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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27
JAPANESE FLEET
FORCED TO FIGHT
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destroyer. I'VE transports
sers, :, ran overall total of 60 ves-
ed, ~ claimed "a other u. S. ships
also cot cot afire, damaged or beach,
WERE fo ~ an overall total of 81 yes.
ea' w. IN an earlier report they
se el;o,ed IS American ships had
s sla,['ls sunk or damaged. !.
peeh American communicates and
INC ute of war correspondents on
repo anot also made clear what the
the hsa sp Navy tried and failed
to oO WAS forced to come out be-
,. =, Of the American landings on
I Ievte island in the central Philip
n anes eight days ago.
pl nne Nipponese fleet unit of two
u ,gsships. two cruisers and four
9 9..troyers, presumably from the
ossu' sea, headed northeastward
en' the southern tip of Leyte is
ISau' ,econd force of four battle
..as 10 cruisers and 10 destroy
sn i'll. came out of the central Philip
e:s and headed for the northern
p na If Leyte. They planned to
eDa on the eastern side of
l na Island and trap the Seventh U.
r'' foot of Admiral Thomas Kin
ibid =, in viselike naneuver.
Na GILL ? third and larger force
.or+ed for Leyte from the area
s s,+ the Philippines and For
'l' n,,tnumbered and empowered,
vnkaid deliberately split his fleet,
sending these two divisions to meet
t tsa first two Japanese threats.
"' A. the southern approaches to
1avtp the Americans hit the enc
NV fleet unit with devastating eff
fect Both battleships, a cruiser
and three destroyers were sunk.
The remaining cruiser and de-
strover, heavily damaged, fled,
with carrier planes still hammer
Ing at them. !
The enemy rounding the north Of
1evte GOT within 10 miles of the
American beachhead and the Am
ercan landing fleet. AP War Cor
RESPONDENT C. Yates Mcdaniel re-
norted the American position was
in potential danger for time but
that the enemy was turned back
with the aid of carrier planes,
some Of which came ashore to re-
refuel and then returned to the
fight.
This japanese force turned back
into the waters north and east OF
Leyte and still was being pursued
by carrier planes.
The third enemy element attack
ed Admiral William F. Halsey's
LIGHT carrier planes off the north
ern Philippines and was stopped
without damage to any American
ships However, the U. S. carrier
Princeton was lost in the earlier
! stages of this action.
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CITY CELEBRATES
NAVY DAY TODAY
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comment on the meaning of the
occasion from the standpoint of a
civilian.
F. P. O'Crowley, chairman Of
the Military Affairs committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, will
preside at the outdoor meeting at
the postoffice. The gathering will
be opened shortly before o'clock
with music by the New Hanover
High school R.O.T.C. band. Mr..
O'Crowley will INTRODUCES the speak
ers, all of whom are are expected
to tell the Navy Mothers what their
sons and daughters, now members
of the greatest fleet in world his
tory, are doing 70 achieve victory
and restore peace.
All officers appearing on the 10
schools programs today are on ac-
tive duty in Wilmington and vici-
nifty. They are serving here in con-
nect;on with the combat cargo
ship construction program under
way at the North Carolina Ship
building company, the drydock
construction program, at Hilton,
and in activities allied with war
time operation of the Port. of Will
mington. go 4s
1t. Taylor. Butte, USNR, Hemen-
way, Tileston and William Hooper
schools; 1t. Colndr. Thomas D.
Price, USNR, Lake Forest, Wash
ington Catlett and Forest Hills;
1t. E. c. Snead, USNR, Chestnut
Street and Cornelius Harnett; 1t.
Comdr. w. Jordan, USNR, New
Sunset Park; 1t. Comdr. M. L.
Goldstein, USNR, Williston Indust
rial. Peabody and Williston Prim
airy; 1t. Comdr. J. H. Budd, USNR
New Hanover High school; 1t. S
B. Frink, USCGR, Bradley Creel
and Carolina Beach; 1t. Comdr
M. J. O'Donnell, USNR, St. Mary
Parochial school.
Navy day was first observed IL
1922 under auspices of the Nav.
League of the United States. TIL
date was selected because it i
the anniversary of the day tina
the Continental congress first en-
acted the bill providing the crea
ton of an Independent fleet in 1775
1t is also the birthday of Theodor
Roosevelt, who recognized the nee
of a strong Navy and is widel
credited with being the father
the modern Navy.
Its observance today coincide
with the greatest American Sc
victory in modern times and ma
: be considered one Of rejoicing, o.
: ficials in charge of arrangement
said yesterday. Yet, they added,
must also be considered one of de
dication to completion of the "ster
tasks which still remain before us
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-lREAt
least is battleships and 81 cruisers
form the backbone of the force
blasting the Japanese from Paci-
fic power. \
This indication Of the hitting
power Of surface craft Of the Pa
cific fleet-exclusive of scores Of
aircraft carriers and hundreds
Of destroyers-was given by the
navy tonight. In connection with
the observance of Navy day to-
morrow it. released resumes of
the war records of 103 fighting
craft.
These resumes. also revealed
that On August 5-the date allied
forces invaded Southern France
at least four battleships and ten
cruisers were. providing the big
guns of the Atlantic fleet.
No indication was given Of the
number of smaller ships in the
two oceans, but destroyers, de-
stroyer escorts and submarines
literally are numbered in the hun
dreds.
1t is reasonable to assume that
by far the greater part Of the
smaller, but deadly warships are
assigned to the Pacific with or
ders to "seek out and destroy"
the Japanese.
Likewise, it is logical to count
as part of the Pacific fleet most
of the approximately 100 aircraft
carriers in the United States fleet
now the largest sea fighting
force in world history.
b. Little information was given by
the Navy on assignment of car
riers. Only Is appeared in the
103 resumes. Ali of that group
of carriers have been identified
with action in the Pacific.
The carriers named are: hide.
pendence, Long Island, Yorktown
Lexington, Santee, Nassau, Sang.
anon, Suwanee, Cnenangc, Enter.
prise, Cowpens, Saratoga, Essex,
Bunker Hill. and Princeton. The
latter listed only yesterday as
having been sunk in the battle Of
the Philippines.
The Navy did make disclosures,
for the first time, in discussing
operations of the carriers:
The Lexington, namesake OF
carrier lost in the battle Of the
Coral sea in May, 1912, has been
damaged. She was struck by ar
aerial torpedo last December, re
turned to the United States for
repairs and now is back in &C
ton.
The air group of the yorktown
successor. to- carrier lost IL
the battle of Midway-has set thi:
record: Shot down every JAY
plane attacking the Yorktown
flown the first planes into actor
from an Essex class carrier; new
err lost a dive or torpedo bonnie,
in battle with Japanese aircraft
The Long Island Baby Flat
ltop''-ferried planes to Guadal
canal in August, 1912, first OF
| fical notice that these small car
riers were in Pacific action a
l that time. ~
| The Independence, first Of
| class of medium aircraft carriers
was struck by an aerial torped
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27

