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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-26

The general price average on the
Middle belt declined SO cents per
hundred in comparison with the
previous week, VIA reported. A
total Of 9,479,325 pounds was sold
at an average of $44.91, raising sea-
son gross sales to 1876, 491 1864
pounds for an average Of $43.24.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-26

Cows, if fed and MIXED three
times daily, instead Of two, will
increase milk production from 10
to - Der cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-26
PRICES DECLINE
ON LEAF MARTS
(Bv The Associated Press

I Prices were steady to slightly
lower on flue-cured tobacco belts
lin North Carolina and Virginia
during this week which was cut
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-26
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NEW OpIE.ANS COTTON
Spot sPoas. cotton closed ''y sse s5rR-
d dIjna ID AZ. Sales 1881: low n g9'
niadlins 49, .l Sa'l 5s,. 2l2o good
stocks 269,654. e'p'S 1856;
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-13
Band Has New Uniforms
For Its Friday Concert

Henderson High school band wIll
appear m urw uniforms ~ the con-
cert 20 hc presented Friday night al
eight o'clock III the high school
auditorium. Many ut the uniforms
had been worn out and replace
mcutS for % uniforms have been
made possible through contributions
OF firms and .udlvldUdls
Those who have helped buy uvW
uniforms tor The band are Mr and
MIS-. ". B Daniel. MIR. and Mrs. l..
y. Jackson. Southern Ice Cream
Company. y. I. BIrmc,. R,sCs store
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-13
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1914

and the kiwamiS club Appreciation
OF their contribution has been cN-
pressed by the band and ,rc Band
Boosters CLUB.
Al the spring concert tomorrow
night the band Will play such novel
;y tunes rs Jack Dalton Rides
Again" and the Mexican March.
"Iacltccd>': popvlar tunes such as
My Heart Tells Mc" and Shining
Hour: and Victor HcrncrtS Red Mil.
Selection.
Tickets for the comCcr; may bc OBJ
tanned from members OF the band.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
To Mobilize
Spanish Vote
For FDR

New York, Aug. 19-Leaders of
Spanish-speaking people Of New
York City. representing 80 organi-
cations with some 100000 members.
started the ball rolling this week
on a campaign to swing the esti-
mated Spanish vote of two million
to the support of the Roosevelt
Truman ticket.
AT a conference held at headquar-
ters of the CIO Natl. Maritime
Union, NMU President Joseph Cur
ran told the group that the invita-
tion to the meeting came properly
from the NMU because it had some
1900 Spanish-speaking members.
The policy of the union. Curran
said, had always been one Of COM
plete unity of all nationalities and
this unity was best served today
by bringing out the vote for Pres
ident Roosevelt.
A subcommittee Of Is was elected
to draw up a program of action to
be widely distributed.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

WHKC and other radio stations
to present gratis program OPP
posing the election Of President
Roosevelt. Maurice Sugar and
Ernest Goodman. JAW attorneys,
presented Frankensteen's petit
tiOn.
Sloan. Adams and Rainey are
chairman, ogram committee
chairman and radio director, re-
spectively. OF the Natl. Industrial
Information Committee, a creature
Of the NAM. Sloan is board chair
man of General Motors Corp. and
director of E. l. dupont De-
NemourS. Adams Is Standard
Brands. Inc. president.
Frankensteen, In the petition.
said that Sloan and Adams re-
Gently sent a letter TO every radio
station requesting the stations TO
carry NAM series of 13 broadcasts.
Businessmen Look to the Future"
free Of charge.
Frankensteen pointed to the
more than three million dollars
spent each year on radio adver-
tising by DUPONT. GM and
Standard Brands as induce
ments" to the station.
The UAW leader charged NAM
is again using its economic power
10 compel WHKC and other radio
stations to present its "one-sided
picture TO the American public"
The vice-president of the largest
CIO union linked the NAM radio
program with the 1914 political
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

