, Fifth and
Bladen streets this evening be-
ginning at 6 o'clock. The pub
lie is invited.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07

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as a matter of a
future profession.
There are, how
ever, many Wo-
men throughout
the country who
love the work,
VINO found in it
an outlet either
for their mater
nal instinct or
their executive
ability, and could
now be of the
greatest poSSible
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07
Come Out Of Retirement,
Author Asks All Ex-Nurses
By Mary Roberts Rinehart

IT seems to me that any woman
uho has ever done hospital work
, WON feel an obligation today to
1o hack to it if possible. I, my
Self Sc only deplore the fact that
an not young enough to be &C.
centable. A certain number OF
women, of course, take nurses
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07

slightly creased cooky sheet and
bake at 400 deg. about ten min
utes. Remove from sheets while
still hot.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07

Mashed potatoes mixed with
cooked, sieved celery root in the
proportio- of 2-3 mashed potat to
intriguing flavr.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07

Corde bags are year round fav-
orltes. The popcorn-stitch bag is
crocheted in two pieces. The other
is made of three-inch squares.
Crochet a corde bag and you'll
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
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II, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADJ
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Our new 32-page Needlework
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more 100 illustrations of de-
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07

Bacon fat and salt pork drip
pings add to the flavor of kale,
turnips and legumes.
Evening star., 1944-02-02

Voteless fighting men from the
District found a new defender in
Congress yesterday, when Senator
Brooks, Republican, of Illinois. re-
minded the Senate that no provision
is peing made in any of the pend
ing voting bills for the serv-
icemen from Washington.
While questioning the constitu-
tionality of the proposed simplified
Federal ballot, Senator Brooks also
reminded his colleagues that they
are not providing suffrage for 2,00O,- :
600 boys under 81 on the fighting
fronts. He said:
Let us quit this sham. talking
about giving all the soldiers the
right to vote, unless we are to be
honest. If we are not to talk about
fraud, let us talk about honesty
Let us tell the truth. There are
1000, 900 soldiers under 81. Is there
any more reason why they should
be denied the privilege of voting
than applies to the boys between
81 and "a?
How about the boys from the
District of Columbia? No provision
has been made for them. They are
just as patriotic as any others. We
have not been asked to violate the
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Allies Pay High Price.

The part OF the Gustav line near
Casino through which the Allies
have smashed consisted of dugouts,
pillboxes, minefields and barbed-
wire entanglements on the slopes
running down to the Rapido River
Farther back were observation posts
from which the Nazis poured down
accurate artillery fire.
The Allies have paid high price
for victory there, but finally have
penetrated the entire thickness of
the line. The Germans still have
natural features as defenses, and
some miles beyond lies their Adolf
Hitler" Line, whose strength has not
been tested.
German counterattacks decreased
against the British in the Garig-
liano sector of the 5th Army front,
and on the 9th Army front Cana
dian troops knocked out three 75-
millimeter antitank guns in a short
gain against stiff German opposi-
ton.
The 9th Army won positions COM
llldllOlllk CIOSoI OduS JUST 6OuLH.
east of Tollo, S miles inland from
Ortona.
Formia Area Shelled.
The Navy announced the British
cruiser Orion and Dutch gunboat
Soemba again had shelled the Ger
mans in, the Formia area, on the
Gulf of Gaeta.
The air bulletin said Allied night
bombers struck at an oil refinery
at the North Italian port of Trieste
Monday night. Medium bombers
attacked a road junction at Albano
yesterday as bad weather generally
curtailed air operations.
Light bombers blasted the rail
station at San Valentino while
fighter bombers hit at shipping of
the Dalmatian coast.
Five German planes were de-
stroyed against loss of no Allied
aircraft.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
VoteIess Soldiers From District
IGNORED, Brooks Reminds Senate

