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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-02

conditionally,'' adding that he
"obeyed without resistance.
'aThe troops ne had led out re.
turned to their normal duties," the
communique said. ga most COM
plete calm reigns countrywide, 1t.
Col. Duco was detained at disposal
of authorities charged with inves'
tigation.
1.-THE army and navy remain
firmly united in the task Of main
tanning the honor and sovereignty
of the nation"
Earlier. the government declar-
ed Duco's "officers and petty OF:
ficers refused to follow him, so
he failed in his absurd purpose, ="
Duco acted, it said, in IAN mex
plicable and unconsicentous man.
ner."
The people of Argentine general
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Col. Evans Carlson,
Marine Raider Leader,
WEEDS In California

SAN DIEGO, Calf, March
1. -P)- The marriage of 1t.
Col Evans Fordyce Carlson,
Plymouth, Conn.,, leader Of
Carlson's Marine Raiders fam
ed in Pacific warfare, and
Mrs. Peggy Tatum Whyte OF
La Jolla, Calf, was announc-
ed today by the brides sister,
Miss Nancy Tatum.
The ceremony was perform
ed yesterday in the Union Con-
gregational Church, La, Jolla,
with the Rev. william FOrshaw
officiating. The wedding was
attended only by immediate
relatives. After the ceremony,
the couple left for the north ON
a brief honeymoon. On their
return, they will reside in La
JOlla.
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NEWS CAMERAMEN
TOUR CAMP DAVIS

CAMP DAVIS March Rocket
target firing-newest phase of an
tiaircraft artillery training here,
will be given nationwide publici-
ty as result of a visit here by
representatives of three major
neWsreel companies.
Cameramen from Fox Movie.
tone, Paramount and Metro-Gold'
wyn-Mayer spent Tuesday at Hol-
ly Shelter photographing this high
~ dramatic method of training
antiaircraft troops to bring down
enemy targets, with units of the
465th and 584th AAA Saf-Propell
ed Battalions, aided by the 329tE
Searchlight Battalion, aiming thel1
guns at the rockets.
Wednesday, the newsreel cam
eramen travelled to the Camp
Davis anti-aircraft mechanical
range to photograph Comm, 40mn
and half-track units in actor
against simulated tank targets
These films will be released at
later date in addition to the re
leases on the rocket-firing, the
newsreelmen announced.
The training of antiaircraf1
troops here against tanks and
other moving land targets is the
result of overseas combat ex-
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COP IS BACKING
PRICE CONTROL
Martin Says Law Must Be
Continued To Prevent
Price Runaways

WASHINGTON, March 1.-RH
The House Republican leadership
+odav advocated price control for
a+ least another year. But the very
announcement contained a broad
hint Of a ding-dong battle over
tbp wav it was, is and should be
administered.
The price control act under
which OPA operates expires June
80 Rep. Martin (R. -Mass.), mi
nority floor leader, said in state
ment that it should be renewed
and Congress should take up the
problem right now.
Martin apparently expects a
drawn-out fight for he warned
against delay.
we have had too much Of the
bureaucratic technique of waiting
until the last minute and then
forcing the acceptance Of Congress
Of necessary legislation in n form
not desired" he asserted.
There is no question OF the
need of a price control act. With
a scarcity of consumer goods,
price control is absolutely neces-
sary if we are to avoid runaway
prices"
Martin implied broadly that the
Republicans think there ought to
be some changes made, when he
said I'VE must not postpone until
the last minute our study of any
revision which might be advisable
from our past experiences"
The price legislation probably
will be the vehicle for another
food subsidy row. Rep. Wo1cott
R,-Mich.) said anti-subsidy mem
bers would strive to include in the
renewal bill a ban on future sub
Sdy payments. Twice Congress
'lOntinued on Page Two; Col. ~
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REYNOLDS GIVEN
20 TO Is YEARS