In the precinct; knows the prob
lens Of every housewife; the
needs OF the women war-workers;
can poll the precinct and see
that everyone Is registered. 1t
Is no task for her to plan q block
tea where she discusses with
neighbors the OPA, child care.
how to get the streets fixed, and,
Of course, the win-the-war candi-
dates.
II the auxiliary captain feels she
cannot lead such a discussion her.
self, she invites a member Of the
PAC to explain the issues clearly
and simply. AS a result Of such
gatherings she enlists the aid Of
other women in her community.
Union and auxiliary members
appointed registers before the pri-
mary were urged TO keep a list of
homes with boys in the armed
forces. Now they are returning
with ballot application cards, thus
insuring servicemen a chance to
vote in November.
CREDIT TO PAC
A lot of credit for these activ-
tiles should go to the Indiana
State PAC. Realizing the impor-
.tance OF women in the election,
they asked a representative of
the auxiliaries To be u member
of the State Steering Committee
and the State Executive Board,
thereby making the fullest CO.
operation Of the women's organ
ization possible.
AS yet, no facts or figures can
be quoted on how successful these
activities have been, but l am sure
IL every auxiliary planned SINH
lar program we would be instru-
mental in stacking up a large vote
for President Roosevelt and the
election Of win-the-war Congress.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
Poll Shows
Dewey Talks
Aiding FDR

New York, Aug. 19-The more
speeches Dewey makes, the better
are FDR's chances for reelection.
Fortunes magazines latest sur
vey discloses that Roosevelt's lead
rose to 8.6 points from 6.5 points
In the four weeks between July 8
and August 8. The public Is now
SIS per cent in favor Of a fourth
term, as against 43.9 per cent for
Dewey.
AS Of July 8, the Fortune survey
reported 49.2 per cent favoring
Roosevelt and 42.7 per cent for
Dewey. Regardless Of personal
wishes. TIA per cent of the public
now expects Roosevelt to win in
November. compared to 664 per
cent who felt that way early in
July.
Roosevelt's strongest support lies
In the 21-to-A age group. a fur
ther breakdown In the survey
showed. despite Dewey's thesis that
youth VS.. old age Is one of the
main issues in the campaign.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

important part. Regular discus
sion at auxiliary meetings Of how
bills before Congress will affect
the people has done lot TO stim-
ulate active participation Of the
members in political action.
Our experience in Indiana dur
ing the past year has shown the
great value of auxiliary assistance
in political work. The women
served on the registration commit
tees" set up before primary day to
furnish the county clerks with
names and addresses of persons
willing to serve as registrars and
to get them appointed as soon as
possible.
PHONE COMMITTEE
On primary day one political
action committee had q phOning
committee, the chairman OF
which was an auxiliary member.
A crew of IS women tCIO and
ALL divided the list OF the
voters and called one after an
other, making sure they were
voting, making arrangements for
transportation to the polls, and
at the same time plugging the
labOr-endOrsed candidate. This
will be done again on Noyem-
Der I.
One of the essential campaign
activities is distribution of litera-
ture at plant gates and house TO
house. The unions find auxiliary
women always ready to help. The
women know. too. that keeping
children busy and happy lowers de-
linquency, SO many youngster is
found helping mother on distribu-
tion. Plans are being made TO use
many more teen-agers In the COM
ing months.
A really interested auxiliary
member makes q fine precinct
captain. She has many friends
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

statement by James McLeish that
Congress Immediately launch -
most thorough and comprehen-
sive program to bring political
and legislative information to
men and women In the armed
forces"
Other members OF the delegation
were Clifford T. McAvoy. UE WASH
ington representative: A. A. Hart
well, director Of Public Affairs:
Bill Calm. publicity director. and
Tom Wright, editor Of UE News.
Sens. Green and Taft were pre-
sented with copies Of the CUE
Guide to Political Action" a nom
partisan publication, which was
rejected by the Editions for
Armed Services, which reprints
books for use by the Army.
The amendments state that par
tisan discussions in servicemen's
publications. radio programs. films
and educational courses must give
equal space to both sides and that
there shall be no restrictions OH
sales Of publications at Army post
exchanges or ships stores.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

William 8. Rainey. three top-hight
Officials of the Natl. Manufacturers
Association.
The request was made during the
hearing on the petition by UAW
TO cancel the license OF Station
WHKC, Columbus, Ohio, because
the station refused 10 let Local
927, UAW. present its views on
current problems on paid series
OF broadcaSts.
Although Commissioned Wake
field who conducted the hearing,
refused the request for the sub
penas. the concern of the broad
casters was reflected by Lewis c.
Caldwell, attorney for WGN. Chi
cago Tribune station, and the Mu-
tual Broadcasting Company.
Caldwell told Wakefield that the
FEC had not been granted censor
ship power and referred to the
freedom of the press clause In the
Constitution.
Col. Robert r. Mccormick. Chi
cage Tribune publisher. is among
those whose scripts have been SUBJ
penaed by the FEC at the request
OF UAW.
Scripts OF Mccormick, Fulton
Lewis, Jr Boake Carter, his sis
ter. Sheelah: Dewitt Emory, presi-
dent of the Natl Small Business
mems Assoc. and Upton Close also
were Subpenaed.
Frankenstcen. in petition.
asked that Sloan, Adams and
Rainey be subpenaed to show
that they attempted to coerce
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

