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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
OIL PLANTS BLASTED
Total OF More Than 5000
Bombers And Fighters
Garry On Air Attacks

LONDON, May 12.-tRHSmash-
ing through swacms of German
fighters one of the wars fie-cest
aerial battles, an American sky
fleet of 1000 bombers and fight
ers struck today at five big Nazi
synthetic oil plants and shot down
$50 enemy planes at cost Of AZ
bombers and ten fighters.
A total Of more than 5000 Al
lied planes based in Britain ham.
mered Nazi targets by daylight,
and at midnight German radios
warned that Allied planes were
approaching western Germany.
Thus the RATS night shift appar-
emily was carrying the world S
greatest aerial campaign into the
fifth straight week of pre-invasion
assault.
The main blow was delivered in
the Leipzig area, where the Ger.
mans had concentrated four inn
po-fant refineries furnishing a life
line for Hitler's armies On the
western and southern fronts and
in addition two formations of For.
tresses Numbered across the Dor
der into Czechoslovakia for the
first time in the war and blasted
another German-operated oil plan
at Brux.
It was on this stab that the most
savage fighting of the day ap2a--
emily occurred.
AS many as $50 Nazi fighters
challenged the Americans in a
vain attempt to save the vital oil
plants which the Germans so des-
perately need to meet the coming
invasion from the west.
The commu1aique of the U. S.
strategic Air Forces said simply
that "stroag enemy fighter resist
ance was encountered" but re-
crewmen declared thai
they had come through battles
more terrible than any fought in
the great daylight attacks on Be1-
lin.
Fortresses and fighters were
blowing up all over the sky, one
American flier said, and several
escor+ing fighter pilots declared
that their combats with the Ger
Continued on Page Five; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
BUFFKlN CHARGED
WITH 5. c. MURDER
e Year Old Horny County
Man Accused OF Killing
Youth Sunday

CONWAY, S. c., May 12.-Brand
ed as murderer by three lends
who turned States evidence
Johnny Buffkin, 28-year-old Horny
county man, tonight was formally
charged with the murder of Aubrey
Waddell, %, of Columbus county
N. c., after a coroner's jury fixed
blame for Waddell's death on him
at an inquest held in the court.
house here.
The warrant against Buffkin was
sworn out by Coroner John Dix
after the trio took the stand to
swear that he shot Waddell twice
in the back of the head with a
% rifle during an exchange Of
words on lonely road in upper
Horny county in the Jam section
near the North Carolina state 7;ne
last Sunday night.
Sheriff C. E. Sasser said Buff
kin would be held without bond for
trial at the next term of court here
beginning Monday, June S.
The three men who testified
against the accused killer, his
cousin, Alton Buffkin, 20, Thomas
Strickland, 30, and go Greenwood.
10, all of the Jam section, were
exonerated of charges OF murder
previously lodged against r.
along with Johnny Buffkin, ane
were released in $500 bond each as
material witnesses for appearance
at the trial.
In addition to branding Johnny
Buffkin as the actual killer, each
of the trio swore that Buffkin
came to them the morning after
the shooting, told them to say that
Waddell was killed when he ap.
preached Buffkin's automobile and
the rifle was accidentally dis
charged. and said that he Buffkin)
had $1,000 to fight the case.
They testified that Waddell,
Strickland and Greenwood were
walking down the road when an
automobile containing the Buffkin
cousins approached them and then
stopped.
The Buffkin boys got out, Johnny
with rifle in hand, and after an
exchange of words and some c''--~-
ing. Johnny shot Waddell in the
head and then shot him again as
quickly as he could reload his gun,
Waddell falling in the road when
the second shot was fired, accord
ing to the testimony.
Evidence was to the effect that
Johnny Buffkin and Waddell had
some trouble about an automobile
iCont;nuod m Pare Three: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
AGENCIES SPLIT
ON FOOD OUTLOOK