CHARLOTTE, March l. UP -
Charles Lewis Reynolds, a l9-year'
old Army private, pleaded guilty
to second degree murder today and
was given a 20 to 25-year prison
sentence for the hotel room STAY
ing of Pvt Lee M. Riley, "a, here
February z.
The husky Air Corps soldier
from Columbus, Ohio, took the wit
ness stand after the state had
agreed to accept his plea instead
of seeking first degree, death
penalty conviction, and told sto'
nv of sordid relations for more
than year with Riley, whose
home was in Stanhope, Iowa. Riley
had been stationed at the Whining
ton Air Base.
AS he nervously told his story
his mother, Mrs. Helen c. Seegel
of Columbus and his wife, Wnon
he married January "a, sat IN tne
courtroom. His mother later tesu
fled about his youthful background
Reynolds said Riley followed him
to Columbus and tried to prevent
his marriage, but failed. Shortly
after the marriage, he went on
he accompanied. Riley to the lat
ter's Iowa home.
After spending three days there
he said. they returned to Column
bus in Riley's car and then came
on to Charlotte. He testified Riley
| frequently made disparaging re
marks about his mother and MI
bride.
On the way back, he related
they had fight in Sparta which
a local constable halted. The,
came into Charlotte and almos
Immediately after entering thel
hotel room they began to flgh
again, he said.
Reynolds said he used a JUDI
blow he had learned in the Arm.
in the fight and Riley fell. HI
swore he did not know his room
mate was dead when he picked nj
nude body up from the floor AM
placed it on the bed. Neither oil
he recall, he said, tying sweat
shirt sleeve around Riley's neck
state testimony was that the Slew
was notted tightly around tn
neck.
Reynolds said he met Riley a
the army rehabilitation center a
Fort Jackson, S. c. more than
lyear ago. 49,. ~
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lEPKE IS SLATED
TO DIE TONIGHT

NEW YORK, March l. Up -
Louis Gepke) Buchalter, whose
execution is set for Thursday night,
has been insured for $1,000, 900, it
was said today as. a federal judge
removed one Of the erstWhile rack
ct kings last chances of being
spared.
1t appeared Lepke could be saw
Cd only by the man who once NAM
Cd him Public Enemy No. II -
IoV Thomas E. Dewey.
A former intimate of Lepke said
me gangster not only was insured
lof Sl,6OO,000 but also had put
aside fortune before the law hung
On out.of-business sign on his I'M
uefWorld cartel, which fattened off
sle garment industry by extortion,
hacked by threats and violence.
Judge Clarence G. Galston turn
gu down an application for a writ
NOAtlhued on Page Five; Gel. A.
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Terms Broadcast

LONDON, M arch 1.-REThe
Finnish people were informed in
a Helsinki communique tonight of
Russia's "peace-now-or-else" ar.
mistice terms. which were dis
closed to have been indorsed by
Britain. Hope persisted that the
little Axis satellite would accept
the terms and get out of the war.
The Finnish radio outlined the
six points of the Russian propo.
sal, broadcast last night from
Moscow, and said the terms had
been transmitted to parliament. II
was emphasized, however, that nc
negotiations were in progress. ~
The effect of Russian-Finnish
peace on the other Axis satellites
Bulgaria, Rumania and Hungary
was not overlooked. The Hun
garian NIT agency announced
that Premie-. Nicholas Won Kallay
would discuss internal and ex'
ternal matters of great impor'
lance" tomorrow before deputies
in the Hungarian parliament.
Authoritative London spokesmer
reported that the British govern.
ment after consultations required
by the Anglo-Soviet pact hac
agreed to the terms submitted BY
Continued on Page Two; Col. q
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Approve Split
Vote Measure
FAVOR STATE BALLO7
Compromise Vote.
Headway In Joint
mittee Hear

WASHINGTON, March 1. g
A poll of governors indicated gea-
eral approval today for the Fed
eral-State servicemen's vote COM
promise, but the executives were
practically unanimous in empha-
Sis on the State ballots.
With most of them, in fact, ap-
proval was based on the fact that
they believe State ballots can be
made available. Some questioned
whether they could approve the
short form Federal ballot which
the pending legislation provides for
use in event servicemen or wo.
men apply for but do not receive
a State ballot by Oct. 1.
Under a change made in the
measure today by a Senate-House
committee hammering it intt
shape for final action, the Fed
eral ballot could be used in any
event only by service voters over
seas on election day. Advocates
of State ballots insisted on thi:
ban against the Federal ballot:
use within the United States.
Provisions
The compromise, which is ex
pected to come up for House ans
Senate action next week, provides;
l. Use of a Federal ballot fol
voters of States which have no alb
sentee balloting machinery, if tn.
governor certifies by Aug. l tina
the Federal form is acceptable.
2. Use of Federal ballot tt
supplement State absentee ballot!
if the governor certifies the Fed
eral form is acceptable under state
law. Service voters would have tx
swear, however, that thep had ap
,;lied for a State ballot but hae
not received it by Oct. l. Thu!
State ballots would get preference
Little Call Seen
The poll of governors indicated
most expected very little call fol-
Federal ballots-their states either
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 6
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| WAKE ISLAND BOMBED
Less Than 100 Nips Re-
ported Killed In Short
| Lived Offensive ]
By LEONARD MIILIMAN
Associated Press War Editor


