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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-24
AID MEN TO MEET

DURHAM. Jan. % (R The
sixth annual convention of tn.
Carolinas Association of Adver-
Using executives will open here
tomorrow.
Advertising problems of the war
period will be discussed at the
sessions and ideas exchanged.
Kenneth B. Elliott, vice president
of the Studebaker Corporation in
charge of advertising, will speak
at a banquet Tuesday night.
Charles E. Godfrey of Spartan
burg, S. c., is president of the
association.
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fighters refused the challenge of
American Thunderbolts sweeping
over northern France. The Ma
rauders alone dropped 300 tons of
bombs.
1t was a truly international show,
with British, New Zealand, Sou
thern Rhodesian, Canadian and
Norwegian filters participating with
the Americans either as attackers
or escorts.
The first wave of Raj and New
Zealand typhoons and Hurricanes
went down to $500 feet over Pas
de Calais without challenge by the
augmented German batteries which
have thrown up such heavy bar
RACES recently. Later waves met
only scattered fire. Some Marau-
ders however, encountered heavy
flax.
The Germans lost five planes,
one downed by Marauders, one by
the Southern Rhodesians and three
by the Norwegians; the Allies lost
one Marauder and one fighter.
The days activities were start
ed by Canadian Spitfires which
shot up trucks on the Amiens road
this morning.
The Pas de Calais attacks, a
blow at Maupertus airbase near
Cherbourg, and a Thunderbolt as
sault on the Gilze-Rijen air base
in Holland, followed. Gilze-Rijen,
recently hit in two attacks, offer
ed no opposition.
A Marauder navigator, Capt.
Charles Lane of Baltimore, Md,
called the attack on Pas de Calais
"the best exhibition of precision
bombing I've ever seen," and he
has seen more than 80 others.
Sgt. James Knight, a gunner OF
Scranton, Pa, who showed splin-
ter-hole in his helmet, said, "there
was no welcome mat out for us. y
Sgt. Omer Lindberg of Minnea-
polls, said, 1--WE Wove through that
flax like taxi through thick traf-
fic.''
Tonight the German home radio
service BACKED out for time and
stations in Budapest, Bradshaw
and elsewhere in southeast Eu-
rope went off the air, indicating
a possible Allied attack from the
south.
It was announced that good re-
suits were obtained in the attack
on the air field in Holland, near
the towns of Gil7e and Rijen,
Other Thunderbolt formations
swept across German-held terri
tory looking. for a fight but the
German air force, following its
enforced policy of conserving
planes for use against major at
tacks, refused to send fighters up.
The British, Dominion and Al
lied planes shot down five enemy
planes over northern France while
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Lejeune Marines Turn
To Poetry In Effort
To Win Free Leaves

CAMP LEJEUNE, New Riv-
er, Jan. 23-(R-War bond-mind-
ed United States Marines turn
ed to poetry here today in an
effort to win "'free" furloughs.
To stimulate interest in the
fourth war loan drive, fur
loughs of from two to five days
will be awarded enlisted per-
sonnet here for the best war
bond "jingles" submitted.
Women Marines are expect
ed to walk off with most of
the furloughs, however, accord
ing to Capt. Harold J. Fox,
camp auditor and war bond Of
ficer. "'They've got more poe
try in their SOULS" he explain
ed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-24
WILLKLE REVEALS
He WILL NOT RUN
Republican Says He Won't
Enter California
Primary

NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-CP)-Wen-
doll l. Willkie announced today
t5at he would not be candidate
in the presidential preferential
nri,naries in the state of Califor-
nia.
Willkie said in statement that
Governor Earl Warren of Califor-
MIA assures me that he is not
and will not become a candidate
for the presidential nomination
and that he has no agreement, ar
rangement or understanding with
any candidate, that he is not and
will not become associated with
any stop-Willkie movement; that
he is solely DESTROYS of permitting
the Republicans of California I'M
der his leadership to select dele
gates of their own choosing, re-
Elective of the sentiment IF their
respective districts.
Willkie said he had been urged
by many Californians to run in
the preference primary there.
They expressed the opinion
that if I did [ would win while if
did not, the California delega-
ton with Warren as its nominal
candidate would in fact be part
Of the stop Willkie- movement."
Wilkes statement, issued by
his secretary, Lemoyne Jones,
Continued:
Il believe Governor Warren. In
view Of his assurances, I have de-
clded not to enter the California
presidential preference primary.
i am particularly grateful to
my California supporters and adj
4 Vlsers who had urged that I enter
lhe primary contest but VINO now
JON With me in this decision while
cohllhulng to work in my behalf. :"
Inc primaries in California are
scheduled for May 2.
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Maxi Troops Expected To React
With All Energy They Can Muster

