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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
GERMANY'S BALKAN
SATELLITES MAKE
PLANS FOR WORST
Continued from Page One)

the war, peasant leader Juliu Ma
MUS advisors living abroad and
an important parsonage of
neighboring Balkan government
sent urgent appeals to the pro-al-
lied opposition leader to try to
establish contact with Moscow, it
was ascertained on reliable au-
thority.
The government of Marshal Ion
Antonescu, on the other hand,
took measures to prepare for a
stand in the country's mountain
GUS western section. His pro-Nazi
regime retains outward control of
the situation, but persons with di-
rect information from Bucharest
believe events will crystalline the
day the Red army actually enters
the country.
These reports added that leftist
demonstrations have occurred in
scattered areas and pro-Soviet
manifestos have appeared on
walls during the past two weeks.
Balkan experts here, however,
generally believed that no Official
effort to abandon the struggle
would be forthcoming immediate
ly from the shaky Rumanian gov
eminent.
Deeper in the Balkans, the Bull
garians, too, were believed to be
looking uneasily on the rapid ad-
vance toward the peninsula of
their great Slav cousins military
machine. But presumably they
were counting on their blood rela-
tionship to insure their existence
as a nation in postwar deals.
Russia and Bulgaria are not at
war, although the Bulgrians have
been collaborating with the Nazis,
and underground resistance to the
Germans has not been reported
extremely strong.
On the western side of the Bal
kan peninsula, the Yugoslav-South
Slav-Partisans, were enduring the
bitter cold and snow of Dalmatia's
Dinara Alps to press their often
sive against the Germans south
of Jajce and attempted counter
offensive farther north.
A 28-mile triangle formed by
Banja Luka, Prijedor and Bosans-
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POLISH PATRIOTS
VOICE HINT FOR
NAZI TERRITORY
Continued from Page One)

'1nors that we intend to Sovietize
Poland and added: 1t is quite
true that we do wish to build up
a democratic and parliamentary
Poland in which the whole nation
will have a say in matters Of gov
eminent, an independent and free
Poland.
Xxx if we are to safeguard
the nations security the central
nucleus of authority must come
into being which will preserve us
from all fascist designs. If there
are people in London to whom
freedom of nation is dear and
no doubt there are let them
come out openly and coura .eously
against all who are holding HAND
cuffs ready for future Poland"
The statement by the union S
spokesman came after Poles in
London viewed reconciliation with
Russia as increasingly doubtful.
The advance of the Red army
into Poland has brought the Po-
ish-Russian boundary question to
a head.
An early edition of the Sunday
Observer said that the Soviets had
put forward territorial compro-
mise plan based on a modification
of the "Curzon line which at
tempted to define Poland's east
ern frontier roughly along the eth
biographical line following the last
war.
The Russian plan probably has
been submitted to the Polish gov
ernment in London, the Sunday
Observer said.
In addition to restoring areas
west of the line occupied by the
Russians in 1889, the newspaper
said that the Soviet government
was ready to return the Grodno
and Bialystok districts and might
negotiate the return of Lwow. Will
no (Vilna) would remain in the
Lithuanian area and Russia would
retain other former eastern Po-
land areas but would agree to .ex-
tend the Polish frontiers westward
into present German territory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
OLD BELT MARTS
AVERAGE $40.S4

RALEIGH, Jan. 8 III The
eight North Carolina and eight
Virginia markets of hte old flue-
cured tobacco belt sold total of
1876, 454, 43O pounds of tobacco for
an official average of $40.84 cents
per hundred pounds during the
1943 marketing season which
closed Jan. S, the War Food Ad-
ministration (WFA) reported to-
day.
The 1913 gross poundage was
approximately $4,000, 1000 more
than was sold in 1912, VIA said,
but the average price increase
amounted to only few centes.
In a reveiw Of the marketing
season, VIA said that from an
average price standpoint, practi-
cally all low, common and mixed
tobaccos showed grains ranging
from one to nine cents a pound.
However, with few exceptions,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09

