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The Nome nugget., 1944-10-18
HITLER FORMS
 HOME GUARD UNIT

LONDON, Oct. 18.-(AP)- Adolf Hitler established today by decree an armed German Home Guard, made up of all civilians between the ages of 16 to 60, the Berlin radio announced.
 The Home Guard will be part of the army, and will wear an arm band in accordance with in ternational law.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-18
THOMAS ACCUSES
 TRIO OF POLITICS"

UNDATED - The Social can- didate for the presidency, Nor man Thomas, said in recent New York broadcast, that Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill were playing the old game of power politics"
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-18
vERNA MICKELSON IS CALLED TO STATES

Mrs. Carl O. Mickelson, owner of the Service Cleaners, is en- route to the States because of illness in her family. MT. and Mrs. Mickelson recently opened the cleaning establishment across from the Nome High. School, on B Street. ,..------
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-18
NEW LIQUOR STORE
 OPEN FOR BUSINESS

A new liquor store has been opened where the Nevada Grill formerly operated. Bill Anderson, we'll known Noneite and Koug- aroker is ins charge. ..i s.s:
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-18

The first public library in New York City was established in 1897.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Uncle Identifies Body
OF Man Killed by Truck

Charles Shepherd, 50. of 1882 o
street Sc. died last night at Cas-
ualty Hospital shortly after he was
struck by Post Once truck at
Fifteenth street and Kentucky ave-
nue. Sc.
His body, which was unidentified
at the District morgue until this
morning, was identified by his uncle,
Joseph A. Mayhem, 1880 E street
Sc. Mr.. Shepherd, who lived with
his sister, Mrs. Mary Nichols, at
the D street address, had been en-
ployed by the Elite Laundry, 21l9
Fourteenth street NV, for the last
18 years. He was deaf mute.
The truck was driven by John
L. Culp, Al, of BOT Mount Vernon
place NV, police said
The death was the 88th trafac
fatality this year There were 96
in the corresponding period last
year.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
New York Local Operators
Set Strike Vote for Jan. !
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-A strike
vote among the 10000 members of
the Traffic Employees Association of
the New York Telephone Co. will
be taken January and 3, it was
announced yesterday.
The union, which is independent
and whose membership includes To-
cal call operators, is seeking a gen.
eral IS a week increase. The union
said a War Labor Board panel ap-
proved the increase last August %,
subject to WLB approval.
Mrs. Mae Kliesch, chairman of the
associations Manhattan area, said
a strike, If voted. would be against
the company and against the WLB
for what she termed Its delays"
Long distance telephone opera :
tors. employees of the American Tele-
phone 81 Telegraph Co., notified
Government agencies last week of
their intention to strike on expira-
ton of 30-day period. as provided
in the Smith -Connally Act. That
notice followed strike vote. They
seek a IS weekly increase also.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Civilians Share Blame
For Nurse Shortage,
Recruiter Declares

1t Is the responsibility of every
civilian to see to 1t that the armed
forces have adequate nursing care
and the blame for the lack of nurses
lies no more heavily on those nurses
not in service than 1t does on the
average civilian, Miss Gertrude Ban
f1eld, American Red Cross recruiting
oflcer, declared today.
1t Is true that many nurses who
have been classified as available for
military service have not volun-
teered, she admitted, but explained
that in many cases personal reasons
make 1t impossible and that through
out the country nurses are being
kept so busy by civilian work that
they feel they are needed as much
at home as in military hospitals.
Too many civilians are requiring
nursing service when they do not
really need it, she said.
Don't go to the hospital unless it
Is absolutely necessary" she advised.
BE sure that at least one person
In each household has taken the
home nursing or nurses aide course,
so that home care can be given to
ease the load on nurses. and to pre-
vent illnesses from becoming so seri-
Gus that hospital care is needed. It
Is coming to the place where civil
ians must choose between nursing
attention for themselves or for
wounded soldiers"
With quota of 10000 nurses to
be met by January |, only 7s1 have
volunteered this month she said.
She declared every one should be
SO conscious of the shortage that
nurses who are not In essential work
and all civilians calling for nurses
care except in cases Of real need
would feel unpatriotic.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
20 in Diner Thefts Fined
$3.50, Put on Probation