new landing. If the Nazi had been
as astute as he was in the old
days when he cut through Bel
gian and French Notifications and
swooped into Scandinavia and the
Balkans, he should have observed
several warning signals.
The weather, long bad in Italy,
turned good, favoring aerial op-
GRAFTON so essential to amphibious
attach and Establishments of a
beachhead. The moon had Waned
and the nights were dark to screen
ship and landing barge movements.
Military operations in the last
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By ELTON C. FAY
Press War Analyst

Along with its manpoWer, the
German army seems to be losing
it's military acumen.
This began to show long ago
in the North African campaign
and in the disastrous holding op-
Grafton at Stalingrad. But now it
is glaringly evident in the aston
ishment of Nazi General Kessel-
rings men when they find an Al
lied beachhead set up behind their
battle line in Italy.
Dispatches from Allied headquar-
tiers and from the scene empha-
size the complete surprise of the
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invasion of France will come in
double header attack from both
the Atlantic and the Mediterran-
can is no longer a secret but is
shown by elaborate defense pre-
parations along the coast from
the Pyrennes to Marseille.
Not only has curfew been es-
tablished from shutdown to sunup
along this coast but even doctors,
before they leave their homes for
urgent cases, must telephone the
local German command to OBJ
tain armed German motorcycle
escort.
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-24
SON BORN TO ANDY

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. % R "A
son was born today to the wife
of Charles Correll, Andy of
the radio team Amos n Andy. The
baby has been named Charles
Correll, Jr., the father said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-24
BIG FLYING BOAT
GOES TO PACIFIC

PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 23-tR-
The huge flying boat Mars, max
ing her first trip in the Pacific
service, arrived in Hawaii today
from Alemeda, Calf, after a
flight of Is hours and nine minutes.
She carried a crew of Is, twenty
passengers and cargo of $4,000
pounds. The plane circled over
Pearl Harbor for nearly two hours
before landing at daylight.
The actual flying time from
California was Is hours and 18
minutes. The distance is about
2,4O0 statute miles.
Admiral Chester W. Minitz,
commander in chief of the Pacific
fleet, commented that the Mars
would help fill hole in the de-
mand for needed air transporta-
ton.
ABOARD THE FLYING BOAT
MARS, Jan. 21-Delayed)- R -
The Navy pointed this largest of
flying boats toward the Orient
today and announced that from
now on the Pacific theater Of war
would be its baby.
At the moment the Mars is
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Warren Speaks

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. %.
-iP-Wendell L. Wilkes an
AouAcement that he would not be
d candidate in the California pres
dental preferential primaries
ooes not change the situation, "
day.
|. governor Warren declared from
. !. sick bed, to which he is con-
slned by influenza:
| nave said before I am not a
. .a for either office - that
u president or vice president. /
W. NOT belong to any stop-W7illkie
, n,o' or any undercover
,s,oVement for anybody. Wilkes
inv nc does not change my posi-
q0n In the slightest"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-24
French Coastal Targets
Again Blasted By Allies

LONDON, JAM 23.-(F9-Medium and fghter-bomb
officially numbered at several hundred and incud-
ing than 200 American Marauder bombers blasted
Nazi mystery installations in the Pas de Calais and
two air fields France and Holland today while German
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-24
Sen. Taft Speaks Against
Second Voting Measure

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-(AP)-A new complca-
ton tossed into the Congressional middle
vicemen's baoting today with warning from Senator
Taft (R-Ohio) that the legislation might throw the
whole election into legal taspin'
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Germans Still Offer
No Resistance To New
Landing Near Rome
By DON WHITEHEAD

AMPHIBIOUS FORCES ON A
BEACHHEAD SOUTH OF
ROME, Jan. 23.-(P)- This is
the second morning of surprise
in the Fifth Army's daring
landing behind enemy lines,
for after more than "a hours
the Germans still have devel-
oped no counter-attack against
the strengthening beachhead.
Under gray skies more troops,
guns and supplies are parad-
ing across the beach. Dough-
boys and Tommies improve
their positions rapidly, with
only token resistance in few
spots.
The astonishing ease with
which the men swarmed onto
their positions still is the main
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FORECAST