Constitution for them. If we are
to stand by the Constitution, in the
name of" God, let us stand by it
If we are to change the rules and
give all the soldiers . chance tc
vote, in the name of God. let us dc
that. But let US do one or the
other. Let us either uphold what
these boys are lighting for, or say
In order to do something for you
we are going to change the rules
for all of you.'"
Evening star., 1944-02-02
3S Governors Report
Readiness 10 Assure
Soldiers Of Ballots
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Thirty eight out of 40 governors
who replied to kilograms assured
members Of the Senate today that
their States either have made OF
will make special provision for alb
sentee balloting by their citizens irl
the armed forces.
The question of whether States
can provide the necessary machinery
to record the votes of service per-
sonnel has figured in the Senate
DEBATE on a proposed Federal war
ballot bill. Senator Byrd, Demo
crat, Of Virginia, placed the COVER
nors kilograms In the record in
support of his contention that the
States are acting.
Hitch in Missouri.
Gov. Forrest c.. Donnell of Mis-
souri, said that while his States
laws provide for absentee balloting
by members Of the armed forces,
they do not make those ballots
available for forwarding outside the
United States As days before the
election. The Secretaries of War
and Navy have said IS days would
be needed to handle the ballots.
Gov. Donnell said no decision had
been reached on calling a special
session OF the Legislature to change
this.
Gov. Chauncey Sparks said Ala
bama's absentee voting law would
accommodate members of the armed
forces in the United States. He
added there were no immediate plans
for changes.
The other Governors all said their
laws had been altered or would be
after Congress acts, several of them
stressing that 1t would be necessary
for the Federal Government to dis
tribute and collect the ballots.
Await Federal Action.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said the
New York State Legislature would
consider any necessary changes in
the existing war ballot law "as soon
as We know what Federal require
ments must be met
ANY ballot authorized by Congress
which would not list State, county
and other local Offices would be in
complete and not in accordance with
the provisions of the constitution of
the State of New York" he added.
Therefore, it would be incumbent
upon the New York Legislature to
make available to every citizen in
the armed forces from the State of
New York full and complete State
ballot"
States not reporting in the survey
were Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, Utah, Wyom-
ing and Louisiana.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Fire Power Facilities
On American Planes
| Attain New Peak
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
New and deadly products of the
Army Air Forces armament labora-
tories are going into this country's &
planes, including the big bombers
to make them the hardest shooting
and best defended aircraft in the
world.
An off1cial disclosure of firepower
developments in aircraft armament
Is producing special interest in avia-
|tion circles in view of Gen. H. H
Arnold's recent description of the
giant B-29 as "battleship Of the
air." armored heavily with multiple
gun power turrets.
The discussion of aircraft guns
and gunf1re control development Is
by Col. Frank c. Wolfe, chief of the
Air Forces armament laboratory
writing in an issue of the oficial
publication, Air Force. He lists
a score Of new developments or i'm
provements on existing equipment,
several Of which are of interest in
light Of Gen. Arnold's emphasis on
the gunfire potentialities of the
"superfortress." Included In Col
Wolfe's list are these:
Hydraulic and electrically oper-
ated gun turrets with multiple gun
installations; remotely controlled
and power boosted and hand held
machine-gun mounts; remote con-
troll Of planes gunfire; increased
flrepoweS for nose and tail posi-
tions; improved computing sights
for all gun positions, both turret
and fixed; emphasis on placement
of guns to assure maximum pro-
lection.
Gunfire Control Discussed.
Discussing remote control of gun
fire IN aircraft, Col. Wolfe says
Aircraft fire control is new
art. This wars trend toward q
battlefield in the stratosphere has
spawned heretofore untried types OF
aircraft armament. One solution /.
the use Of remote fire-control sys.
TENS which remove the gunner
from the proximity of his guns
diminishing the effects of vibra.
ton on the sighting operation ane
allowing for greater comfort ane
less fatigue for the gunner"
- Col. Wolfe saws that much stres.
has been placed on power driver
turrets for all sizes of machine gun.
and cannon" and that these in.
|stallationS and their continued i'm.
provement have done a great dea
toward commanding respect from
enemy fighters"
American flrepower experts, hav-
ing wide range of calibers running
from 80 caliber machine guns tc
cannon now are relying on the .5(
caliber gun. which, he says, "is the
weapon most commonly employed
in our aircraft"
In bomber types" he says, "the
guns usually are mounted in pair.
which are disposed from nose te
tail to afford protection from ever,
conceivable direction Of attack"
Computing Sights Used.
Our bombers, Col Wolfe reports
for some time have been using com.
putting sights Ito give the distance
to, speed Of and lead necessary fol
q targeD and these have forcec
enemy fighters to remain at a range
from which their firepower is In
effective"
Although the use of computine
sights thus far has been limited tc
turret-mounted guns, Col. Wolfe
says, additional computing sights
have been developed and placed ir
production for use in all other gur
positions. f
Evening star., 1944-02-02

