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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-30
w. n. Cuffs Expecting Yule Guests

Mr.. AND MRS. W. H. CLUFF Of Muirland avenue are
expecting houseguess the Christmas holidays their
daughter Sanford Forsyhe Jr and young grand
Carl Sanford Forsythe III who coming from New
York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
$1,000 REFUNDED
IN RENT REBATES

Overcharges aggregating $1,000
were refunded to tenants by err
ing landlords in the AREA controlled
by the Wilmington Rent Control
office during the month of May,
it was reported yesterday by
George W. Jeffrey, director of the
local office
In spite of repeated warnings by
the Rent Control office, few land
lords persist in attempting to raise
their rents without first applying
to the rent control office for au-
thorization for the increase. JEFF
fiery said.
I'm order to make this matter
clear, he said, mo rent should
be increased without first obtain
ing written permission from the
Kent Control office Landlords who
have never rented before can OBJ
tain advance opinions as to the
proper rent by applying to this Of
flee"
Any person who demands or re-
ceives rent in excess of those pro-
vlded for under the rent regulation
may subject themselve to be asked
TO refund the amount overcharg-
3D. or may subject themselves to
neaVy penalties, Jeffrey added.
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laps Register
Twin Victory
Over Chinese

CHUNGKING, June 2-(RAThe
Japanese have captured two strong
points-east of Changteh and north
east of Changsha-after incessant
pounding of the Chinese defenders
along 120-mile front, and new
battles have developed for those
two major enemy detectives in the
Human province offensive, the Chi
nese high command said tonight.
Pingkiang, Chinese bastion so
miles northeast of Changsha, fell
last night to invader troops strik-
ing along the Milo river, while to
the west, some 100 miles northwest
of Changsha, the Japanese seized
Ansiang and drove southwark to
within nine and one-half miles of
Hanshow, where they were stop
ped, the communique said
This places the enemy % miles
east of Changteh, scene of last
years bitter Rice Bowl bate.
A third major prong of the HUI
man offensive a center column
driving down the Canton Hankow
railway. was stopped at Kweiyi, 40
miles north of Changsha. the COM
munique said, after the town had
changed hands several times in
bitter fighting, with casualties
heavy On both sides.
Major objective of the Human
offensive is complete control of
the Canton Hankow route. but the
Japanese apparently are planning
other new blows at China, Maj.
Gen. C. C. Tseng, Chinese army
spokesman, said. The enemy
strategy, he said, is to apply more
pressure on China as the Allies
increase their pressure on Japan
in the Pacific.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
MANP0WER SAVED
BY CHANGES MADE

Complete reorganization of the
Bluethenthal Army Air Base in the
interest of conserving vital man
power has been effected, Col. John
N. Jones, base commander, an
nounced yesterday.
The move provides for the elm
ination of all overlapping -func
lions and Capitalization of author
ity in single command, accord
ing to the announcement.
Elimination of duplicate func-
lions and Capitalization of COM
mands will result in a curtailment
of administrative personnel and
make the resulting surplus of man
power available for immediate ov-
erseas duty, the colonel declared.
The reorganization is in line
with similar changes instituted
throughout the First Air Force by
Maj. Gen. Frank CD. Hunter,
commanding general.
Discussing the move, Colonel
Jones said.
"These changes are a direct con-
sequence of the War Department.
present decision to permanently
assign the First Air Force to the
United States. This decision makes
it possible to dispense with various
service companies needed by a
tactical organization, but not re-
quired where an air force is To-
Gated on zones of interior bases
Key officers of Colonel Jones
newly organized staff are as fol-
lows:
Deputy Base Commander - 1t
Colonel Andrew J. Reynolds.
Air Inspector - Major Augustus
Becker.
Director of Operations and Train
ing - 1t. Colonel William J. Heal
lock, End.
Director for Administration and
Services - Major James E. Ora
ham.
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Pore Declares Against
Total Victory In War

LONDON, June 2.-tR'-Pope r.
us declared today that the IDEA
That the war must end in complete
victory or complete destruction Is
"a stirnulant towards prolonglng
the war;" and, expressing nope
for an early peace, he praised 'the
heralds of wisdom and modera-
tion" as against those "who open
ly espouse vengeance.
Addressing the College Of Cardl-
nails on his name day, the pontiff
said. as Allied armies approached
Rome. that "whoever dared raise
hand'' against the city would
be guilty of matricide.
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|Bluethenthal Air Base
Completely Reorganized
Yank Jungle Troops
Wrest Wooded Ridge
From Japs On Biak