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.-Fine.
totaling SO $50 were imposed yester.
day on 20 stewards, assistant stew
ards and walters of Union Pacific
trains after they pleaded no con-
test to charges that they conspired
to commit theft in interstate COM
merce.
Seventeen stewards and assistant
stewards were fined $500 each by
Federal Judge Ben Harrison, and
three walters were fined $3.50 each
In addition. Jail sentences were
imposed, but all were suspended and
the 20 defendants were placed on
probation for 18 months on condi-
ton that they stay out of dining
car employment for that period.
Otherwise, Judge Harrison COM
mented, they might have demanded
reinstatement in their railroad jobs.
Pleas of others among the 1875
defendants were set for next Tues
day They are charged with with
holding receipts from meals served
on the Union Pacific's Challenger
trains.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Nozis Soy vi Bombs
Have Hit Manchester

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Berlin today
said Manchester had been struck by
vi bombs, indicating either that
German pick-a-back planes were
making daring sweeps toward
Northern England, or that an i'm
proved type of vi had a longer
range.
Censorship has not permitted
British correspondents to COM
ment)
Describing the vi bombing of the
textile city as an important factor
in the military situation, a broad
cast declared
THE Allies see now there is no
defense against vi or Va"
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Soviet Paper Says Allies
Are Stopping Offensive
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Pfees
MOSCOW, Dec. 27-The Russian
Army newspaper Red Star declared
today that Gen. Eisenhower sue
cesses against the German offensive
have compelled the enemy to lower
their voices"
Allied troops are creating condi-
tions for isolating the German group
from the main base" the article
continued. s"It is surprising there
are some foreign press observers who
have compared the German break
through on relatively narrow front
with the German offensive in the
west in 1910.
Reports indicate slackening Of
German operations. The raid by
5000 American planes on enemy
communications in Western Ger
many should be noted
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Japs Say U. 5. Casualties
Now Total $4,000
81 the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
Japans war and navy ministers
reported today that the United
States has suffered $4,000 casual
ties in the Pacific since Pearl Har-
Dor and the decisive battles of the
war would be fought in the Philip
pines.
japanese broadcasts, recorded by
the Federal Communications Com
mission, said their statements were
made in formal reports to the seth
session of the Diet.
The Tokyo radio said that in his
report Navy Minister Mitsumasa
Yonai emphasized that all the ef-
forts of the Japanese Navy are now
concentrated in the decisive battles
In the Philippine area"
The broadcast quoted Yonai a.
saying I'VE are determined to &C.
quire the final victory through thu
death -defying defense Of the Phil.
ippine Islands"
War Minister Field Marshal Gen
Sugiyama made the unrealisti,
claim of $4,000 American casual
ties. A Domei news agency dispatch
reporting his speech to the hous,
OF peers gave no details
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Russian lease-Lend Pact
Now Is Under Negotiation

Secretary of State Stettinius an
nounced late yesterday that the
United States is negotiating a new
lease-lend agreement with Russia
Concurrently, Ambassador w. Av-
erell Hartman in Moscow is nego-
tiating commercial agreement
covering postwar trade after the end
Of lease lend.
The last lease-lend agreement
with the Soviet Union, signed in
October. 1943, expired last July /.
Since then supplies have continued
to flow to Russia in anticipation Of
the new agreement.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Actors Take Charge
Of Lupe VeIez' Rites

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27.-Lupe
Velez was brought back to her home
town last night to be buried among
actors in their plot at Dolores
Cemetery today.
Seven noted Mexican artists of
screen and stage, composing the
Executive Committee Of the Actors
Union, took charge Of the body at
the station. Lupe Velez' two un-
married sisters, Reyna and Mer-
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Experiments
Continue in Denmark
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 27.-The
Germans have erected q 190-foot
tower, equipped with some unde-
terminable apparatus, on the Danish
island of Bornholm, which is the
scene OF continuing intensive ex-
periments with v-weapons, the Free
Danish Press Service reported last
night.
The research on Bornholm was
believed linked with the radio
directed V-weapons, particularly
since another important laboratory
was established at Peenemunde
Evening star., 1944-12-27

cedes. and = crowd Of friends waited
for the train. which was SIX hours
late.
Among the thousands Of Others
who jammed the platform were
Dolores Del Rio ana Maria Felix,
Mextco's most popular cinema
Actress
Evening star., 1944-12-27

nouncer, brought his wife with him
when he came to Florida to broad.
cast the Orange Bowl football game
New Year Day.
He revealed he was wed last April
to Iris Lemerise Of New York. Mr..
Husing said even his intimate
friends he'd not known Of the mar
riage.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Weather Report