Gen. Douglas Macarthur, accordine
to word received by the air line from
the War Department today.
A native sof Harris, Mo-, Capt.
Rhoades had flown Gen. Macarthur
on several missions in connection
with the company's military trans-
port operations for the Air Trans
port Command.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Service Vote
sentative Fish. Republican, Of New
York told the House.
CONTINUED From First Page !

December Roll Call Put in Record.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee placed in the record the
Senate roll call in December that
passed the Eastland- Rankin States
rights bill, with this comment:
We are not trying to hide in
secrecy. We voted openly, in the
presence of the Senate and the
public, our Just conviction on that
bill"
Representative Flanagan, Demo-
crat, Of Virginia declared that if the
House failed to take roll call vote
on the Worley Federal ballot bill
the people will say that we are
afraid to stand up and be counted"
But Representative Halleck, Re-
publican, of Indiana took a definite
stand for the States rights bill.
If the soldier is entitled to VOTE"
he said, che is entitled to vote not
only for President but also for his
brother who may be running for
sheriff"
The Federal ballot would provide
only for votes for Federal offices.
Lucas and Taft Exchange Words.
A declaration by Senator Taft,
Republican, OF Ohio that Mr.. Roose-
welt had impugned the motives OF
all Senators" who oppose the Federal
war ballot resulted in heated ex-
change between him and Senator
Lucas, Democrat, of Illinois.
Senator Lucas strobe into the we'll
Of the Senate and shouted to Sena-
tor Taft:
did you 60 out to Ohio and make
| : couple Of speeches accusing the
hackers of the Green-Lucas bill of
fraud?"
yes, I did," Senator Taft snapped.
Then he explained he said that
the Federal ballot is a fraud on
the soldiers Of the United States" 4"
but that II said nothing about any
member of the Senate"
well, who's responsible for the
bill?" Senator Lucas demanded. IF
that isn't a clear implication of
fraud against those who voted for
1t, then I don't understand the
English language"
Senator Lucas added that he, like
Senator Taft, believed the President
was wrong" in referring to the
States rights bill as a fraud assert
ing:
II so stated on the floor of the
Senate, but that didn't satisfy the
Senator from Ohio. He went out
and made the same kind of charge
He wants to get in the same boat as
the President. He (Senator Taft
is candidate now for President Of
the United States"
Brewster Asks About 1912 Law.
Senator Brewster, Republican. of
Maine charged the Federal ballot
plan would be fraud on the serv.
ice men and women from his State,
because 1t would exclude them from
that States September election for
members of Congress.
Senator Brewster also wanted to
know If the soldier voting law passed
in 1912 is being complied with. He
said that law requires the Army and
Navy to have post card applications
for State ballots in the hands of the
servicemen by February l of an elec-
ton year.
Majority Leader Barley contend
ed the law gave the departments
some leeway by providing that the
cards be sent out on February /, or
"as soon thereafter as practicable, -
and pointed out that yesterday was
only the Arft day Of February.
Evening star., 1944-02-02