ADVANCE ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Sat
urday, June 8 - R - Ameri-
can Jungle TROOPERS fought to
the top of a heavily wooded
ridge overlooking the Bosrek-
Mokmer road to increase their
pressure Thursday on the des-
perate japanese defenders of
Biak, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
announced today.
Enemy resistance atop the
vital weights was shattered by
the tough Sixth army Yanks
who invaded the largest Of the
Schouten islands a week ago
today.
eve are row hopping up"
a headquarters spokesman
said of she Americans struggle
to throw out the Japanese who
have been holding up the ad-
vance on the important Max
mer airdrome since Monday.
The enemy had dug in in pre-.
pared positions on the ridge
and st-eamed sniDer fire down
OF the Yanks moving west
along the road.
Storming of the ridge was
achieved near Ibdi and Man
dom, villages just off the main
route between Bosnek ard
Mnkmer airdrame which is
only $50 miles from the south
ern Philippines. The SoridO and
Borokoe ai-fields are just be-
yond Mokmer.
Possession of the cliffs pOises
the Americans for their main
thrusts for the three airfields.
The Japanese positions enabled
them to threaten the Yanks'
fIanks and commanders order
ed the advance slowed until
hhe enemy could be driven
from the heights. which
parallel the road about 200
yards inShOre.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Tito Escapes To Hills
AS Nazis Raid Hideout

BARI, Italy, May 90. -(Delayed)
-P)-Marshal Tito escaped to the
along with Maj Ran
dolph Churchill when German
paratroopers and glider-borne in
fantry captured the Bosnian head
quarters of the Yugoslav partisan
leader May Is, it was disclosed
here today. Partisans declared
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel per-
sonally directed the attack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Historic Shuttle Raid leSc ()rders
From Italy To Russia 5 Controls
Hits R0manian large : 6rawn TIGHT
SHORTAGE ACUTE
All Male Workers Must
Clear Through USES
In Changing Jobs

WASHINGTON, June g.
ALPHABETICALLY all the ma
tion's male workers were
placed under strict new job
controls today as the war
manpower commission moved
to channel more labor into war
industries.
Extending its priority referraT'
plan to blanket the country, VINO
ordered that beginning July l all
men except farm workers must
clear through the United States
Employment Service in seeking
jobs. Only men referred by the
employment service may be hired
although businesses with eight or
less employees are not affected.
Job applicants will be assigned
to top priority war jobs, wherever
they exist.
'The plan will make it possible
for worker anywhere in the coun-
try to take his most useful place
on the industrial firing line," Paul
V. McNutt, war manpoWer chair
man, said.
Already in effect in about a doz-
en- "critical labor shortage areas"
the referral program was extended
by McNutt under President Roose-
Vets executive oder establishing
the War Manpower Commission. 1t
authorizes the recruitment of work.
ers and referral to jobs in which
they are most NEEDED.
McNutt emphasized that while
the referral program is on a volun-
tary basis, it will be difficult for
workers to get jobs unless they
clear through the employment SER
vice. On the other hand, workers
will not be referred to employers
who do not cooperate, ne said. !
Overoptimisn Scored
An acute national shortage of
male labor in certain types of in
dustry made expansion c. the re-
ferral program necessary, McNutt
said. He added he had been "most
disturbed" because over-optimism
with respect to an early ending of
the war had caused many workers
in essential industry to transfer to
peacetime jobs.
Among industries most urgently
in need of workers, he listed foun-
dries and force chops, rubber and
tire production, ship repair and
numbering and logging. Shortages
are developing in the textile field,
in coal mining, and electronic
equipment production, it was
added.
The new program provides that
job seekers will be offered assign
ments in the order of Importance
of the job to the war. Workers
will be given the widest choice
"consistent with the war effort"
in the acceptance of jobs.
An applicant may be referred to
a non-essential job under these con-
ditions:
If he is not needed for an es-
sential job in the area; if he is
not adaptable to an essential job
outside the area; or if there is I'M
due hardship, special emergency
circumstances, or other good
cause.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Indiana Republicans
Reject Dewey Proposal