District of Columbia and Mary
land-Cloudy and cold with freez-
ing rain beginning this afternoon.
changing to rain tonight with rising
temperature. Rain ending tomor-
row afternoon. Streets and side
walks will be icy.
Notwithstanding rain beginning
this afternoon, changing to rain
with rising temperature early to-
night in south and late tonight in
north portion. Rain ending tomor-
row afternoon. Hazardous highway
conditions.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
General Saves 800 els
From Overstoy of Leaves
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. 8
ATLANTA, Dec. 27.-A general
came to the aid of 300 GIs who
sought to take the last possible
minute of their Christmas leaves.
The soldiers, from Fort Benning
waited for the last bus from At
lanta to take them back. There
wasn't room for all of them. Dis
ciplinary action would be their lot.
Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Uhl, COM
manding the 4th Service Command,
heard OF their plight. He ordered 10
Army trucks out, and the convoy
rolled into Benning In time for
|reveille.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Harmony in Orchestra

LOS ANGELES lR.-Richard Pc
rissi, third French horn player, and
Helen Smith, who plays bass viol In
the Los Angeles Philharmonic or.
chestra, are newlyweds. They met
In 1919 when both played with the
National Youth Qrchestra here.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
FumiIy of Conductors

SALT LAKE CITY R. - Pappy
Greenburg, two sons and one other
male member OF the family, all
Union Pacific Railroad conductors,
boast a clan total Of So years of
punching tickets.
Bonds bought today will pay and
pay-the Sixth War Loan drive.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
River Report.
Record for Last "a Hours
Record for Last "a Hours,

Record for Last "a Hours.
Vrom noon yesterday to noon todayo
Hishest. "a. noon yesterday. Year ago
bs.
Lowest. 21. 7:l0 am. Year ago, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 9S on June 1S.
Lowest, 16. on December %.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Tide Tables.

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1944-12-27

only short distance across the
Baltis from Bornhelm. the Danes
said,
Evening star., 1944-12-27
ed Husins Reveals
He Wed Last April

from Yesterdays Late Edition. J
- the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Dec. 26.-
Ted Husing, the radio sports an.
Evening star., 1944-12-27

Monthly precipitation in inches In Il
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1944-12-27
The Sun and Moon
Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turned on
one.hAlf hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1944-12-27

Humidity Report.
From noon Yesterday to noon tOdey)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
WAR BOND SALES
SLACKENINC HERE

Locally and nationally, the pic
ture for the Fourth War Loan
campaign was not bright Monday,
when E. A. Laney, president OF
the Morris Plan Bank of Whining
ton stated that sales in New Han
over County had gone up only by
number of thousands of dollars
over the weekend, and it was an
nounced in Washington that indi-
vidual bond buying in the drive
had passed the halfway point Mon
day, but that the day-to-day in
crease for the drive as a whole
was the smallest in five days.
The closing date for the CAM
paign is next Tuesday, February
15--only a week from today.
The Treasury placed total sales
through Saturday at $11, 149, 900, 900
nearly 80 per cent of the $780,
00O,0 900 goal. Of that amount, ST.
TIA, 1000, 900 represented individual
purchases, or just over the So, $780,
600, 200 so per cent mark.
The Saturday increase for all
securities nationally was 1897, OOV-
600 with $3.50, 900, 900 of that amount
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GOVERNOR PLANS
GAS C00RDINATOR
Broughton Says Critical
Situation Developing
In This Area