RALEIGH, Jan. g. Up IT. S.
Johnson, director of the Raleigh
district of the Office of Price Ad-
ministration, said today that re-
ports had been made to his office
of "a growing traffic in illicit ra-
ton currency for gasoline and
foods" in, several North Carolina
areas.
He issued a special warning to
local war price and rationing board
officials in eastern North Caro-
lima urging extreme care in
handling ration coupons in antici-
patton of increased activity in this
immediate area.
1.-The illicit traffic in ration cur
rency for gasoline and foods has
become big time racket" he
said. ''organized groups are roam
ing the country watching for ap-
portunities to rob local boards and
safe storage facilities, while local
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|PLANS FOR BLOWS
AT JAPS OUTLINED
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progressive seizure of other is
lands in the central Pacific.
Call our advance island hopp-
ing or massive blows or what
ever you will, the fact remains that
the Allies must converge on ia.
pan from all directions and that
one of those directions lies alory,
the chain of major islands lead
ing directly to JapaHs front door, -
he asserted.
He referred to the possibility OF
japanese plans for a counter-of.
fensive in the central Pacific and
promised unremitting Allied at
tack.
Pointing to total of 1000, 900
tons of combat ships completed
during 1943 with all types amount
ing to 100000 tons, more than
double 1912, undersecretary For
restal promised at least twice as
many cruisers will be built in 1914
as last year. Construction en-
phasis during 1943, he said, was
on aircraft carriers and Destroy
| err escorts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09

which was concealed in a mat.
tress.
Arthur Wilson, another Negro,
testified before county officers
saturday night that he was present
when the shooting occurred, and he
Immediately jumped on his cart
and beat it,"
superintendent Fales said that
Deputy Sheriffs Sam Yopp and z.
n. Koontz assisted officers E. V.
Murray and w. N. Lietch. through
out the Investigation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
Three Persons Injured
In Automobile Accident

Three persons were injured in
an automobile accident Saturday
night, near the Wrightsboro school
on Highway 1T, when automobiles
operated by w. P. Shepherd, Camp
Forrest, Tenn, and B. D. Price.
Route ], Castle Hayne, crashed
in an almost head-on collision, ac-
cording to State Highway patrol
men.
Virginia Price and her father
suffered internal injuries and
Edna A. Shepherd, wife Of the
soldier, suffered decorations of the
face and head
Shepherd was arrested and
charged with speeding, reckless
driving, resulting in property
damage with serious injury, and
carrying concealed weapon.
The Price vehicle was knocked
into the ditch, and serious dam
age resulted to both automobiles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
Rankin Opposes u. S.
Election Commission

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8-lR-Rep.
Rankin O-Mass) asserted today
the congress has no constitutional
right to set up federal election
commission to supervise soldier
voting.
Amending the eastland-McKel-
lar-Rankin bill, which has already
passed the senate to conform to
suggestions of the war and Navy
secretaries for speedy handling OF
the ballot, would be more feasible,
he said in a statement.
At the same time, he added, the
election machinery would still be
left in the hands of the states.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
FORMER YANKEE STAR
CONTINUES FINE PLAY
Continued from Page SKI

(COntlnued from Page SIX
1ation figures and was one over
on the front side.
Getting a little warmer on the
back nine, he birdied No. II with a
IS foot curling putt. But he lost
that on the next hole when he miss
ed two-footer for his par and
had a 5.
On the 800 yard No. Is he put
his second shot nearly on top of
the right-side trap but still safe.
He stepped up to this one and
poked it home for a birdie 3.
From there in he was even.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09

fair to choice grades decreased
one to two cents from the pre-
vious year.
The offerings contained larger
percentages of leaf and cutters
and smaller proportions of smok.
ing leaf and Tugs than last year.
VIA said.
The markets participated in a
marketing holiday for three days.
Oct. 1928, when some of the
grades dropped more than so per
cent in prices. Following the holi-
day prices held up well, the re-
port showed. !.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09