ming to all Navy, Coast Guard and
Marine personnel who visit the
club.
A wiener roast will be held to-
night in the outside court Of the
club for all service men and wo-
men, wives of servicemen and
junior hostesses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27
BRITISH COMPLAIN
OF SHEAF NEWS

LONOOlN, OCt. 10 VII -Wo11o
Press News, England's foremost
newspaper trade magazine, today
published Oh behalf of British jour-
nalism IAN insistent demand that
something be done to improve the
service of Shaef public relations de-
vision to the British press
This protest followed criticism by
American newspaper, news agency
and radio executives h press
communications to and from SUI
preme Allied headquarters in Paris
were both slow d inadequate.
They have stressed that this in
adequacy has made it necessary
to write comprehensive roundup
stories on the Western front in Lon
don or New York, rather than Par
is.
One complaint was that supreme
headquarters moved too soon, be-
fore lateral press commune atoms
were set up between the various
fronts and Paris. The transfer from
London was postponed several
times because of the inadequacy
of communica atoms of all kinds, in
Guiding transmitters to the outside
world.
Recent developments, following
the transfer of Shaef to Paris"
declared World Press News, "con-
firm the impression that the con-
fusion at Shaef since its transfer
to that city has in essence been
comparable with that experienced
when headquarters were in London.
"Fleet street executives warned
Shaef officials of the serious de-
lays that could be expected if the
division moved overseas. T h a t
warming has now been justified. "
The magazine declared in con-
clusion that it had no desire to
raise any question of partially. At
the outset, however, it pointed out
that the British press had extend
ed every consideration to cts Am
erican guests and friends"
There was no desire to spoil
these relations, it said; but added
that present feeling is that the
British press is suffering by de.
sign or accident too severely fol-
silence to be continued.''
A commercial wireless company
gave American newspapers an ad
vantage because of fast transmits
sion from Normandy after D-day
the magazine said. and added tina
there was feeling discrimination
had been shown in favor of Ameri
can photographers.
actually two American com
panies, Press Wireless and Mac
Kay, have been transmitting direc
from the war thsater to the Unites
States since the early days of thu
French campaign. This has mean
that front line dispatches wer'
| available in New York before the,
could be delivered either to Lon
/ don or to correspondents at Shae
in PARISH -
The magazine said m e faul
lay with British officialdom, where
as ''the Americans, on the othe
hand, fully value n d appreciat
publicity, and lay themselves on
to give every possible aid to pres
people, Blame should not be at
tributed to ANY American bias o
partially" it said, adding:
| 1--WE do believe t h a a stron,
hand-and more particularly
more expert hand-at Shaef woul,
result in considerable bettermen
and the attainment of fuller equal
ty between British and American
interests"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27
ELECTROCUTED