Qe1eTTeu IIle rise penang nnal ac-
ton on the revenue measure.
"Simpliflcation of the income tax
rate structure to give relief to all
taxpayers" Mr. Robertson said,
cannot be written into law in time
to afford relief for this year. Last
year 100000 returns were filed on
form 1040-A. This year there will be
at least 100000 more eligible to
use the short form, none of whom
has had previous experience in the
preparation of return.
For those my proposal would af-
ford measure of relief. The COL
lector's office will figure the tax Ii
ability instead of the taxpayer. 1t
will eliminate the necessity of ask
ing for refund for previous overpay-
ment. The collectors statement to
the taxpayer will show his current
tax liability, credit for refund, If
any, and the net balance due.
sob Must Be Done"
"Since it is the duty of the collec-
tors Office to check all returns it
should require no more clerical work
to compute the tax before it has
been computed by the taxpayer than
to check the taxpayers computation
Some delay in the payment of the
March installment may ensue but of
no great amount, since most tax
payers who file on form 1040-A owe
the basic liability only and already
have paid their approximate 194a
liability through withholdings from
wages and salaries.
IF the plan I propose necessitates
the employment of additional Treas
ury employees, it is better for the
Congress to so provide than to tell
the large percentage of $4,000, ,00O
income taxpayers required by the
Congress to file a return they don t
understand, to hire their own assist
ants" ..
Chairman Doughton of the Ways
and Means Committee has said SIM
plif1cation "is job that's got to be
done" This "streamlining" will be
the principal tax job before Congress
this year.
Representatives Carlson, Repub-
lican, of Kansas and Forand, Demo-
crat, of Rhode Island already have
introduced simpl cation bills.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
War Bonds
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Equitable Life Insurance Co., ST.
100000; Socony Vacuum Co., $780,
600; U. S. Steel, $545 900; General
Motors, $500,000; Lerner Shops,
100000; All-America Gables &
Radio, Inc, 100000, and Columbia
Speciality Co., $4,000.
Retail Division Sales Mount.
First returns showed favorable
progress in the retail divisions cam
paign to reach bond quota of 5000
an employe. Division Chairman
James w. Hardey today reported the
following results: Jelleff's, $4,000;
the Hecht Co.. 1859 ,625; Lansburgh's S,
SOL 900, and Goldenberg's, $4,000.
Meanwhile, the District liquor and
beverage industry was scheduled to
hold bond rally at 1880 pm. to-
day at the Washington Hotel. Bond
Chairman Thomas E. Lodge said
the industry has, passed the ST.
100000 mark in its drive to raise
$4,000,00O. Other rallies scheduled
today follow:
Crestwood Citizens Association at
9 pm. at Roosevelt High School,
Joseph Low speaker; students and
faculty of Armstrong Senior High
School at 1:25 pm. Belford v. Law
son speaker; Jorss Iron Works at
noon, George P. Lamb speaker;
Lansburgh's employees at am,
Anchor and Sabre Club at 7 pm. at
1915 @ street NV, and Osiris Ma
sonic Lodge at 9 pm. at Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and New
York avenue NV
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Must Wear STOCKINGS

Argentina has decreed that all
female employees Of the post ofice
and telegraph departments must
wear stockings bile On duty.
Evening star., 1944-02-02

more toward the Chief Executive
simply letting the bill become law
without his name on it. Mr.. Roose-
welt in 1888 allowed a $500, ,000, 900
tax bill to become law without his
signature because he objected to
certain features of the measure.
Although conferees removed most
phases of the present bill that had
prompted Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau once to label it as worse
than no tax bill at all, it still falls
more than $8,000,000,000 short of
administration revenue demands and
contains at least two other features
opposed by the Treasury and White
House.
Would End Renegotiation Act.
One is a provision terminating the
War Contracts Renegotiation Act at
the end of this year instead OF con-
tinuing it for the duration Of the
war.
The second objection is to. an
amendment freezing social security
levies at the present / per cent rate
on both employer and employe
The tax was scheduled to double
January l. but stcp-gap legislation
Evening star., 1944-02-02

CHICAGO-HARMON GREETS MOVIE STARLET-Lt Tom
Harmon of the Army Air Forces Eyse knox,
sarlet with kiss her arrival here yesterday the
west Coast The former aAmerica haback Knox
would to Ann Arbor with him parents
1t Harmon noncommta about plans wedding during
his furlough "A p Wrephoto
Evening star., 1944-02-02
United Air Lines Flyer
Now MucArthur's Pilot

Capt. Weldon E. Rhoades, 81, on
leave OF absence from United Air
Lines, is serving as personal pilot to
Evening star., 1944-02-02
WTOP Reports Successes.