INDIANAPOLIS, June 3.-(P)-
The Republican state convention
completed Indiana's delegation of
% to the national convention to-
day and Numbered it's rejection of
a proposal that the delegates be
instructed for Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York. l.
This action left all of the dele
gates free to vote as they chose
for the party's presidential NOM
inee except the two from the Sc
cond congressional districts which
instructed its representatives in
favor of Dewey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
29O GRADUATED
BY HIGH SCHOOL
American Legion Stadium
File d To Capacity
For Exercises

Dressed in grey cap and gown,
29O seniors received their diplomas
ar commencement exercises of the
New Hanover high school held at
the American Legion stadium last
night.
Highest scholastic award, the
Amy Bradley medal presented by
Margaret Weinberg, was awarded
tc Mary Emma Humphrey and AL
ton Hall, who TIED Tor top houons.
Each will get a medal.
The ceremony, attended bv an
audience which filled the stadium
to capacity, was an impressive one
with the seniors seated in the CEN
ter OF the stadium in the formation
of an airplane.
The theme of the program,
Wings For The Future a series
OF dramatic addresses given by
20 members of the senior class,
stressed the importance of the role
Of the public schools in educating
young Americans to carry on in
the years of peace so that the bat
tie of those who have fought for
America may not have been in
vain.
The schools were saluted as the
hope of coming generation and of
the world.
The addresses were given by
Perry James, Ray Bennett. j. B.
Joyce, Mary Elizabeth Barefoot,
Alton Hall, Betty Harriss, Jay Car
ter, Nancy Jeffrey, Lester Pres
ton, Virginia Mccormick, Harry T.
Williams, Sara McAdams, Donald
Russell, Norman Shelton Edgar
Williams, Ann Montgomery, Joe
Venable, Joyce Scott, Mary Emma
Humphrey and Eugene Montgom-
cry.
Music for the procession of SEN
Tors to and from the stadium was
played by the high school band
under the direction of 1t. Eugene
Lacock.
The glee club, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Inez F. Chapman,
gave an excellent rendition of
Give Ear Unto My Prayer, This
Is My Country, the Army Air
Corps song, and Mother of the
Man in Khaki" written by Rae
Bennett.
Diplomas were presented by T.
T. Hamilton, principal.
Roll call of the graduates was
read by William McIlwain.
The commencement committee
was composed Of the following:
Faculty members: Mrs. S. George
LeGrand, Mrs. Josie Brock, Mrs.
%. A. Bijonerud, Mrs. George
West, Miss Francis F'ormy Duval,
Miss Virginia Walsh, Miss Emma
Loosen, Mrs. Edith B. Winning
ham, Mrs. Charles B. Newcomb,
Albert O'Briant, George West,
Fred Caps, Mrs. Eric Norden,
Mrs. Inez French Chapman, 1t
Eugene Lacock; student mem
bers: Barbara Marshall, Lester
Preston, Laura Roe, Margarel
Weinberg, Joyce West, Alton Hall,
Stanley Prouty, Robert Kester,
Samuel Loftin, Julian Morton, L.
W. Fonvielle, Barbara Leeuwen-
burg. Harry Williams, Margaret
Smith, Cleo Paturis, Virginia NC
Cornick, Barbara Rivenbark, DO
ris D'Lugin and Harriet Walsh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Is Workmen On Shin
Overcome By Fumes
At New York Pier

NEW YORK, June q up
Another mass overcoming-the
second in two days-struck In
Brooklyn Today but again there
were no fatalities.
While all but rs of 1000
pedestrians and subway riders
felled or otherwise affected
by escaping chlorine gas yez
terday were reported out Of
danger, rs workmen in the hold
of a ship were overcome by
foul air stirred up when bal
last was shifted.
Ten Of the men were taken
to a hospital and Is treated at
the sier where the ship was
tied. None was believed In
serious condition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Red Lines Denied
BY Nazi Onslaught
In Romanian Battle