ka Gradiska was given by Mar
Nal Josip Broz (Tito) as the
scene of the hardest fighting as
the Nazis apparently headed south
toward Jajce from captured Ban
ia Luka.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
MARINES ADVANCE
- ON NEW BRITAIN
CONTINUED from Page One)

row waters leading into the Bis.
marck sea. On New Guinea's Huon
peninsula, which commands the
western side, Australians who have
been moving at a faster pace
recently; along the coast ran into
enemy opposition and were slow
ed Thursday to mile and a half
gain.
That opposition was encounter
ed at the Dallman river, approx
mately As miles north OF the Al
lied peninsula base of Finschhafen.
The Aussies registered their gain
under an artillery barrage in a
sector where the coastline curves
toward the west. Less than IS miles
separate them from American for
ces which landed Jan. at Saidor.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
Asthma Mutus Loo,ened First Day

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
Sound Sleep Promoted

For thousands Of Sufferers
Do recurring attacks Of Bronchial Asthma
make you choke, strange and gasp foI
breath? Are you bothered SO bad some nights
cough trying to raise thick strangling mu-
Gus, and strain so hard you fear rupture?
Are some attacks so bad you feel weak,
unable to work? Are you afraid Of colds.
exposure and certain foods?
No matter how long you have suffered Of
what you have tried, we believe there is good
news and palliative hope for you in splen-
did medicine which was originally doctor
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-09

The temperature Of the air 20
miles above the earth is calculated
at 120 degrees-about az hot as
Death Valley,
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Veteran, Saved
BY PI0sno, Now
Repoys Blood

F. B. Ochsenreiter, an employe
Of the Gull Oil Co at the National
Airport, who was discharged from
the armed services after being
wounded in the Philippines, has
begun to repay the eight pints Of
blood plasna which saved his life.
Mr.. ochsenreiser is just one of
the discharged servicemen now
making donations to the Red Cross
blood donor service, according to
Mrs. John Warlick, chairman Of
the Alexandria unit.
Another is r. P. Hanson, an en-
ploye of TWA. who was injured in
. plane crash in the European
theater and received a medical dis
charge from 'the Navy. He made
his first donation on November /
to replace one OF the nve pints
of plasma he received when in
jured.
A l6-time donor. Carl Neuman,
CAA guard at the airport, was
given recognition in Mrs. Warlick's
report to the Board Of Directors
yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Output Up in Tagging
Programs, Krug Says

War Production Board Chairman
j. A. Krug said today that improve.
ment in output was indicated last
month in each of the tagging pro.
duction programs, but that the up
ward trend still fell far short OF
meeting Army and Navy require
ments.
Mr.. Krug revealed he had held
daily meetings during the past week
with officials of the armed services
to find ways of increasing produc-
ton of such items as heavy guns and
ammunition, big trucks and truck
tires. He commented that while
labor shortage was still limiting
factor it was by no means the entire
reason for the production lag.
Meetings will be held next week in
such industrial areas as Detroit
Chicago and Cleveland, during which
Mr.. Krug and other officials will
examine the production problems OF
each of the key plants in the most
important war programs.
Mr.. Krug also revealed that two
aircraft companies have beer
granted permission to make a few
civilian-type planes One of the
firms allowed to reconvert a por.
ton of its plant to normal produc.
ton is Engineering and Research
Corp. in nearby Riverdale, Md
This company now Is making &
limited number of its two-seatel
Ercoupe plane. The Grumman Co.
Bethpage, N. Y, has been allowed
to make four two-engine amphibiou.
aircraft q month.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Shopper Brochure Planned
For Anti-InfIation Drive