WASHINGTON, May r. R =
Three Federal agencies were lock-
ed in hind-the-sceaes argu'
ment today over whether the pub
lie has been given too optimistic
picture of the wartime food STU
alton.
At the War Food Administration
top ranking officials, including Ad-
ministrator Marvin Jones, fear the
public has gotten the idea the food
battle is won.
The argument involving VIA,
the Office Of Price Administration
and the Office of War Information
started last week after Price Ad-
ministrator Chester Bowles took
all meat except beefsteaks n 6
roasts off rationing.
The manner in which the Bowles
announcement was made and the
public reaction to it caused con
sternation at the VIA. Bowles die
not clear his announcement
through owl or VIA.
Jones issued a statement thu
next day saying:
| Because we have plenty now
it does not necessarily follow tina
we will have plenty later. TOT
many are prone to take fQoe
supply for granted. 1t will be ever
harder to meet ou- needs tal'
year than it was last year"
Owl began receiving complaint!
of public confusion over the TOOK
situation and the three agencies
tried to get together on "clarl
tying statement. But up to TO
night they've had 40 luck.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
PRIEST DEFENDS
TRIP TO RUSSIA
Rev. OrFemenski Says Stall.
in Advocates Freedom
of Worship

CHICAGO, May H. tR The
Rev. Stanislaus Orlemanski, New
England priest whose flying trip
to Russia provoked critical com.
ment in some church quarters
quoted Premier Stain today as ad'
vocating freedom of worship.
He also attributed to the CHIEF
of the Soviet Union the belief that
cooperation with the Pope was pos
sible Sin the matter of struggle
against coercion and persecution
of the Catholic church"
The big, blond, curly haired
clergyman from Springfield, Mass
talked rapidly and drummed his
fingers on hotel room desk as he
told reporters of his 12-day visit
in RUSSIA Journey that attract.
ed considerable attention inano
out8of Congress.
He also issued statement
which contained questions he sale
he submitted to Stain and Stains
replies. 1t read:
Number do you think it adj
missable for t h Soviet govern
ment to pursue a policy of perse'
cution and coercion with regard:
to the Catholic Church.
marshal Stalin's answer: LAS al
advocate of the freedom of con
science and that of worship I con
ed considerable attention in ane
missable and precluded.
Number 2-Do you think tina
Continued on Page Five; Col. 8
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
JAP DESTROYER.
Is SHIPS SUNK
N e W Successes Against
Japs Revealed By Navy
In Washington
BY RAY CRONIN
Associated Press War Editor

Japanese attacks, led by heavy
tank and armored car formations,
further endangered the Chinese ar.
mics battling in Honan province
yesterday.
But on the other wing of the
long Asiatic battle line Allied
forces made initial progress in a
campaign to clear Nippon troops
from strong hill positions on h e
outskirts of Kohima, northeast In
dia.
Meanwhile the United States Ma.
Wy reported that American subma-
rines have added japanese de-
stroyer and 10 merchant ships to
their large bag of enemy shipping
and that carrier squadrons in the
last eight months destroyed 1925
Nippon aircraft.
Sweeping across the Yellow Riv.
err from Shansi province, the Japa-
nesea cut the east-west Lunghai
railway 48 miles west of Loyang
This severed a vital retreat line
for several hundred thousand Chi
nese troops on the Honan plains.
They already had been partially
isolated from free China by Japa-
nese seizure of the Peiping-Han-
kow railroad.
One Japanese spearhead was on
ly five miles from Loyang on the
south while another was 13 to Ia
miles east Of the, city.
It was estimated the japanese
have thrown 10000 troops into the
Honan fight in an effort to destroy
the Chinese army in that rlcE
wheat region.
The important town of Sungh'
sien, As miles southwest of 10y
ang, was endangered by another
japanese drive. Some Nippon
forces were only 10 or IL miles
from the town.
Fierce fighting was reported or
all Honan fronts.
Allied Southeast Asia Headquar-
tiers reported successes in the Ko-
hirna sector. Allied artillery shat
tered Japanese concentrations
south of Kohina while fighting
ragged on the Pa1el road in the
Imphal sector.
American airmen in the India
Burma theater suffered no losses
as they blasted down 10 japanese
fighters.
Large waves of bombers and
fighters were sent to support AL
lied ground forces battling the JAP
Continued on Page Five; Col. y
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Many West Pointers
To Visit Camp Davis
During Next Month