Carl Burkland. manager of Sta
ton WTOP. reported enthusiastic
response to the stations bond day"
program, staged yesterday, when
Kate Smith. singer, and the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System went all
out" for the drive. Mr.. Burkland, in
the absence of a verified count,
estimated the sales probably would
exceed 100000.
An urgent appeal for 100 women
volunteers to operate booths in vari-
Gus sections was issued by Mrs
Howard G. Nichols, chairman of the
War Finance Committees Women's
Division. She said training course
for volunteers will be given at 10:30
am. Friday in the boardroom of the
American Security g. Trust Co.
Building, 730 Fifteenth street NV.
Arrangements for a War Bond
show and auction sponsored by
American Legion posts are nearing
completion, Chairman Franklin Por-
ter announced today The event
will take place February IA in Con-
stitution Hall Mr.. Porter said the
program would include music by the
85-piece Navy Band, appearances by
cabinet members, military leaders
and leading screen and radio stars,
and the auctioning to bond pur-
chasers of captured military equip
ment and valuable merchandise.
Admittance will be granted to pur-
chasers of bonds from $25 up.
Fourteen city department stores
report bond buyers signing scroll
to be taken to the Philippines when
our forces re-enter Manila.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Vote on Ballot Bill Roll Call
House Refuses to Authorize System
Sought by Administration Forces

Associated
Following roll by YESTERDAY
refused to authorize record poe the Woy
of he
Evening star., 1944-02-02
ItuIy
CONTINUED From First Page J

which battled their way to
Campoleone.
"a Berlin broadcast estimated
250,000 men were engaged on
both sides in the Italian bridge
head. "One hundred Allied guns
are facing single German di-
vision alone" another broadcast
said !
Evening star., 1944-02-02
ADvERTISENsENT.
Try OVERNIGHT CARE
FOR MISERABLE col DS-

tho way grandma did. She usod mutton
suet abe msdicated herself to relieve
ooldf coughing and muscle aches. Nov
mothers just rub on Psnetro. Has base
containing old reliable mutton sust, With
modern scientific medication sddsd
SSe. double supply 35c. Get Psnstro
Evening star., 1944-02-02
deferred the rise pending final ac-

MINOR PARTY FOR.
HAGEN Farmer r-Labor-Minnesota)
Evening star., 1944-02-02
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Evening star., 1944-02-02

Democrats Tor the Rules Commit
tees recommendation against roll A
Evening star., 1944-02-02

A large comfortable
chair of solid maple,
with high shaped back
and cushioned seat, in
appropriate cotton
tapestries.
Evening star., 1944-02-02

The famous clipper
ary," with walnut
finished grip arms.
Comfortably tufted
seat and back, uphol-
stored in cotton tapes
try. Complete with
large matching otto
man.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-12

away under profit cashing. Lii
quors were buoyed by WPB per-
mission for distillers to manufac-
ture civilian beverages during
January. A large order for loco
motives for France stimulated rail
equipments Friday.
Utilities, particularly the "pen-
ny" issues in this group, were
sold in stable amounts Wednes-
day and few recovered. These had
been bought as a sort of election
wager, the theory being that if the
republicans won they might double
Or treble their market value where
as if the administration was vic
torious, their quotations were SO
low that they probably would moi
recede unduly. Actually, most shad'
ed their quotations by eighths Of
a point.
Carrier bonds of secondary rat
ing were in demand from Monday
on as analysts figured the greatly
improved financial positions OF Wiz
tually all railways called for hlgh
er ratings of their obligations.