campaign.
Frankensteen alleged that the
radio program, Businessmen Look
TO the Future" Is designed TO 'in-
fluence the listening audience of
Station WHKC and other radio sta
tions in favor of the Republican
candidate for President and against
President Roosevelt"
Frankensteen said that the larg-
est contributors in the 1910 ma
tional election campaign TO the
Republican campaign funds, as re-
ported In the United States Senate.
were the DUPONT group (including
GMD in the amount of $310,280.
LARGEST CONTRIBUTION
"The largest contributor" he
added, "to the NAM was the
same group OF corporate inter-
est, namely, the duPOnt-GM
group, whose contributions to-
tailed $185,120.
THE political literature and the
radio broadcasts of the NAM and
its affiliates. including the series
of radio broadcasts referred TO. CO.
incide with the program and slo-
gans contained in the Republican
platform for 1914" Frankensteen
said.
He said that the source of his
statements concerning the contri-
buttons of the duPont-GM group
TO the NAM was the report of the
Senate Committee on Education.
Subcommittee on Civil Liberties,
covering the period 1932-37.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

alarmed over the prohibitions on
dissemination of Republican prop
aganda that he aided Sen. Green
ID, R.IJ, sponsor Of the amend
ments, In Fastening their passage
by the Senate on Tuesday.
The next day the House, like the
Senate, unanimously passed the
amendments and sent them TO the
White House. Senator Lucas 3D.,
I'D also led in the fight for the
changes.
Spearheading the CIO drive
for the amendments, the United
Electrical Workers Tuesday sent
q delegation to praise Sen. Green
for his part In obtaining quick
action of the measure and to
point out to Sen. Taft that he
had done q right-about face on
restrictions.
Taft said that he didn't think
he had changed his mind. although
he would have to read what he
had said at the time he proposed
the restrictions to make sure"
The UE delegation, represent
ing servicemen and veterans In
the union, recommended In .
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
Congress Lifts Cog
On GI Reading

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-COngress this week unanimously
berang the restrictions read
ing available to seicemena signal
victory for the CLIO.
The amendments to the soldier vote law in which the
restrictions were placed by OhiO), who became
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
Indiana Women I'm
Political Drive
BY LOUISE ZINN

Field Reprsseniahpe CfO Womsns AnxiIiaies
The Indiana CO is celebrating this month the first anniver
sary Of its political action campaign In August 19S, state
wide education conference launched drive to educate members
the records of Congressman and the Importance Of legislation
That drive is bearing fruit today In active state PAC in
which the CLIO auxaries well the unions playing
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
C|O Asks Subpenas For
Bio Shots In u. S. Probe
Of Radio Gag On Labor
BY FRED ROSS

United Auto Workers
Commission Alfred Sloan J James Adams and
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Brown|ee Asks Limit
On Price-Contro| Act
BY the Associated press

% VIC associated Press.
equity Price Administrator
James F. Brownlee told a congress
slonal committee today that price
controls ought not to be perpetu-
ated as a permanent national pol
icy, beyond the war emergency.
Inc OPA official, however. urged
tne House Banking Committee to
approve legislation continuing price
controls In wartime, without weak
ehing amendments which he said
held threat of economic disaster.
L believe the Price Control Acts
as they stand today give standards
1or price control that are strong
enough to do the job and that are
falr to both sellers and BUYERS in a
wartime situation" he said, IT am
convinced that any weakening of
these standards, resulting in looser
price control, would gravelv en-
danger both price control and wage
control"
representative Smith, Republican.
.o1 ONO lnterposed to say he under
stood some groups wanted to make
price control fixture in this coun-
try, and Mr.. Brownlee replied:
I would oppose nothing so much
as permanent price control"
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Joint Board Denies Use
OF 14th Street Platforms

The Joint Board of the District
composed of the Commissioners and
the Public Utilities Commission,
yesterday again denied the rush.
hour of the streetcar loading plat
forms at Fourteenth street and
Jefferson drive S.W.
A hearing was held April at the
request of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, whose department was rep
resented by a number of spokes-
men, pleading that thousands of
Agricultural Department workers
were inconvenienced by the ban.
More than a year ago, the PUG
ordered elimination of these stops
during rush hours as safety meas
ure.
The decision of the board was
written by Gregory Hankin, the
minority member of the PUG. The
request was denied without pre-
judice to any future proceeding
which may be had upon showing
that conditions have changed"
This was the fifth time the PUG
had acted on the matter and the
third time it had come before the
joint board.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
llesWRshonmig
@Remmiders@D