District housewives may soon re-
ceive questionnaires designed to
stimulate interest in the forthcom-
ing grocer-consumer anti-inflation
campaign, sponsored by the ONCE
of Price Administration and the
National Retail Grocers' Associa-
ton. The campaign begins Novem-
ber q.
Members of the Consumer Com
mittee of Civilian War Services,
who met yesterday, decided tenta-
lively to prepare brochures for shop
pers and possibly award prizes for
the best and most interesting an
swers to the missionaries.
Though the nature of the ques-
tions has not been determined, it
was suggested they include a COM
parison of inflationary prices during
the World War and today's prices
under the stabilization program.
Aaron Levin, secretary of the
District Independent Retail Grocers,
and Miss Edith L. Christensen
woman's adviser of the Ofi1ce OF
Price Administration Labor ONCE,
spoke at the meeting.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
1rucking-Sforage Firm
Denies 40 ice Violations

The National Trucking 81 Storage
Co., Inc, 1435 New York avenue
NE, pleaded not guilty to 40 counts
of violation of the Interstate Com
merce Act before Judge Thomas D.
Quinn in Municipal Court today.
The case was continued to Decem-
ber IL.
The company is accused of grant
ing rate concessions in violation of
its published rate schedules and
with engaging in some operations
without a license, according to
Assistant United States Attorney
William s. Mckinley, who filed the
information.
David A. Hildebrand, president of
the firm, pleaded not guilty through
his attorney, T. Edward O'Conneil.
The maximum penalty for "a of
the counts is $500 each and $1OO
each for the remaining 16 counts.
Evening star., 1944-11-09

ating with new books today, with
A-l3 coupons-four Of them-good
for four gallons each through De-
cember 81. On December az, Aids
become valid and will be worth four
gallons, too.
ALL coupons which expired last
night were worth three gallons each.
The increased value of the new
coupons, OPA points out, does not
mean any additional gasoline. For
merly, eight coupons, with three gall
Ions each had to last three months.
Now three coupons, worth four gall
Ions each, must do for the next six
weeks-stin only two gallons week.
The new books have been In use
in sections outside the East for some
time, and by December 22 all motor
lists Of the Nation will be on . uni
form basis Of valuation.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
lsHRstioninq


Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
As through VS. good indefinite.
lys Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats. Fats. Etc.-Red stamps A-8
through Z-8 and AS through P-5
good indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. I stamps 80 through
SO valid for pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for s
pounds for home canning through
February 28. 1945.
Gasoline-A-l3 coupons good for 1
gallons each through December
21. A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each on December "a.
B-4, CA, BIS and C-5 coupons
good for S gallons each. New A
Ration Books now available by
mail to local boards. Get applica-
tions at service stations or Ration
Board and mail in along with
back cover of present A book.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 3
in Book No. good indefinitely
for one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No 1 and s cou-
poi1s good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81. 1945. Period l.
1s44-5 ration, also good for 10
gallons unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than Q per cent Of their ration -
of November &
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Council House 10 Dedicate
F|aq and Pole Tomorrow

A new flagpole and flag will be
dedicated at the Juanita Kaufman
Nye Council House at ceremonies
at 4 pm. tomorrow. Mrs. Philip
Riefkin, who, with her husband
donated the pole and flag, will
speak.
The council house, a member OF
the Washington Community Chest
moved into its new quarters at $50
Eighth street S.W. July /. Dedica-
ton ceremonies were held October
The president of the Board of Trus-
tees, Mrs. Theodore Peyser, and the
house director, Miss Leona Hol-
lander, will attend the flag cere-
mony tomorrow.
Four children participating in ac-
tivities at the house will describe its
value to them. They will be Mary
Shanabrook, IA, of 521 Eighth street
S.W.: Ned House, IA, of 610 H
street S.W.; William Sheneman, IA
of 1910 North Capitol street, and
Sonia Laskin, 10, Of 608 H street
S.W.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Service Officers 10 Speak
To Board Of Trade Monday