LYNDON, June 2-(R)-Nazi
troops, attacking savagely with
large forces of tanks and in
iahtry through the fourth day
OF their battles in the Media
wan province of Romania,
saVe driven another dent into
russian lines northwest of Iasi,
moscow acknowledged tonight.
An insignificant wedge" was
accomplished by the Germans
az The cost of heavy losses in
nlanpower and equipment in a
.er'es of blows northwest of the
.p"h' the Russians said in
'he'f broadcast communique
accorded by the Soviet mon-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Airplane Production
Undergoing Changes

WASHINGTON, June 2. = B -
Seemingly unstable conditions In
some aircraft production areas re-
fleet changeovers to new models
and adjustment of programs which
were accelerated originally to
reach schedule peaks quickly, rath-
err than any general cutback in
warplane output, industry repre-
sentatives said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Committee Approves
War Price Controls

WASHINGTON, June 2. R
A one-year extension of wartime
price controls, to June 30, 1945.
was approved unanimously today
by the house banking committee.
after it voted to permit present
tood subsidies. but no more. and
passed up a modified "Bankhead
amendment" for special price
treatment of the cotton textile in
dustry.'
The committee action, if sus-
tanned by the House and Senate.
would permit subsidies on meat.
butter and flour to continue but
would ban any extension SUBJ
sides to other commodities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
FRENCH COAST
POUNDED HARD
1900 Allied Planes Drop
=" 7 mo Tons OF Bombs
On Hitler's Europe

LONDON, June 2.--P-
Forging a powerful new link
n W Allied air superiority, U. S.
living Fortresses and escort
inc Mustangs made an his
to T shuttle raid on Romania
today and landed in Russia as
MART of a massive two--way
aerial assault in which more
Than 5000 Allied planes drop
ped nearly 1000 tons of ex-
n1osives on Hitler's Europe.
The shuttle bombers, first Al
Ned planes to attack enemy soil
snd then make planned landings in
+be Soviet Union, apparently flew
from bases in Italy. Their land
ines we're made on bases previous
" prepared by American ground
crews.
While the Mediterranean r
torce's blow was the more spectac-
rar heavy bombers of the Eighth
sir force in Britain added their
own one-two punch to the 18th con-
secutive day of Allied aerial as
saults on Europe.
Flying Fortresses and LIBERIA
tors swept into France twice dur
ing the day to hit Prime Military
targets The first raid, made
AGAINST the invasion coast Of Pas
de Calais. was accomplished with
out loss either to bombers or es-
corts; but in the second seven
tortresses were missing.
The latter strike was delivered
against a variety of military tar
Gets west and southwest of Paris,
Air. Force headquarters said, in
Guiding railway functions a n d
Ridges. No enemy air opposition
vas encountered. but flax was
heavy over some targets. e..
Medium, light and fighter-bomb-
ers Of the Allied Expeditionary air
forces also stabbed into France
and the low countries at dusk,
bombing and strafing railroad
yards, bridges, fuel dumps, road
transport a n d coastal detectives.
It was announced that none of the
more than 300 Marauders and ha-
woes participating was lost.
An indication that the assaults
on the Axis were beng carried into
the night came as the Budapest
radio again left the air tonight
shortly after 10 pm.
The American shuttle planes aft
er dropping their loads on impor-
liant functions on rail lines upply-
ing the Germans at the Russian
front were met by American Mus
tang and Soviet Yank fighters
which escorted hem to the newly
made bases in Russia.
From Britain fleet of 1000
British based Fortresses and Lib
orators, with half as many escort
ing fightres, slammed into the Pas
de Calais area with some 5000
tons of explosives for their heavi-
est assault thus far on the Nazi
anti-invasion targets. They w e r e
unchallenged by German fighters.
The blow from Italy was by a
force Of up to $50 heavy bombers
with an escort of probably equal
strength which unloaded at least
300 tons of exploding steel.
All our bombers and fighters
returned safely from the attack on
German military installations
along the coast of France today"
the U. S. Strategic air forces COM
nunique said.
The Fortresses and Liberators,
escorted by medium sized forces
Of Psi Mustangs. P38 Lightnings
and PAT Thunderbolts all from the
Eighth air force, encountered only
nght flax. A few grounA rockets
were sent up, the communique
said.
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LONDON, June 2.-LP-As AL
lied bomber armadas methodically
softened their western anti-invs-
sion defenses, the Germans ex-
pressed fear today that General
ElsenhoWer's cross-channel blow
would be preceded by an invasion
of the Balkans from the Middle
East
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Americans, Chinese
Gain On Myitkvina