CAMP DAVIS, Mey H. Up -
Several hundred cadets of the SEN
ior class of the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Poins will
visit the Antiaircraft Artillery
school here during June 1923 Brig
Gen. Bryan Milbur school COM
mandant, said today.
All cadets graduating in June
who are to be assigned to the
antiaircraft artillery will take
special ''incubato-' course at the
school which will extend well into
the fall, the commandant said.
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WASHINGTON, May 12.-R-Al-
lied radios pounded the peoples OF
Axis satellites tonight with pre-
invas sion uHimatum to turn
against Germany now or abandon
all hope of saving themselves from
disastrous consequences"
Issued jointly by the United
States, Great Britain and Russia,
the ultimatum was directed alike
to Finland, with which the United
States is not at war; to Bulgaria,
with which Russia is not at war,
and to Hungary and Romania.
The United States government
thereby apparently served notice
on the people of Finland that it
has reached the end of its policy
of setting them apart from the
other German collaborators. And
Russia apparently intended the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
Body Of One
Child Pulled.
from Canal
N0RLENE RECOVERED
officials Believe Bodies OF
Other Two Children Will
Be Found

The body of one OF the three
children, Norlene Holt, age IL
n,bo were drowned when they fel
into the Intracoastal waterway
wear Carolina Beach, 10 miles
,c,th of Wilmington Wednesday al
+arnooa, was recovered at 5:35 p.
THE body was floating approx
rately 500 yards east of Shows
rut where the three fell into the
water when Coast Guardsmen Eu-
Gene McClarey, F. G. Russell and
n Worrell recovered it.
Recovery Seen
officials said they believed the
hodies of Norlene's two brothers,
whom she dived into the water in
~ attempt to save would be re-
covered shortly.
Sheriff C. David Jones reported
Yesterday that William R. Ezell
Who announced Thursday night
that he would begin dragging in
search of the bodies early yester-
day morning, did not appear on
the scene. Ezell stated last night
that he did not drag because he
found his equipment inadequate.
A Coast Guard unit has been
conducting rescue operations since
the children had been reported
drowned.
Norlene Holt will remain at
Harrells funeral home. Funeral
arrangements will be announced
pending the recover of the bodies
of her two brother.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
BY LYNN HEINZERLING

WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN
ITALY, May IL. - Up - British
Indian and Polish troops locked in
a bitter and bloody struggle with
the Germans at the rugged Gustav
Line appeared to be progressing
favorably today in what is unboubt-
edly the greatest battle to date in
the Italian campaign.
The Nazis resisted bitterly in all
sectors with the same fanatical
tenacity they showed at Casino.
They counter attacked one Allied
unit five times, but in the early
hours of the fight number OF
German prisoners were taken and
small number of enemy tanks
destroyed.
1t was too early to make definite
forecasts on the course of the
ground attack of unprecedented
fury on German Notifications thai
followed last nights pulverizing ar.
tlllery barrage by the Allies.
Fighting in some sectors was
aided somewhat by heavy groune
mist which hung over the rugged
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
Early Morning Blaze
Kills 4. Injuries Score

ORoVILLE, Calf, May 11.VR-
"A hundred soldiers, working III
shifts, tonight searched the "'1oulo-
ering ruins of Union Hotel Tor ao'
ditional bodies fter an early-morn'
ing fire that killed at least 1oui
persons and injured score.
City fire officials said that seven
persons are missing.
Coroner w. H. Forward SAID ina
four bodies had been RECOVERED
from the collapsed three-stors
building by noon, and two OF thess
mad been identified.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-13
Yesterdays RESULTS
RESULTS
National Leagu,

National League
New York S; Cincinnati 5.
Philadelphia 8; Chicago 5.
Boston 10: Pittsburgh 3.
Brooklyn 2; St. Louis 7.
American League
Detroit 10; New York 4.
Boston 10; New York 4.
Chicago 2; Philadelphia T.
St. Louis 6; Washington 4.
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NORTH CAROLINA: Partly Cloudy and
continued warm today.
Temperatures yesterday:
High: 80-Low: 81.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
RESISTANCE
TO INVASION
ESTIMATED
Believe Germany and Sat-
elites Have About
319 Divisions

LONDON. May 3.--Germany and
her satellites, ON the eve Of the
western invasion, have approximate
ly 319 Divisions with some 1906 Di-
visions still on the eastern from,
military observers estimate but
there is no way Of telling how many
men are in the Divisions.
At the outset of the war, Ger
man fighters were given as from
$4,000 to 10000 men in each Divi-
sion but some Of the Divisions ARE
mere shadows Of their former
selves" an informant says.
1t is believed there are only about
1,375.000 men on the Russian front
and this figure is believed large
There are many Divisions in France
and the low countries including
several Painter Divisions. Five Divi-
sions are In Denmark with little II
any armor and there are about II
Divisions in Norway with little
armor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
(ANNERY
WORKERS
PROTEST
Object TO Transportation TO
Plants Aboard Lib
ertY Ships