RALEIGH, Feb. T. Up Gov
ernor Broughton said today that
he will appoint a state gasoline
coordinator whose duties will be to
handle reports of gasoline short
ages in the state and to work with
federal officials in relieving areas
where the shortages become acute.
The appointment probably will
be made tomorrow, the governor
said, and will be made from en-
ployes already on the state pay
roll. He emphasized that he would
not create a new job.
The gasoline shortage in North
Carolina has reached such proper
tions, the Governor said, that he
is unable to handle the requests
and seek help personally and still
attend to urgent state business.
"A critical situation developed in
the Wilmington area, particularly
around Wallace, today, the COVER
nor said, and he has asked Federal
officials to make tank cars avail
able to relieve the situation.
All filling stations at Wilmington
were closed, he added, despite the
fact that 10000 barrels of gasoline
are stored in terminals there
awaiting orders of redistribution.
This gas cannot be distributed, he
said, until ALLEGATIONS are made
and he has urged the distribution
committee to see that it IL moved
as soon as possible. The governor
said he was assured that the gaso-
line would be allocated immediate
ly.
A numbers of defense workers
were unable to get to their jobs
today in the Wilmington area be-
cause of the shortage, and trac'
tors being used in agricultural
work were being kept idle, the
governor said.
A critical shortage in the Wayne
county area was relieved last week
after the governor consulted with
federal officials.
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BLACK0UT SLATED
FOR EAST COAST

RALEIGH, Feb. T. ZAP The
blackout and air raid drill along
North Cardinals coast Tuesday
night will be a part of the most
extensive coast-long blackout ever
held in the United States, activat-
ing civilian defense personnel from
Elizabeth City through Key. West,
Fla, the state office Of civilian
defense said today.
In this state the drill will cover
the Elizabeth City, Williamson,
Wilmington and Washington warn.
ing districts.
Army officers and state OCD Of
ficials will be at those points to
observe the efficiency of the warn
ing system and the civilian re-
Spouse.
The drill will last from $3.50 pm.
until 1910 pm.
ATLANTA, Feb. 7.-RlCivilian
defense personnel along the coast
from Elizabeth City, N. c. through
Key West, Fla. will be on duty
tomorrow light at $3.50 EWT in the
most extensive coastlong blackout
ever held in the United States,
Jerome A. Conner, regional OCD
director, announced today.
Connor said it was an Army or
dered exercise, with military per-
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THOUSANDS FLEE
FINNISH CAPITAL

LONDON, F e b. 7.-tRAThou-
sands of Firms fled from Helsinki
today, their capital still smoking
from a Russian bombing which
wrote for their government a
fiery notice to get out of the war
now.
The crisis for Finland appeared
nearing showdown.
The Russian raids-involving by
official Finnish estimate a total
of 200 planes-were among the
strongest thrown against Finland
in the two wars with Russia, and
were generally accepted as the be-
ginning of direct action by the So
Wet Union to wipe out her north
ern frontier problems as she al.
ready is proceeding to settle in
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7arnopoI Believed Real Soviet
Objective In Their Lwow Drive

prised rear-guards, assigned to
cover and to conceal as long as
possible general and progressive
Nazi retreat on that Black Sea
flank.
After all, German "evacuation"
of the Rovno and Lutsk rail and
road hubs in Poland redoubled the
danger of a decisive Russian
break.through in the center to the
Rumanian border or beyond. The
Russians were quick to seize this
opportunity. They are after bigger
game there than anywhere else on
the long East front.
Lwow, metropolis of southeast
ern Poland, is directly connected
by rail with both Lutsk and Rovno.
It is the prime distribution center
supporting the whole tottering Ger
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d. S. Landing In Kunile Islands Is Reported;
A1gqmushiro Shelled By American Marships;
|spth Manganese Center Is Threatened By Reds
First Naval Attack On Japs' Home
Territory Was Complete Surprise

Hunter Wood led heavier ships of
the task force into Smelling posi-
ton along the eastern side of Kura-
bu point. The remainder of the
force, led by Capt. H. L. Gearing,
swung westward toward the Sea of
Ohkotsk and struck from the south
ern side.
I stood on this destroyer's di-
rection platform above the bridge
with 1t. Gg) Eli Hill of Dawson,
George, communications and as
sistant gunnery officer. At 2:3C
am. $3.50 pm. Japan time) Daw.
son said 'here we CO."
Instantly star shells illuminated
the snoW-covered shore. The Jap
anese, obviously befuddled, begar
firing skyward. Our lombard
ment quickly began in earnest, Ger
tering on buildings ashore and or
a merchant ship which star shells
silhouetted against the white shore
The vessel got under way ane
lodged desperately but suffered
several hits and was left apparent
ly beached and badly crippled.
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PORK and BEEF
FAMINE IS seen