American troops in the Admir-
atty islands smashed back sharp
Japanese counterattack yesterday
the first attempt by enemy land,
sea or air forces to regain Mo-
mote airdrome.
A Southwest P &C fic Allied
spokesman said less than 100 jap
anese were killed, indicating the
futile counterattack was made on
ly in small force.
1.-The field will shortly be in full
use by our air forces,' the Allied
command said confidently.
Advances Slowly
The dismounted First Cavalry
advanced slowly behind bombing
and strafing planes, necessarily
attacking enemy positions around
the airfield and elsewhere on Los
Negros island. The Japanese had
no air force available to send
against the Americans, who land
ed yesterday. This was clearly in
Dictated at Rabaul,- ESQ miles to
the west, where American bomb
ers struck for the fourteenth sue
cessive day, unopposed.
Nearly 1900 miles to the north
east on the Central Pacific flank
closing in on japanese island out
posts, low-flying Navy Liberators
returned to the attack on Wake
island Monday, the day before the
Admiralties were invaded.
18th U. S. Raid
The raid, announced yesterday
at Pearl Harbor by Admiral Ches-
ter W. Ninitz, was the fourteenth
on the former United States is
land. Six Japanese planes were
destroyed on the ground. and in
sta11ations were bombed and
strafed.
Army and Navy planes Joined
in striking at by-passed atolls in
the eastern Marshalls, while one
navy plane hit Nauru island to
the South. These actions, and that
against Wake, were carried out
on Feb. %.
With the capture Tuesday of Mo-
mote airdrome in the Admiralty
islands, every Japanese base in
the Central Pacific east of the
Marianas islands is within range
of heavy American bombers.
Pattern For Future
''The pattern for the future will
be to render Intellectual every IS
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
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held fortress city.
This sweeping advance, scored
after a battle of several days, plac-
ed the Russians approximately Is
miles inside Estonia along a broad
front and left in deep peril any
German forces still remaining in
Narva.
The railway west from Narva
was cut at Auvere (Korf), making
a virtual enlightenment of Narva
Its Nazi garrison could still escape
by sea through the nearby Gull
of Finland but a highway west
ward was parallel to the railway
less than a mile north of Auvere
and the curving coastline was only
three miles. to the north.
The Moscow communique, re
corded by the Soviet monitor, also
announced that Russian troop:
closing in on Pskov captured II
more localities and, about SIS miles
south of Pskov, cut the Pskov
Idritsa Polotsk railway at Rus
saki.
This railway is the last one east
of the Latvian border, which is
26 miles away, and the Russian
advance, threatening to flanl
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Judge Believes u. S.
Divorces Will Rise
To All Time Record

WASHINGTON, March L -
mcRI-Judge Joy Seth Hurd of
oieveland. o., predicted to-
hight that the number of d.
Sorces in the United States
WIN rise to an all-time high
III ls44 unless there is "some
uelinlte turn in events"
addressing conference on
.amiiy life at Catholic Uni
tversity, Judge Hurd declared
wat the increase in the di-
sorce tempo matches the in
'5ease in the war tempo.
:, ne listed as primary causes
uie participation Of wives and
mothers in industry and the
prosperity stemming from the
war war effort. He also cited
.nOiiywood divorces as setting
had examnla
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M'ARTHUR ON WAY
TO PHILIPPINES
Admiralty Islands Are AL
most Unknown In This
cou8try

WASHINGTON, March 1.-R-
Beyond the Admiralty islands lie
the Philippines.
This was military Washington's
reaction today to the news that
the combined forces of General
Douglas Macarthur had made
their longplanned landing to out
flank and isolate the enemy S
whitening fortress at Rabaul.
The Admiralties are little is
lands almost unknown in this
country. but their conquest is con-
sidered of great strategic impor'
lance. It may be measured In
these ways:
1 For the future-The Southwest
Pacific campaign now takes a def
mite swing to the west in the di'
rection of the Philippines where
Americas land forces ir the Pa
cific are destined, some time thi!
year by all portents, to come tt
grips with armies of Japan in ma
jor fighting.
/ 2. For the past-The first Amer
Fican offensive of the war, the in
vasion of Guadalcanal in August
1912, has been brought to its logi
cal conclusion with the cutting of
the key base on which the enem.
positions in both the Solomon is
lands and New Guinea depended
8. For the present-With thu
New Britain stronghold of Rabau
isolated the job there is one O.
hopping up, and the base ha'
been rendered so useless to thu
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rom Buenos Aires to a suburb, a
announcement declar-

from Buenos Aires to a suburb, a
government announcement declar-
ed.
Farrell's position appeared fur
Their improved at least superficial
ly, during the day by the friendly
attitude of Rear Admiral Alberto
Teisaire and his naval colleagues
when Teisaire was sworn in as
new minister of the navy.
Naval leaders, it was reported,
had demanded yesterday that Far.
ren either return presidential pow
ers to Ramirez, or have them dele.
gated to the supreme court,
Some observers read the friend
~ ceremonies today as indicating
that Farrell had promised to meet
their minimum demands for re-
storing a stable. orderly govern
ment.
But FarrePs regime still faced
prospects Of new tribulations In
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Trocadero Night Club
Here Is Completely
Destroyed By Blaze