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through KS good
indefinitely. Blue stamps L-8
through Q-8 valid May l and good
Indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Blue tokens are being used
as change.
Meats. Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps AS through Ms good in
definitely. Red stamps N-8, Pa
and Q-8 valid April 49, Each
stamp worth 10 points. Red tokens
are being used as change.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in.
Sugar-Book No 4, stamp 80 valid
for pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for S pounds
for home canning through Febrr-
ary %, l945. Stamp No. 81 good
for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Gasoline-No. GA coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. B-2.
CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for S gallons each. .,.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Consum-
ers in this area Should not have
used more than~e3 per cent Of
their total yearly fuel oil ration A.
Of April 10.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Reed Says Army Will Study
1O-Hour Shifts for Plants
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Reed, Republican, of
Kansas said today he had been as
sured by Undersecretary of War
Patterson that the War Department
would give immediate consideration
TO placing war industries on two
l0-hour instead of three S-hour
daily shifts as a manpower- saving
step.
Senator Reed said he had been
informed by the Navy that it al
ready had placed its Atlantic coast
shipyards on a two shift schedule
in recent months with a 20 per cent
saving in manpower and without
loss of production.
Mr.. Patterson agreed that the
bottle neck in production now lies
in manpower," Senator Reed said
The two-shift plan has proved
itself to be the solution to the ma
tional manpower crisis, if the ad-
miniStration will only utilize it."
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Loot in Thefts Include
$225 and II Rabbits

Loot OF thieves in three separate
robberies in the District yesterday
included bronze replacement parts
for construction machinery, 1925 in
cash and II white rabbits, police re-
ported
Valued at $l72, but worth more
because of the shortage and high
priority rating of bronze, the ma-
chine parts were in the luggasH
carrier of an automobile owned by
Henry j. Bowie, contractor, of 1911
Third street NE. The car was
stolen from in front of the Third
street address early yesterday.
Mr.. Bowie told police the missing
parts were necessary to the con-
tinued operation of a steam shovel
and bulldozer he is using on a Gov
ernment project at Suitland, Md.
Chris D. Cassinas, owner of a
restaurant at 1707 De Sales street
NV, reported 1925 in coins were
taken from the cash register in the
restaurant. Thieves climbed a fire
escape and entered through an un-
locked window on the second floor,
police said.
Mrs. Raymond Letner, 3l9 Fiji
teenth street NE. told pbuce II
white rabbits were stolen from cages
In the rear OF her home.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Central Victor in ReqimentoI Drill
Western Unit Places
Second in Contest
And Eastern Is Third

Central High School cadets all
wore diamond-shaped gold buttons
on their uniform sleeves today as
symbol of their victory yesterday
in the annual regimental drill, di-
visions l to 9. Western High School
placed second and Eastern High
School third.
Thousands of students, overflow
Ing the Central High School stands,
shouted with surprise when results
of the drill were announced late
yesterday afternoon. Central High
School had not won a regimental
drill for many years, Eastern High
School rarely places in cadet con-
tests. Western High School-for the
last % years consistent cadet prize
winner-placed approximately as it
had In previous contests.
Scores given out by Col. Wallace
M. Craigie, U. S. A., retired, pro-
fessor of military science and tao
tcis, divisions / to 9, were as fol-
lows: Central, commanded by 1t.
Col. Leonard Rotter, 80.7 per cent;
Western, 1t. Col. James Minnicks,
79.5 per cent; Eastern, 1t. Col. Her.
bert w. Penske, 70 per cent; Nc
Kinley, 1t. Col. Carroll E. Burtner,
1877 per cent, and Wilson, 1t. Col.
James Stallings, jr., 76.2 per cent.
Mckinley won last year.
The unusual list of winners
sharpened anticipation of students
for the next cadet contest, the bat
talon and band drills, April 81. The
final contest, the company drill, will
be hel6 June 90 at Griffith Stadium
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Cobbies Stunned
As Promised
Fare Comes Back