OXFORD, Oct. 26-LRACoroner
W. D. Bryan announced that Clin-
ton G. Harris, 81, of Stovall, was
killed late Tuesday by contact with
nigh voltage wire. Harris and
W. z. Wood, %, Southern Railway
track supervisor, were measuring
the clearance between the track
and power company lines when
Harris tossed a cloth tape line
with three tiny copper wires, over
the transmission line. Wood was
knocked unconscious as ne sought
to rescue Harris, the coroner said.
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jauanese Naval Power
Still Factor In Pacific
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estimates of Japanese strength a
week ago, the enemy probably has
this fleet left:
Battleships-six to eight.
Carriers-seven to nine.
Cruisers-25 to 80.
Destroyers and destroyer escorts
100 to 40.
These figures dc not include the
japanese submarine fleet which
totaled Is at the beginning of the
war and undetermined numbers
constructed since then which may
offset losses totaling 10.
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2 u. S. CORPS EFFECT
EAST COAST UNION
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Arthur's Thursday communicate,
was matched by inland advances
in the southern sector, where the
capture of Burauen apparently
boxed the Japanese in the broad
Leyte valley.
The liberation forces drove ahead
with increasing momentum, Sc
cure in the knowledge that Adm.
Thomas w. Kinkaid's Seventh fleet
had smashed the first and pos
sibly last major attempt by the
Japanese navy to turn the tide OF
American reconquest.
The series of amphibious assaults
by units of the 10th corps gained
footholds at IVAN and Ba batn-
gon on the Carigara bay coast OF
northern Leyte and on the south
ern shores Of Samar Island, across
San Juanico strait.
W 49,
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Gift Wrapping Service
Sponsored By Merchants
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ceiving from customers who are
doing their shopping early, Cartier
said, and are hoping that the peo-
pie in this trade area will buy
early, to make it, easier for the
clerks to serve and so that buyers
may not be disappointed in not
having gifts delivered in time.
All merchants are being asked
to give special attention to the
training of extra help, he added.
The merchants have expressed
the belief that they will be able to
give pre-war service, Cartier said,
due to the workers being lined up
by the High school, and because
there are more people available
for work in stores.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27
Many People Suffering
PQinOf Colds Headaches

You're wise if you join the millions
everywhere who get quick relief with
St. Joseph Aspirin, worlds largest
seller at 10c. There's none faster
acting, SO why pay more? Refuse SUBJ
stitutes. Buy St. Joseph Aspirin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27
NEW ESTABLISHMENTS

RALEIGH, Oct. 26.-CP)-A total
of 812 new industrial and, business
establishments commenced opera
tons in North Carolina during the
first nine months of the year, and
757 ceased operation during the
same period, the State Unemploy-
ment and Compensation Commits
sion, announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27

Twenty insect types are poten-
tial enemies of the guayule, rub.
Der producing plant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27

The Burma road was tentatively
surveyed more than 100 years ago,
but was not opened until. 1889.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27

More than 100000 men n d
women in the United States are
employed by wholesale and retail
qrocers,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27

NAVY DAY AT USO
In observance of Navy day to-
day, the USO club at Second and
Orange will serve coffee and
doughnuts this afternoon and eve
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27

When the U. S. population
reaches an estimated 140 millions
in the decade, 1950-60, it is esti-
mated about 800 million acres OF
land will be needed to provide
food and clothing for them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-27