NORTH CAROLINA: Slightly cloudy
and cooler Monday. Continued cool Mon
day night Tuesday slightly cloudy and
mild
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Rehearsal Luncheon

Ms. EecLus III mother o.
the bridegroom, wore 2 rose
colored gown, 2 cssrtreuse h2t
and gloves and = cors &c bou-
uuet OF cemillies.
White gladioh decked Dear
born Inn where the wedding
reception was held.
For going away the bride
chose a brown tailored suit with
a gold blouse and a gold
chesterfield coat with a brown
velvet collar.
The brides uncle and aunt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Patriotic Tea Motif

Mrs. Gitre received her guests
in an aquamarine crepe after
noon dress and wore a camellia
corsage bouquet. The bride
elect wore an attractive shell
pink afternoon dress and white
orchids. Mrs. Moynihan wore
black crepe with touches of
blue. and her flowers were
sweetheart roses.
The tea table was conferred
with a large green harp through
which A profusiOn of white
spring flowers were woven in
the harp strings.
Lending patriotic air a
miniature airplane and battle
ship were used az each end of
the table.
Presiding at the tea table
were the Misses Thelma For
berg. Barbara Sullivan, Peggy
Fitzgerald and Barbara Hamlin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Miss Gitre Is Engaged

Little John Francis Gitre
greeted the guests wearing an
Irish costume and presented
each with tiny shamrock,
Which revealed the engagement
o. Rose mary Gitre to 1t.
Michael Moynihan of Muirland
avenue.
Miss Gitre was graduated
from Lakewood School in In
dianapolis and attended the
University of Detroit. 1t.
Moynihan was attending the
University of Detroit at the
time of his enlistment. He is
an army air force pilot and is
on overseas duty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
North End SOcicfy:
North End Society:
Jean Gitinger lied
ID Ensign RaeA~,

IEAN RAE ETrINGER was picture in ivory satin and
j taco when became the bride of Ensign Ross ktten
Backu Saturday evening Martha and Mary Chapel Green
field Village, Dearborn
She is the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Glen Ierch Ettnger
of Rdcewood avenue and Ensign Backus the of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur A Backus of Dearborn
The Rev @. Leonard Sanders Of Plymouth offcsted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Honeymoon in Chicago

4 reception at the Epson resi-
dence followed the ceremony.
Mrs. Epson, the brides
mother, wore gown of april
cot velveteen. Mrs. Burton, the
bridegroom's mother, chose blue
crepe.
Cpl. and Mrs. Burton are
spending few days in Chicago
before going on to Wendover
Air Base, in Wendover, Utah,
where, they will live.
The bride wore a pale blue
suit for travelling.
IA real surprise awaited the
young North End set when they
arrived at the st. Patrick's
tea on Saturday afternoon in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
l.. Gitre in Birchcrest drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Bridge Luncheon
To Aid BoysviNe

A BRIDGE luncheon TO bene-
fit Boysville will be held at the
Women's Auxiliary Of Boysville,
Thursday at 1890 p. m. in
Kern auditorium. Mrs. Thomas
w Roosen, chairman, is being
assisted by
MESDAMEs
A lbsrt Tobin y J. Bcytr
George ID. Noble George D. Morris
Louis J Schneider clyde Centtrs
l.. G Wlnsiow G r. Beaubien
Robert Simpsoa George Aslovtch
y. S. Philips Arthgr y. Kerwln
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Attendant, Garb Alike

EySCs -.2,5 enc lrsH-~
Atkinson 2-d Te2H pa,He s,5
thew srccks ord hats q hys-
c.rth blue we've H,,,la~ -
fashion 70 that q .he mad o.
honor They earned Br,archtf
roses and pink snapdragon
The lunior bridesmaids, BeV-
erly Wells, cousin Of the
bride. and Marilyn Backus, the
bridegroom's sister, wore floor
length gowns of hyacinth blue
marquiSette and single Brlar-
cliff roses ia their hair
Marvin Schulz OF Worthwhile
was the best man and uSherS
were Ensign AL Daily and Vic
tor Hawkins oil Flint
Mrs. Ettingcr the brides
mother, wore an aqua gown
with a purple hat and gloves
and purple orchids
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19