WASHINGTON, Feb. = B "A
civilian famine in pork and beef
within go to 80 days was predict.
ed today by livestock producer,
while the Agriculture Department
reported that food supplies, in.
Guiding meat will be about the
same this year as last.
The famine" prediction came
from P. o. Wilson, executive
secretary of the National Live
stock Producers Association, who
asserted the shortage is develop
ing because ell advised" govern
ment policies are forcing farmers
out of livestock production.
within short period of only
go days this country will be prac'
tically on famine basis with re-
spect to supply Of beef" Wilson
said. ''By the end Of 80 days, the
pork supply will have shifted from
feast to a famine basis"
Furthermore, he told newsmen
it will be late fall before "any'
thing like adequate beef supplies
will be available.
Despite an anticipated jump II
food production, the Agriculture
Department said that heavier mill.
tary and lend-lease demands will
keep civilians from having more
food than they had last year. In
fact, the departments bureau Of
agricultural economics said, the
civilian share may be somewhat
smaller Last year, civilians 60!
two per cent less than they had
the preceding year.
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'Unrealistic' $2,315,200,000 Tax
/, Bill Passed, Sent To White House

With the government planning to
spend approximately $4,000, 000,-
600 in the year ahead-provided
the war continues-this means that
somewhat less Z an hall the ex-
penditures will be met out of cur
rent income.
Here is where the additional tax
es will bite:
Individual income and victory
tax payers, 1854, 300, 900.
Corporations, 1902, 100, 900.
Higher excise tex rates, 81, 051,
100000.
Postal rate increases, 500, 900, 600.
Congress took its final action on
the bill by adopting, first in the
House. then in the Senate, joint
conference committees recon-
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is approximately 1900 miles north
of Tokyo, 948 miles west Of Kiska
and 100 miles southwest of Attu
in the American-held Aleutians.)
The Japanese unpleasantly ac-
customed to United States air at
tack, must have been looking sky
ward for warships in the task force
commanded by Rear Admiral Will
der D. Baker should have been
visible as dark shadows as they
steamed in bright moonlight with
in five miles of shore batteries.
To add to the Nipponese' con-
fusion planes of Commodore Les
lie E. Genres Fleet Air Wing Four
the Tokyo Short Line Express"
- did hit Paramushiro and Shi-
mushu tonight, striking in two sec
tons shortly after the naval bonn
bardment. All planes returned
safely.
Comdr. Harry Smith, veteran Of
Coral Sea and Midway Battles,
skippered the destroyer on which
I rode as the only war correspond.
ent accompanying the task force
A destroyer division under Comdr.
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new GOVERNMENT
FOR POLES seen
Russia May Set Up Regime
To Satisfy Her Own
Requirements

WASHINGTON, Feb. T. Up =
Fresh evidence that Soviet Russi:
may be about ready to spring {
new Polish government on the
world has thrown Allied diplomatic
quarters here into an advanced
state of jitters.-
!. The Polish case is. coming to, be
regarded as a severe test of United
atoms unity-not unit in winning
the war, but in securing the peace
after victory.
The chief cause of alarm comes
from apprehension that Moscow,
apparently determined to play a
lone hand in eastern Europe, may
set itself UP at some point in I'm.
shakeable opposition to courses tc
which Washington and London
have previously committed them
selves.
No irrevokable move of that ma
ture has yet been made, but some
officials are known to fear that
an action may be taken which
would destroy all hope, at least
for the time being, of obtaining
that cooperation among the big
three of the European war which
is essential to international securi.
ty later on.
Whether Russia's creation of its
own Polish government would con-
stitute such an action cannot be
determined definitely in advance
but ranking diplomats here are
afraid that if it comes off it will
be a fearful obstacle in the way
of collaboration and will raise 9TH
err obstacles, especially of public
opinion, in this country and Brit
ain.
The latest information on Mos
cows Polish attitude comes in a
broadcast, reported by London last
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