Switzerland's % cantons were
unified by federal constitution
approved in 1874.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
| Servicen1en
Sing Praises
OF Red Cross

"oive to the Red Gross: work fol
the Red Cross" That is the word
many Silver Spring service men are
sending home to their families.
A letter from Maj. Paul H. Baker
1884 West Falkland lane, to Mrs.
Baker. written on Red Cross station
cry from q Red Cross rest home in
the South Pacific. says: Nothing
you can do or give to help the Red
Cross can In any measure repay
what the Red Cross has done for
me. The Red Cross is on the job
everywhere CO."
Master Sergt. Robert J. French
wrote in q letter to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. French OF 1913
Sharon drive, from italy. a.. Give
to the Red Cross-they are doing q
great work here"
Silver Spring citizens are now
being given their opportunity to re-
spond to the requests of its own
sons and husbands. Over the coun-
try, more than 5000, 900 volunteer
workers are making q house-to-
house canvas in the War Fund
Drive. As q part Of this army,
Silver Springs own workers will
offer every person In the area a
chance to give.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Hobson Promoted
To Brigadier General

Recognized as one OF the most
experienced training officers in the
Army, Col. William H. Hobson, now
commander OF Fort Benning. Ga,
seat OF the Infantry School, was
among the officers nominated last
week for promotion to temporary
brigadier general.
Col. Hobson was on duty here
with the combined chiefs of staff
ONCE before his recent transfer to
Fort Benning, and during 81 years
OF active service he has spent at
least 10 OF them in Washington.
He came here first in 1919 as pro-
fessor of military science and tao
tics at Georgetown University, re-
naming for four years. Again, from
1929 to 1888, at the request of
Georgetown, the Army reassigned
him to duties at the Hilltop.
Col. Hobson was sent last summer
as military observer to Iceland,
England and the Mediterranean
area and in a long Army career
he has served in Japan, the Philip
pines, Hawaii and South American
countries.
He was graduated from the Mill
tary Academy in 1912 and is a
graduate Of the Command and Gen.
eral Staff School. He also claims
Georgetown as an alma mater, and
for Is years has kept in constant
touch with the university.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Is Objections Listed
To Realty Boards
SIum Housing Plan

Public funds will have to be uset
in any solution Of the slum problem
here or elsewhere throughout tn.
Nation, and the local public housing
authority is the logical agency Il
handle the slum reclamation work
that is to be done. Lee r. johnson
executive vice president Of the Ma.
tional Public Housing Conference
said in q statement issued here last
night.
Mr.. johnson listed six major
objections to the plan proposed II
days ago by the National Association
OF Real Estate Boards, under which
private interests would build all thu
required new low-rent housing.
While not advanced in connection
with the Districts slum problem, the
NAREB plan conforms in severa
respects to the proposals for solution
OF the local problem that private
builders are expected to make within
the next few weeks before the Bur.
ton Senate District Subcommittee.
The NAREB plan would provide
for the establishment Of municipa
redevelopment authorities, which
would sell long-term, low-interest
bonds and use the proceeds tt
acquire slum and blighted areas
After slum houses were cleared, tn.
land would be sold or leased te
private developers for rebuilding ir
conformity with an overall plan
The bonds would be tax exempt, anc
current income used for purchasing
them would not be subject to the
Federal income tax.
Another part of the plan would
provide for the building Of 'low-
rent housing with money obtained
through the same income tax ex-
emption device. Any current income
invested in the building of low-rent
housing and q limited amount OF
the profits would be free from in
come tax.
Six Objections Listed.
Mr.. johnson said the six defects
In this proposal are:
/. 1t would cut heavily into the
income tax yield from the taxpayers
best able to pay taxes, thereby In
creasing the burden on the remain
Ing taxpayers and would create q
dangerous precedent and all-time
jackpot for persons seeking to avoid
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Countess Of Gosford Dies
In London al Age Of 92
By the Associated Press.