The bridal gown was made
with p satin bodice with
thread lace yoke and q very
full. trained skirt of thread
lace. The illusion veil fell
from a little Juliet cap of
lace held in place with orange
blossoms. The bridal bouquet
was of white roses and lilies
of the valley.
Jean Jackson lur maid Of
N0n0I Wore utIOn culOrod
gown of lace and net made with
q full skirt and bracelet sleeves.
A short tuuc veil iu melon
shade fell from a small match
ing hat and she carried a bou-
quet of BFiarcI1 roses and
punk SnapdraCon with touches
90 blue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Upson-B Burton Rites

Betty Jean Epson daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lent Dayton
Epson of Taylor avenue, and
Cpl. Richard Alan Burton, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Halbcrt Grant
Burton OF ST. Nicholas road,
ha-tcn,- Conn" were married
saturday az z o'clock - TIE
acn,e Ct the BRIDES parents.
Iesrn Irene Cooper was the
raid Of honorand the brides
maid was Cynthia Burton.
The brides lovely gown had
a skirt of ivory satin and a
lace bodice, with the heart
shaped neckline edged in seed
pearls. The wedding veil fell
from a Dutch cap Of lace.
Miss Cooper and Miss Burton
wore identical gowns of yellow
and pale blue chiffon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs Simon J Madden,
gave rehearsal luncheon Sat
-ttrdty- noon in their home IN
WhitmOre road.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
Hugh Floyd Wins FLA
Production Award

Hugh W. Floyd, Route 1, Goodman, i,
the winner from Holmes A. H. S. Future
Farmers Chapter, and was declared win.
ner by State Supervisor wei chapter
winners from Central Mississippi Dis.
trict in the 1913 farm victory product.
ion contest.
The District under R. H. F~isackerly's
supervision is composed of Warren
Kinds, Yazoo, Humphreys, Sharkey,
Holmes, Attala. Leake, and Madison
counties. The state 10 divided into eight
districts. Each winner is awarded a
$500 War Bond in the Victory Pro-
duction Contest. The contest is spon-
sored and financed by the Mississippi
Chain Store Council. A. G. Hamilton
Of Lambert, is managing director fol-
the chain stores.
Awards we're offered as follows: 1,
To every Bona fide FLA contestant who
makes an acceptable production record
"a Certificate of Merit; 2. To each
chapter winner a special award; 8. To
each district winner, a $500 Wal Bond
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
RED CROSS

As announced in last weeks paper a
countrywide meeting was held in the
court house Sunday afternoon at which
time Chas. Whitman, a member of the
staff of the American Red Cross and
now serving as Field Director with the
boys in the Central Pacific area, was the
speaker.
The meeting was presided over by the
Holmes county Chairman of the Red
Cross Chapter, W. H. Counts, of Durant.
After the singing of America" the in
vocation was given by p. II. Williams.
Following this Mrs. Busey, General Field
Representative in this section of the
state was introduced and made a COM
prehensive talk on the local chapter.
Mr.. Whitman expressed deep appreci-
alton of the splendid representation that
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
Muirhead Rites Held
Today Al Saron

Funeral services for Mrs. W. N. Muir
head, 80, were held this morning at
eleven o'clock at Saron Church follow
ing her death Tuesday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Rosie Cum
Minis, at West Hill. She had been ill
for many months.
The Rev. Homer Robertson officiated
Mrs. Muirhead was a member Of the
Saron Church. Interment was in the
churchyard cemetery.
Surviving are four sons and three
daughters: w. P. and Martin Muirhead,
of Haiti, Mo-; John Muirhead, Winona;
Wiley Muirhead, Marks; Mrs. Cummins,
West Hill; Mrs. Maggie Russell of Lex
ington; Mrs. Gertrude Stevens, West.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
State [. & A. Committee
Sets Spring Events

North and south Mississippi basket
ball tournaments will be held this year
on March nth and 18th, according to
w. B. Kenna, secretary-treasurer of the
Mississippi Literary and Athletic As
ISOLATION.
Date Of the tournaments was set at
q January meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the Association.
Other events scheduled and their man.
ayers are as follows: State basketball
tournaments, March cath and 25th, J. C.
Windham, Brooklyn. and Sale Lilly. Bel
cont; Music Festival, April 18th, S. r.
Smith, Houston, and A. A. Roebuck
Brandon; Expression and Defamation
contests, April 18th, G. W. Ditto. Biloxi;
Track and Field meet, April goth, Mr..
Lilly and Mr.. Ditto; Written exams,
April l, Mr.. Kenna; Debate. February
18th, Mrs. Smith.
Communications relative to these
events should be addressed to the man
ayers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
$500 Servitemen
Contract Disease

