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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
Southeastern ~ G. Gives
Roosevelt Big Majority
1858 TO 1872
Democrats Hold ITS To
200 Vote Lead In
& Brunswick County

Southeastern North Carolina ap-
parently had joined hands with the
state early last night in giving
President Roosevelt an over.
whelming vote for his fourth return
to the White House.
Incomplete returns from sever
counties at 1875 o'clock gave
Roosevelt 1858 votes, against
Dewey's 5,372.
Most interest throughout South
eastern North Carolina centerec
around the presidential race, and
in some instances only that vote
had been tabulated at an early
hour. Only in Brunswick county
did the county ticket take the fore
front, but it was reported that the
Democratic ticket in all races was
holding a lead of between ITS anc
ZOO over Republican candidates.
New Hanover First
New hanover county was the
first to report a complete presi
Dental ticket, with IS Of 10 pre-
cincts, giving Roosevelt 9,431 votes
to 1890 for Dewey. Truman rack
ed up 9,422 in the vice presidential
race, against Brickers 2,818.
Hoey was leadinge Ferree in the
U. S. Senate race by 4,2S7 against
499 in 10 precincts Of New Han
over.
In 10 precincts, New Hanover
voted on the state ticket as fol
lows: governor, Cherry, 4,4247;
Patton, 523; lieutenant governor
Ballentine, 4,621; Greene, 500;
secretary of state, Eure, 4,141
Gragg, 489; state auditor, Pou, a.,
118; Van Hoy, 1876; state treasurer
johnson, ALL Roberts, 1876; attor
ney general, Mcmillan, 1856; Nor
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|F.D.R. Tops
Dewey 3-lIn
New Hanover
President Receives 9,43l
Votes Against $3.50
For COP Niminee
1920 BALLOT
Democrats Also Score A
Landslide In Various
State Contests

By a vote of more than 3 to /
New Hanover countians yesterday
gave their support to Franklin
Delano Roosevelt in his race fol
a fourth term in the White House
against Thomas E. Dewey, the
Republican candidate.
The county, which in 1910 gave
Roosevelt to l majority ove-
Wendell Willkie, yesterday gave
Roosevelt a vote of 9,431 against
1920 for the New York governor.
Yesterdays vote was an all time
high for the county, according to
the returns compared with recent
national elections. In all no less
than 10,251 voters Of the 1874
registered dropped their ballots in
the boxes of the counties 10 pre-
cincts.
In 1910, a previous record vote
of 1923 was set and in the 1885,
national election the total was
$3.50.
Other Results
The results of other races with
10 out of IS precincts reporting
were as follows. U. S. Senate
Hoey 4267, Ferree tR) 4s9. Govern
nor, Cherry 4247. Patton (R) 523
1t. Governor, Ballentine 1921
Greene (R) SOC. Secretary of State
Eure 4,141, Gragg (R) 489. State
Auditor, Pou Alb, Van Hoy (R'
1876. State Treasurer, johnson
ALL, Roberts (R) 486. Attorne,
General, Mcmillan 1866, Morris
(R) 497. Supt. of Public Instruc
ton, Erwin 4106, Russell tR) SIT
Commissioner Of Agriculture
Scott 4087, Allen (R) 493. Insur
ance Commissioner, Hodges 4O85
Leavitt (R) 1859. Commissioner o
Labor, Shuford 1862, Spence R
| 495. Member of Congress 7th dis
trict, Clark 1852, Maultsby (R
SIS.
In the race for State Senator o
the Ninth Senatorial district, Ro,
Rowe polled 236 votes in the tw'
PRECINCTS reported at midnigh
. with Henry Vann 232, he Rodger
received IS votes and John B. Viii
hams 81. In the Honse of Repre-
sentaives race, Jack @. Legrant
received total of 242 votes in tw'
!, precincts and u. A. Modiner re
ceived 80 ballots.
The fourth commissioner will
two precincts reported gave Hew
lett 247, Hall 1879, Coleman "a
and Show &c. ~
{ The midnight the New Hanove.
Elections board had not completed
: tabulation Of the votes on tn
amendments to the stat constltu
tiOn
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
YANKS FIGHTING
FOR: V0SSENACK
Germans Seek To Bar Road
To Cologne And The
Rich Rhine Valley