SEATTLE, May 3. Cannery
workers have joined fishermen in
protesting the use of Liberty ships
for transporting workers North for
the Alaska salmon rum
An official resolution which was
forwarded to the War Shipping Adj
ministration by the United Cannery,
Agriculture and Processing Workers
Union declared that members will
sail on Liberty ships only If they are
strengthened. The membership flat
ly refused to go North unless at
least two ships are provided and
insisted that crowded conditions
which prevailed last year will not
be tolerated.
Meanwhile, the Alaska Fisher
mems Union has received COM
pletly unappeased wire from Adj
miral E. S. Land, VISA head, who
said that the vessel assigned to
transport the fishermen is new
type conversion which has been
strengthened and is more elaborate
and comfortable than the Flavel and
will accommodate almost half again
as many troops as there are fish
ermen involved in the movement
and that they feel that if it is sat-
isfactory for troops it should be for
the fishermen and aside from this
it is the only vessel available"
Andrew vigen, Secretary Treasur-
err Of the union, declared that the
fishermen working at the drydock
who were assigned to the vessel
when overhauled reported that the
increased accommodations were $50
hunks which had been built into
the hold that 'last year packed a
thousand in so tightly that many
got sick and that this year they
are going to put more men in and
call it better accommodations" They
also put little stock in the strength
ening.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
." Dirty DeaI"
Say Workers Of
NV Company
Employees Of Government
Controlled Plant Pro-
fest Hdsty Election

CHICAGO, May ga spokesman
for the CLIO United Mail Order
Warehouse Retail, Employees de-
nounced the decision of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board yes
terday to conduct the election by
the employees of the government
controlled Montgomery Ward plant
within seven days as "a dirty DEAL"
Miss Myrna Siegendorf, Publicity
Directory for Local 20, said, This
is the dirtiest deal the board ever
dished out to labor, and of course,
we'll protest. There's reign of
terror in the plant right now, and
to hold the election on such short
notice is ridiculous"
The company at the expiration
of the contract with the union on
December refused to renew the
pact, contending the union did not
represent the majority. The strike
followed and the government seized
the plant.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03

president,
NV CASE
Arguments Completed on
Seizure, Injunction DE-
tision Next Monday

+ CHICAGO, May 3.-Montgomery
Ward has challenged President
Roosevelts right to place the Chi
cago plants under Federal control.
/ Attorney Harold Smith told Fed
eral Judge William Holly that 1T is
unreasonable seizure, contrary to
the Fourth Article of the Bill of
Rights, to deprive owners liberty If
property without due process of law
and constitutes taking private pro-
perty for public use without just
compensation, and it is also di-
rect violation of Article Five, Of the
Bill of Rights"
Arguments have been concluded
on Attorney General Biddle's petit
ton for an injunction to restrain
the Montgomery Ward officials
from interfering with Federal oper-
alton of the plants.
Judge Holly said he will make a
decision next Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
Iruk Smashed by Both
Planes, BaifIeships in
Attacks During 7 Days

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN PEAR HARBOR, May g.
The powerful Pacific Fleet Task
Forces smashed Truk with heavy
carrier plane attacks last Saturday
and Sunday. then bombed and
shelled the supporting bases on
Ponape and Satawan Islands, Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz announces
A total of 1875 Jap planes were
destroyed in the two day attack Oh
Truk and 800 tons of bombs were
dropped on the islands and shore
installations.
Carrier bombers blasted bomb
torn Ponape.
The battlesnips were commanded
by Vice Admiral w. A. Lee. They
pounded Ponape's installations with
heavy guns on Monday. Satawan
1879 miles southeast OF Truk was
also shelled.
Cruisers were in command OF
Rear Admiral J. B. Oldendorf.
No American ships were damaged
in the operations.
The Task forces were in the over
all command of Vice Admiral Marc
Mitscher.
Aircraft losses were light. "Ap-
proximately 80 aircraft personnel
are missing" says the report.
Mitscher's forces carried out a
crushing Strike in quick follow up
operations.
Sixty Jap planes were shot down
in air combat in the first day OF
the attack on Truk and GA were
destroyed on the ground
Five enemy planes were shot
down by antiaircraft guns.
Only one Jap plane was encoun-
tered on the second day of the
Truk attacks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
RAIDS MADE
DAY, NIGHT,
NORTH ITALY
Swiss Broadcast Claims
Great Damage Done
by Allied Planes