The Washington Board of Trade
will hold its second meeting of the
season at pm. Monday in the
presidential ballroom Of the Stat
ler Hotel.
There will be two principal speak
ers for the evening, 1t. Comdr.
Louis M. d. Ford, who was second
IN command of Torpedo Squadron
No. 2 in the operations against
Bonin Islands and the raid on
Manila, and 1t. Ross E. Hofmann,
an officer of the Supply Corps, who
participated In the early fighting
on Bataan.
A March Of Time" film will be
included in program Of entertain
ment to be staged for the members.
Following the meeting q buffet SUPP
per win be served.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Cos Rotioning Officials Puzzled
Over 25, 900 MISSING Autos

Either some $4,000 automobiles
have disappeared from Washington
streets in the last year or a large
number OF motorists are without
the new A gasoline ration books
which went into effect today.
Once Of Price Administration Of
ficials, who estimated $1,000 books
had been issued at the close of busi-
ness yesterday, we're frankly puzzled
This is the reason: Approximately
10000 Of the A books which went
into discard at midnight last night
were issued here year ago.
Oficials say there might have
been q net loss OF 10000 to $4,000
cars during the past year, but that
doesn't explain where the other 49,
900 to 1900 vehicles went to.
Meanwhile, motorists began oper-
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Small Business Clinic
To Be Held Weekly

A weekly clinic for small business
will be held in the main auditorium
Of the Commerce department start
ing at pm. Wednesday and con-
ItRuing each week through March
"A under the sponsorship of the
Society for the Advancement OF
Management, in cooperation with
the Postwar Planning Committee Of
the Washington Board Of Trade and
the Committee for Economic Devel-
opment.
The clinic will be on a forum
basis, the discussions to be led by
outstanding Government officials
and experts In small Business. The
purpose will be to aid in orderly
transition from war to peacetime
conditions in the District area.
Wayne c. Taylor. Undersecretary
of Commerce, will address the first
meeting. The subject will be Man
agement Aid for Small Business"
Some Of the subjects to be dis
cussed in coming weeks include
credit policy, labor problems, en-
ploye training, public relations, mer-
chandising. production, buying, or
ganization and control, financing
and budgeting and community work
to help small business.
The entire series is open to the
public and general discussions will
follow the talks.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
S1OO Bond Per Emp|oye
Is Goal in War Loan Drive

A goal of one 500 War Bond for
each privately employed person in
the District was announced today
by Wilfred H. Blanz, chairman of
the Payroll Savings Division of the
District War Finance Committee,
as the group met to map plans for
the Sixth War Loan drive, OPEN
ing November 20.
The committee met at the May
flower Hotel with Wilmer j. Waller,
District War Finance Committee
chairman, and representatives of
other groups. Those attending were
Bruce Baird. representing banking
and finance; Clarence E. Kefauver,
building and loan; Marcy L. Sperry
and w. w. Barrow, utilities; Gran
vile Guide, retail merchants; p. Y.
K. Howat and Percival Bailey, con-
struction; German Prince, institu-
tions; G. B. Marbury, insurance, and
Clark Diamond, business.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Soldier Sentenced 10 Hang
For Baltimore Staying
By the Associated Press


BALTIMORE, Nov. 9.-Army Pvt.
Donald H. Brooks, 81, was sentenced
today to be hanged for the hammer
Staying of Mrs. Mary B. Finn, S.
year-old widow who was killed last
July 1.-The day she was to have
been married.
The slim, bespectacled Brooks,
who is related by marriage to
Charles Rommel, the man Mrs. Finn
planned to wed, stood impassively
as the formal death sentence was
pronounced. Gov. O'Conor will set
the date for the execution. The
Baltimore City supreme bench last
Saturday denied Brooks a new trial.
Brooks was convicted October 6.
Testimony at the trial by a woman
who was taken by Brooks to New
York after the killing was that the
soldier, then AWOL, told her he had
broken into Mr.. Rommels house to
take money he knew was kept there.
Surprised by Mrs. Finn, he beat her
to death with hammer, the prose-
cution asserted.