6S tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 4. - The Earl
of Gosford received word here of
the death today in London of his
mother, Louisa, dowager Countess
Of Gosford, lady in waiting and
friend of the late Queen Alexandra
She was 92
The countess had visited America
twice, the last time in 1926. Born
Lady Louisa Montagu, second
daughter of the seventh Duke Of
Manchester, she married the fourth
Earl Of Gosford in 1876.
At the death of the fourth earl
in 1922, the couples eldest son in
herited the title. He has lived In
New York for IS years, operating
a wine business, and is married to
the former Mrs, Beatrice Claf1in
Breese of New York.
The Gosford ancestral home, Cos.
ford Castle, in Armagh County
Ireland, was said to have been the
place where Dean Swift wrote "Gul-
Everis Travels"
Surviving, besides the present earl,
are another son and three daugh-
ters.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

their fair share q the tax load. /"
2. The plan would give complete
income tax exemption to profits Of
one particular kind Of business
"unheard-of" practice.
3. BY receiving . tax reduction,
the owner Of properties financed
under the NAREB plan would be
placed in unfair competition with
other property owners who had to
pay full prices with their own money
for their land and buildings.
I. The proposal offers no assur-
ance that present slum occupants
would be decently rehoused at rents
they can afford.
5. The plan violates the sound
principle" that land acquired
through condemnation should re-
main under public ownership and
control.
6. It ignores the existence Of
established local housing authorities
In 900 cities and rural areas. These
authorities have had experience
with the slum problem and have
been making progress, Mr.. johnson
said.
Modest Subsidies.
"The local authorities have been
clearing the slums successfully and
have been providing decent modern
housing at rents no higher than
their tenants formerly paid for slum
dwellings" he asserted.
This has involved Federal sub
sides, he said, are modest compared
to those proposed by the NAREB.
Federal annual contributions to low
rent housing projects average about
28 per cent Of the project cost, he
estimated, while the NAREB plan,
by exempting profits limited to 6
per cent from income tax, would
give taxpayers in the IS per cent
bracket an annual contribution
equal to As per cent of the project
cost.
1T is encouraging to see the org
anized realtors awake to the neces-
sity Of doing something about slums
but their newest formula is no more
practical than the rent certificates
they endorsed last November, Mr..
Johnson contended. The National
Housing Conference is a private org
anization interested in public hous-
ing
Evening star., 1944-03-05
lEx-CIerk Arroigned
In Fokinq of Coupons

Giles H. Brown, 2s-year-old for
lmer clerk with the Air Transport
Command at National Airport, has
ben arraigned in Alexandria, Va,
on charge of counterfeiting gaso-
line coupons and his case will be
presented to the grand jury In June
the secret service said here yester-
day.
Brown was arrested in November
and charged with printing 800 to
400 sheets Of ca coupons on a
multilith machine he operated at
his job. Agents said the coupons
were poor limitations" none OF
which are believed to have been
placed in circulation.
The defendant waived hearing
at arraignment held Friday before
United States Commissioner Stanley
King. He was released on $50 bond
Evening star., 1944-03-05
| President Inyokes
Divine Guidance as
Twelfth Year Opens

Entering on the twelfth year Of
his administration with the country
at war, President Roosevelt yester-
day bowed in prayer with members
Of his family and associates, asking
divine guidance for the days to
come.
From the book OF st. Matthew, the
Rev. Howard A. johnson, curate of
st. Johns Church, read the lesson
Therefore whosoever heareth
these sayings of mine, and doeth
them, I will liken him unto q wise
man, which built his house upon a
rock"
DR.. Peabody Offers Prayer.
The Rev. Endicott Peabody, head
master emeritus OF Groton School,
friend and mentor Of the Presidents
boyhood days, begged the divine
blessing for "thy servant Franklin,
the President of the United States,
and all others in authority" There
was prayer for just peace in the
world; for those in the service of
their country, and for the enemy.
As was the case last year, the
services, following the ritual of the
Episcopal Church, were held in the
East Room at the White House, and
continued an annual custom estab-
lished by the President on March 4,
1888, when he attended rites at st.
Johns before going to the Capitol
to take the oath Of office. ROBBED
acolytes carrying the flags of the
United States, the United Nations
and the Presidents flag, stood beside
the lectern from which the service
was read.
The opening sentences from the
scripture were read by the Rev.
Howard 8. Wilkinson, rector of st.
Thomas Church, the Presidents
parish church. The Rev. John G..
Magee, minister-in- charge at St.
Johns also assisted in the cere-
monies, and q robed choir from St.
Johns sang.
Some 200 persons attended the
ceremonies. With the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt were their
daughter. Mrs. John Boettiger. and
John. jr., Crown Prince Olav and
Crown Princess Martha, OF Norway,
with their three children; Frederic
A. Delano, the Presidents uncle,
and Miss Margaret Suckley, q cousin
Of Mrs. Roosevelt.
From official life were members