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, May 3.--American LIBERIA
tors attacked Laspezia harbor yes
terday and spread bombs in rail
yards across Northern Italy.
Royal Air Force heavies followed
up last night by raiding Milan, As
pexia. Genoa, Llvorno and Piacenza.
Six Allied planes are missing from
the 1900 sorties made during yes
terday and last night.
Genoa was bombed for the fifth
time in five nights.
Marauders for the second straight
day bombed the rail yards of the
greater Florence area.
A Swiss broadcast reports great
damage has been caused by Allied
raids In Northern Italy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
ANTI-BARGE
CAMPAIGNS
BEING WAGED
Escape Avenues Strafed-
10000 Nippons
Trapped

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA,
May 3-Allied planes and FL
boats smashed 20 supply barges
with Japanese fleeing from the iso-
lated base at Wewak and from
other marooned points. The strike
was made near Aitape.
Planes have also strafed inland
escape routes in areas where some
10000 Japs are estimated caught
between captured Madang and re-
Gently seized Hollandia.
A new raid on Schouten ISLANDS
stirred Japanese air opposition ana
six enemy planes were downed.
The Allied raiders damaged an
enemy freighter off New Guinea.
The Liberators raiding Schouten
Islands were heavily outnumbered
by 10 Japanese planes but returned
to base with only two damaged
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
ALASKA FARMERS
TO GET BENEFITS

WASHINGTON, May 3. - The
War Food Administration announc-
es approval OF the 1914 agricultural
conservation program for insular
areas with one million dollars in
benefit payments offered farmers
in Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska.
The program is substantially the
same as last year. The payment to
Alaska is allotted at 5000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03
CONTINUED on Page Six,
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
ut Col Robert 8. Allen now on active
service with the Army

WASHINGTON-Both Democrats
and Republicans are studying
little-noticed incident which occurr-
ed in the key state OF Maryland
last week. when Senator Millaro
Tydings, longtime bitter enemy q
the President and vice versa, went
into great detail before Baltimore
audience to prove that he ano
Roosevelt loved each other ike
long-lost brothers.
Democrats point to this as sure
sign that FDR can beat all corners
if he runs for fourth term. They
further point TO the fact that
Maryland, sitting astride the Ma
son-Dixon Line. has never gone
wrong in any Presidential election
Republicans scratch their heads
and are wondering.
Anyway, here is what happened
Tydings, up for reelection tins
wear. was considered a sure-shoi
winner in the Democratic primar-
les. when suddenly he got worried
and invaded political meeting Of
his opponent, Willis Jones. There
for two hours, Tydings harangueo
the crowd, answering Jones charg-
es against him, one Of which was
that Tydings had consistently OPP
posed the President.
In reply, Tydings made the amaz-
ing statement that the President
calls me daily" He also waved be-
fore the audience letter from tnf
President thanking him for putting
through the resolution continuing
the present form of the Philippine
Commonwealth when President
Quezon was supposed to step down
last November. Triumphantly, Tyd'
ings pointed to the President
sign-off line which read: witt
kindest regards"
Tydings further stated: "Th'
President calls me often. I go dowr
to the White House to see him. W.
talk like two human beings. He'
interested in keeping this countr!
in good shape, and SO am 1. Hel
trusted me with the most delicat'
things, called me daily from thu
White House. SO don't get up
Willis, and give the people tina
baloney."
Naturally, most Maryland voters
remembering the bitter purge cam
paign of 1888 when FDR invaded
Maryland to try to defeat Tydings
take this with tongue-in-cheek
Tydings' votes against practically al
Roosevelt legislation, includ in
many of his war policies before
Pearl Harbor. are matter OF re-
cord.
But what interests the politico
is not Tydings' record, with which
everyone is familiar, but the fac
(Contfnrrad IN page FOurl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-03

NATURALIZATION
/. AGENT NOW HERE

Edwin C. Stevens, of the Ketchi-
kan office of the immigration and
Naturalization Service, arrived In
Juneau last evening and will be
here for about one week.
Anyone wishing to see Mr.. Stew
ems regarding immigration, natur-
alization, or citizenship problems,
can contact him at the Raranof
Hotel.