The taxicab passenger who had
nothing but $40 bill with which to
pay for a 30-cent ride-CGive me
your name and address, driver. I'll
mail it to u.")-actually came
through today.
District cabbies are stunned.
1t. Joseph Harrington, police
hack inspector. today received a
letter from Esther M. Swain, 1856
Harvard street NV. She wrote:
Please see that William A. Ede-
lin. who drives Checker cab, gets
the inclosed check. I took his cab
the other day, forgetting that l had
only a $40 bill which he could not
change. The fare was 30 cents"
Inclosed was check for so cents.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Hull Scorns Spanish Talk
That Allies Turn on Russia
BY the AssociateG Press

BY the Assoc ater. Press
secretary of State Hull Yesterday
branded as Infamous any thought
that Britain and United States
should join Hitler in the war on
Russia.
Mr. Hull was asked at his news
conference: Have you any COM
ment on the Spanish Falangist prom
aganda campaign recommending
that Britain and United States ioin
Hitler in the war on Russia?"
He replied that any person who
originated even the thought, much
less the suggestion, must himself
have been conscious of the infamy
of what he was doing.
The question was based on a re-
ported broadcast by the Valladolid
radio in Spain and on two editorials
IN the Spanish newspaper Arriba.
organ of the official Falangist. party.
declaring that peace in the wkst was
necessary because of the danger that
Russia would "Bolshevize Europe"
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Seaman Freed
From Brig to
Receive Medal

A New Alexandria (Va) Coast
Guardsman was released from the
brig at a United States naval base
in England yesterday just long
enough to be awarded the Silver
Star Medal, it was learned here to-
day.
The Coast Guardsman, Arthur
Arnold, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Arnold, Route /, New Alexandria,
and one of is children, was being
punished for overstaying a leave in
London. He was released, decorated,
and led back to the brig again.
Arnold, who joined the Coast
Guard because of his experiences
with small boats along the Potomac
River was decorated for silencing
two enemy machine-gun nests with
hand grenades July 10 at Celia, Sic
lily, when a beachhead was being
established. The enemy guns were
raking the landing craft.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Ii. William 6. Hawthorne
Is Buried in ARLINGTON

Funeral services were held this
afternoon at Fort Myer Chapel for
1t. William Gilman Hawthorne
Jr, U. S. N. r.. who was killed IN
an airplane crash in Florida last
Monday. Chaplain w. M. Thomas
officiated. Burial, with full military
honors, was in Arlington Cemetery
1t. Hawthorne was the son of
Col. W. G. Hawthorne, u S. NJ. c.,
and Mrs. Hawthorne, 2310 South
Arlington Ridge road, Arlington, Va.
His widow, Mrs. Grace c. Haw-
thorne, lives at Colorado Springs,
Colo.
1t. Hawthorne was born at Colo
RADIO Springs on September 30, 1917.
Before entering the Naval Academy,
from which he graduated in Jun>
1889, he attended George Washing
ton University here. He was desig-
mated naval aviator on November
%, l943, and was on duty as an
assistant flight instructor at the
Naval Air Station, Sanford, Fla, at
the time of his death. He was a
member of the Army Navy Country
Club In Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Senate 10 Be Informed
On Oil Talks With Britain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The State Department says the
Senate's Special Committee on
Petroleum will be kept informed re-
garding preliminary oil discussions
with the United Kingdom scheduled
to begin next week.
The department also has invited
10 representatives of the American
oil industry to meet with the United
States experts participatin in the
talks, in order that the views of the
American industry may be taken
into account.
The department said invitations
have been issued to w. r. Boyd of
this city, John A. Brown, New York
City: H. d. Collier, San Francisco;
j. Frank Drake, Pittsburgh; Orville
Harden, New York City; George A.
Hill, Houston: A. Jacobson, New
York City; w. Alton Jones, Los
Angeles; w. S. S. Rodgers, New York
City; Ralph r. Zook. Bradford, Pa.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Ruins Of Two Cities
Discovered in Mexico

A field party from the Geographic
Society and the Smithsonian In
stitution has discovered ruins of two
clies in the jungle country in the
isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico.
1t was announced by DR.. Gilbert
Grosvenor, president of the society.
DR.. Mathew w. Stirling, leader of
the expedition. said the smaller city
apparently was abandoned more
than 200 years ago during the
Colonial era. The site now is marked
oy numerous stone platforms
reached by small stone stairways.
The larger community is believed
to have been an ancient ceremonial
center. It's remains consist of a
group of large mounds, all faced
with squared stones.
The region in which the ruins
were discovered lies more than
three days journey from the near.
est human habitation.