The Wilmington vicinity is
minus one night club due to de-
stroying fire that swept the
Trocadero club, Masonboro
Loop road, Route 3, early We'd
nesday morning from 4 til 6
am.
A City Auxiliary Fire truck
reached the scene of the dis
aster after the one story frame
building was "to0 far gone".
The cause of the fire has not
been determined, fire authori-
ties disclosed Wednesday
night.
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Observation-Disclosures.
Deep Inside Old EStOnia

LONDON, March 1.-QF9-The Soviet command an
nounced tonight that the Red army had forced the Narova
river inside Esona along % mile front and penetrated
nine miles beyond cutting the last escape railway from
Narva at point nine miles to the west of that German
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Firms ARE TOLD
ARMISTICE TERMS
Hope Persists Little Axi.
Satellite Will Accept
Peace Offering

STOCKHOLM, Thursday,
March 2.-[R-Important Fin
nish newspapers attacked Mos
c. VS. proffered peace terms
today and declared them I'M
acceptable.
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FORECAST

NORTH CAROLINA: Partly cloudy
md slightly warmer Thursday and
Thursday night. Increasing cloudiness
and warmer Friday.
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Continued on Page Five; Col. s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05

Ny broken foot keeps me out Of the
big fight, much as I'd loveto be- IN II,
and Frank punCturcd eardTums keep
him in civVies,
Gee. If YOU only know how that
kid wants 10 be a fighter, you'd sym
pathiIc with him for being rejected
for the Army. And no wise cracks,
please. about him having his ear
drums puncturcd from listening 10
the PLAY backs Of his own broad.
casts. III slug the next mugE that
comes up with that corn
Sinatra in the role Of manager Of
q heavyweight contender opens up a
wide avenue Of possibilities
For instance one Of Tami's CON
slant opponents is a chap named
Mike Alfano. They've met three
times within year, with MauTicllo
winning easily on each occasion So,
one OF these DAYS when Tami. meets
his manager and MARBLES: Won't
YOU tell me when we viii meet
AGAIN.. referring, OF course, 10 the
Collapsiblc SiEnor Alamo, Sinatra can
Groom right back at him: SUNDAY,
Monday and Always"
If Sinatra is able TO arrange a bout
between Tami and Joe Louis for the
heavyweight title, the grooming man
ager should be particularly effective
for his CroSsley rating for last year
was prcdicated chiefly on the devas-
tation he wrought when bearing down
on THAT old Black Magic"
For Tami's sake, however, IL is 10
be hoped that Manager Sinatra will
handle his matches so astutely that
the crooncr will never come upon the
"croWner' singing TO himself sad
story about Coin TO Buy a Paper
Dollie That ] Can Call My Own -.
As "A friend of Tami and also, as 4
artist who knows what 1t is 10 hag-
his own earnings cut until il hurts,
Frank can be depended upon 10 stick
TO the legal divisions of the spois
66 % per cent for the fighter and
80 1-3 for the manager
In short, "All or Nothing at All"
may apply TO other fight MANAGES.
but it's not going 10 be Sinatra's
theme song in his new role.
THE NNEHICtN WEEKLH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05

earnings he signed Slnatra LOT ms
hand. thus giving him a nationwide
audience, is now part OF America s
folklore. SO. too, is the story OF the
legal struggle Frank had to put up
before freeing himself finally from
his bondage.
Now the tables are turned. Instead
Of being the contractslave, Frank is
a doting Simon Hegree with Tami as
his willing Uncle Tom The payoff,
however, is that Mauricllo, besides
being managed by crooner, is him
self manager OF one.
Hes better than Sinatra," en-
Unused Tami in a recent statement.
Tamis chief interest is music, and
he did not acquire il from listening to
the little brides twittering as he was
being counted out in the prize ring.
Mauriello doesn't lose often and he
has never been knocked out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05

boxer out of Hoboken. N. j., who
fought under the name of Marty
OBrien. He was glad enough 10
chuck the plug-ugly profession when
a chance came for him 10 join the
Hobokon Fire Department
The Marty O'BIien of 30 years ago
is listed on the roster of the Hoboken
Fire Dept today as Martin -Sinatra Of
Engine Co. No. s. He's Franks dad.
Sinatra, ST., encouraged the lad to
learn the art of boxing.
However, Frank was so skinny and
anemic that II just wouldn't work out.
As he approached maturity but be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05
At Lost FIimsY Frank
Satisfies q Secret Yen
TO Be q Pug. by Doing
the Next Best Thing,
Becoming q Fighters
Monoger
nv DAN PARKER