More than $500 servicemen contracted
a ~venereal disease in Mississippi last
year, said DIR. w. G. HOLSTER, Liason
Supervisor. Venereal Disease Control
Mississippi State Board Of Health. Point
ing out that this represents a loss of
about 40, 900 training days DIR. Hollister
stressed the fact that prevention of a
future similar setback to the war effort
calls for the support of all state people
individually and through their civic
organizations.
"Too long doctors have waged this
fight single handed" said he, "but
total success depends on community CO.
operation plus the realization that the
problem is social as we'll as medical"
Through the efforts of private physi-
clans and public health workers, aided
by newly discovered drugs and new
methods of treatment, much progress has
been made medically against syphilis
and gonorrhea. The State Board OF
Health operates 294 clinics, in which
27,346 patients receive treatment every
week. "But." DR.. HOLSTER continued
1--WE often cure a case medically but
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
Services For Pioneer
Woman Held Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Tate
G~rantham, So, who died Saturday at the
home Of her son, Enoch Grantham, near
Balck Hawk, wore held at Shiloh Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock.
The Rev. John A. Wade officiated.
Interment was in Shiloh cemetery with
Lee Funeral Home conducting.
Mrs. Grantham was the widow Of the
late Ben Grantham. She was the daugh-
ter Of the late Enoch and Lottie Gran
than Tate. pioneer settlers of Holmes
county.
Surviving are . daughter and son, Mrs.
Ola B. Swinney, Hsrbine, Ark, and
Enoch Grantham. Of Black Hawk.
Also surviving are three sisters and
two brothers: Miss Fannie Tate, West;
Mrs.. Alpha Nixon, La; Mrs. Tobitha
NcKslvin, Arkadslphia, Ark; Enoch
Tate, Malvern Ark. and Tom Tate, West.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
Nurse Cadet Corps
Trains In vicksburq

The Vicksburg Hospital School of
Nursing has beer approved for the edu-
cation Of nurses under the United
States Nurse Cadet Corps, and the first
class will don the official cadet corps
uniform and begin training on March s,
it was announced here today.
Under the Nurse Corps, the program
OF instruction is accelerated to turn out
fully-qualified graduates in less than
the normal 3-year period, and at the
same time the student is paid monthly
allowances while in training, in addition
to receiving full maintenance, uniforms
etc.
The Vicksburg Hospital School of
Nursing is the first in this section to
receive approval of the Corps. 1t is
affiliated with the John CASTOR Hospital
of the University of Tennessee School
of Nursing, and is fully approved by the
Mississippi Board of Nurse Examiners,
It's graduates are eligible for entrance
into the American Red Cross Reserve
Corps, and to accept commissioned off
Ger ratings in the Army and Navy.
Miss Evelyn c. Rose, R. N. is director
of nursing education. and will be in
charge of the organization and admin
istration of the Nurse Corps. Appli-
cants for registration in the Corps
should apply direct to Miss Rose at the
Vicksburg Hospital, vicksburg, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-17
Apparel Merchants
Attend Meeting

A meeting Of the apparel merchants
Hall at Lexington at 2 pm. Thursday,
Feb. 10, for the purpose of discussing
certain of the OPA regulations with
Mr.. Moody of the District Office at
jackson.
The meeting was called to order by
j. R. Williams, chairman of the Price
Panel, who welcomed the visitors and
then introduced Mr.. Moody who made a
most interesting and instructive talk
Mr.. Needy stated that while no ONT
ness it is the purpose of the oPA to
preserve the economic structure Of the
nation during the present crisis so that
we shall be better able to return to
normal business practices later and
avoid the ruin which befeil so many
merchants after the last war. In order
to avoid these evils, OPA has set up
various regulations which will help the
consumer as well as the merchant and
No. $50 which deals with Women's, Girls
and Children's outer garments was dis
cussed and explained. At the close OF
the talk, various merchants asked ques-
tons covering points which had been
brought out and it was agreed that, all
had benefited by the meeting.
While all sections of Holmes county
were we'll represented, it was noticed
that the merchants from Pickens had
1OOGc attendance at the meeting.