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon,
June 2.-(P)-Americans> and Chin
csc attacking from three sides are
gaining steadily within and out
side the north Burma Japanese
bastion of Myitkyina, an Allied
communique announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
KALlMON7OME, KEZLE7RI FALL
AS TANKS CUT VIA CASULNA
IN VICIOUS FORWARD SMASH
ROUTED GERMANS
LOSING HEAVILY
Allied Forces Draw Knot
Around Nazi Remnants
From Hitler Line

NAPLES, June 2.-(P
American armor-
ed and infantry forces smash
ed through the key German
strongholds of Valmontone
and Velletri in the Alban hills
before Rome today, shatter-
ing the enemy's last-ditch de-
lenses and foreshadowing the
beginning of the end of the
battle for the Eternal City.
Valmontone, 20 airline miles
from Rome ON the Via Caslina,
main escape route for the mauled
German 10th army retreating from
the Hitler line, and Velletri, 10
mics southeast of the Italian cap
tai, fell after days of vicious as
sault and flaming resistance.
a Early tonight fierce fighting was
reported still il progress as 1t.
Gen. Mark w. Clark's victorious
forces continued to pound back the
stubbornly struggling Hermann
Goering armored division and 9TH
er crack Nazi units. The Allies held
three miles of the Via Casilina.
Capture of Valmontone and sew
erance of the Via Casilina drew
the Allied sack tighter on tn
remnants of what once were IL
German divisions holding the Gus
tav and Hitler lines. Less than 1a
miles separated Clark's troops
from Canadian forces who pound
ed up the Via Casilina and seized
Ferentoni. Cought between the two
Allied wings, Marshal Albert Kes.
settings battered forces were
streaming northward on several
secondary roads toward the tenn
porary safety Of new defense line
hinged on Avezzano.
Crack Division In Fight
1t was disclosed that the crack
American First Armored division
and other strong American rein
forcements had been thrown into
the battle now raging within sight
of Rome. The First Armored divi-
sion played conspicuous part in
the Tunisian victory last year.
Tonight a front dispatch report
ed Fifth army vanguards were
tanning out in wide arc through
the Alban hills above Velletri, adj
vancing on mountain front ex-
tending from the Appian Way to
the Via Casilina-the two principal
highways into Rome.
German prisoners captured since
the Allied offensive began May II
approached the 10000 mark.
Street fighting ragged in Velletri
for several days before it's fall.
American armor and infantry pen
etrated to the hill towns central
square yesterday roofing "clus-
tiers of shuddering Germans" out
of backwards and wine cellers, but
the remainder of the doomed Gar.
rison continued to give desperate
opposition. Their every avenue OF
escape had been cut by American
forces pushing through the noun
tains north and northwest upon
Rome.
The Nazi commanders threw
more and more troops into tn
battle raging in the storied Alban
hills Immediately before the Eter-
nal City, but these were offset by
reinforcements of American a n d
General Clark by the collapse of
enemy resistance between Terrace
ma and Littoria in the coastal Sec
tor last week.
These now veteran troops - in.
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BROAD RULING GIVEN

WASHINGTON, June 2. = H1 =
A broad ruling that no statute au-
thorizes court review of War La
bor Board orders came today from
+he United States Court of Appeals
for the District Of Columbia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
REFUGEES MAY COME TO U. S.

WASHINGTON, June Z. = IfJ
Some war refugees unquestion-
ably will be brought to the United
States, President Roosevelt said
today, and one of the plans under
study contemplates housing them
in an army camp no longer need
ed by the military.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
Arabian Pipeline
In 'Iffy' Stage

WASHINGTON, June 2. - (R II
President Roosevelt raised doubt
today that this government will go
through with its project of con-
structing a 1,250-mile oil pipeline
across Arabia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-03
STREET CARS ROLL AGAIN

81, LOUIS, June 2.-LR-Crowd-
60 street cars and buses once
more rolled along city streets to-
Jay marking the end of a 37-hour
strike of $500 st. Louis Public
oelHIee company operators and
maintenance men.
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FORECAST

WlLM 5L, and hot today, with possible
y. cloNu Scattered thundershowers.
Temperature yesterday:
High: GLOW; 49,
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