-HERE are probably a million
guys who'd like 10 be Frank
i Sinatra, the Crooner, who has
merely TO take a deep breath in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05

Ntei titl4tA - W. ~ -
MANAGER who can sing
and Groom for me.
I've been a Slhatra
FAN ever since his carly
days as a singer We
have a lot in common,
after an. Frank makes
en- faint and ! make
en- frint. lie Croons
EN- into sWOoninCs /
crown en-.
Besides, yow know
we'd be naturally SyJ1
pathetic because We 10
a couple of 4 + guys.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05

.rCnt OF a microphone TO
send fe no a lie & within
range Of the ensuing
sigh into a screeching
Woon. But the guy
Frank Sinaua would like
10 re is Tami Mauriello,
me prize fighter. |
Since Sinatra can't be I
ElauIielio. he's done the IA
.eXt best thing by pur-
chasing the contract Of
,ais prominent contender y
Tor the heavyweight title.
Now. i the cTooner ~
can tcach-his pugilistic
tyoteFc his secret for Y
ula for knocking them Y
CcaG, he VIII turn his
lew investment into an
ether GOLD mine and. in
he bargain, corner the
male vote, which up 10
1ow has eluded him.
The Sinatra MauTiello
combination has existed
as a mutual admiration
society since both came
INTO prominence. Frank v
re a fighter and MauriellC
10 he q CTOOnCT.
Tamis ambition 10 be
Sinatra was a manly one fC
fighter, when YOU consider h
q the country'S SWANS wou
take a good poke at Fran
face out Of sheer jealousy.
II Tami could steam up tn
males with his grooming VIII
jng his fighting skin, he'd
cut Of opponents And if il
worked out so that Tami We
teach Frank 10 use his
effectively as he does his L
adcnoids, perhaps those jea
wouldn't sheer thereafter "
tra'S name came up
Sinatra's desire TO be a pr
IS easily enough explained.
years ago there was a lii
I0 March =. Iatt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05

satisfy this frustrated
yen-to be a boxer by Join
ing the sports staff OF
The home town news
paper as its boxing re-
porter and expert.
Before be had learned
10 split an infinitive so
the broken edges won [
show or 10 end a sen
tcnCe with a neat prcpo-
sition, his sentence as a
sports writer was ended
by a neat proposition. a
New Jersey roadhouse
proprietor offered him a
Job as a singer with a
house band.
Frank accepted, thus
changing the destiny Of
Miss America.
How Maestro Tommy
Dorsey heard Frank
grooming into a mike and
was so intrigued by the
strange noises that came
out that for a percent
age of the crooner's
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Wade

Everyone who attended the re-
vival services at Caswell Springs
last week enjoyed it.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bushy were
called to Missouri last weekend
on account of the illness of the
formers brother.
Misses Mary Lou Newman and
Mary Ann Krebs are spending a
few days visiting in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Davis.
Miss Ardential Cumbest spent
a few days last week in Pasca-
goula visiting her friend, Lille
Mildred Newman, who returned
home with her for a few. days
visit.
MI. and Mrs. Yves Golf and
son, Edgar, who was at home for
the weekend from his Florida
base with his wife, spent SUM-
day visiting relatives at Wade.
Edward Golf left Tuesday for
Camp Shelby to enter the ser r
vice.
MILFORD Parker who is in the
Navy and stationed at Norfolk,
Va, spent a few days last week
at home visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Parker.
Pvt. Walter Mailman who is
stationed in Kentucky is home
on furlough.
Mrs. Walter Jones and little
daughter, Melba Ann, are spend
ing a few days visiting the for
mer's father, Mr.. w. A. Vaughan.
Mr.. N. c. Everett spent Tues
day at home with his family.
business.
Miss Marie Thomas of Ocean
Springs is spending a few days
with her friend, Mrs. Susie Car
ter.
Everyone is glad to see Mr.. M.
B. Cumbest, recuperated and
able to be out among his friends
again.