LONDON, Nov. 7.-R-American
and German troops were locked to-
night in a swaying, bitter struggle
for the center of the German town
of Vossenack in Hurtgen forest,
with powerful nazi reinforcements
battling fiercely to bar the road
to Cologne and the rich Rhine val
ley only 30 miles away.
After five days of see-saw fight
ing, 1t Gen. Courtney Hodges
First army doughboys tonight held
half of the mile-and-a-half long
town, and the Germans were solid
ly entrenched in the other half.
Shock troops of both sides actually
were fighting from opposite wings
of the church in the heart of town.
Vossenack, 10 miles southeast of
Aachen, was captured by Hodges
forces at the outset Of their new
offensive last Friday, but repeated
counterattacks by German reserves
rushed down from the Anthem
sector in Holland knocked the
Americans back.
A front dispatch tonight des-
cribed the fight for Vossenack as
Savage as was the struggle for
Aachen-and one of much greater
scope" 1t said that fighting Of
'unexcelled bitterness was raging
continuously over all the Hurtgen
forest region. The town of Schmidt,
which the Germans recaptured in
a counterattack two days ago, still
was in enemy hands.
Despite the house-to-house char
acter of the fighting inside Vosse-
mack, American artillery was blast
ing away at German positions in
the upper part of the town and
American fighter-bombers were pin
pointing targets along the main
street. Special American dynamite
units were being used to blow up
enemy pillboxes.
I'm the Schmidt area alone there
are up to so German tanks said
Associated Press Correspondent
William S. White, The enemy is
holding on all over this front, which
Continued on Page Seven, Col 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
us. Destroys 40 Jap Planes,
Tvo Warships In Manila Area
FREIGHTERS SUNK
Twenty-Fourth Division Is
Locked In Critical Fight
In Ormoc Valley
BY CHARLES H. McMURTRY

u. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
OUATERS, Pearl Harbor, Nov. 7
LIZ Carrier based Helldivers,
Hellcats and Avengers destroyed
.440 Japanese planes, sank two enc
INV warships, probably sank a third
and damaged eight others in
two-day raid on the Manila area OF
the Philippines, the Navy disclosed
today.
Additionally, three cargo vessels
and an oil tanker were sunk, a
trawler and IA others were dam
aged and heavy destruction was
spread among airfieds, oil stores
and installations.
The raids by planes of the U. S.
Third fleet were made Saturday
and Sunday. An enemy sub chaser
went down Saturday and heavy
cruiser probably sank. An enemy
destroyer was sunk Sunday.
+ WafsRips' Damaged
A. light. cruiser and. three destroy.
ers were damaged Saturday. Two
destroyers and two destroyer es.
corts we're hit Sunday.
At least 1911 enemy planes were
wiped out Saturday, the bulk OF
(Continued on Page Seven, Col. g.
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BATTLE SLACKENS
ON SOVIET FRONT
Sixteen German Tank S
Knocked Out In Scat
tered Engagements

LONDON, Nov. T. ZAP Fight
ing along the winding eastern front
slackened generally today - 9th
anniversary of the Russian revo-
lution-with Moscow announcing
only that there were no essential
changes on the front" and that
yesterday IS German tanks were
knocked out in scattered local en-
gagements.
Behind the major sectors, how
ever. there was the promise OF
big operations to come.
The close siege of Budapest was
impeded by a third day OF tor
rental rains, but the Russians
used the weather as cover r
movement of thousands Of imam
trymen into the front lines beside
their tanks, and Soviet artillery
shelled the Hungarian capitars de-
lenses methodically.
The Paris and Brazzaviue radlos
said that inside the city YER
table civil war was raging among
d1ssident Hungarians and German
and Hungarian Nazi troops.
Cnvon Col II
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
WEATHER



North Carolina-Clear to partly cloudy
and warm Wednesday and Wednesday
night. Thursday partly cloudy and con-
tinued mild.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. s. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1870 p. M. yesterday:
TEMPERATURE
1880 a. m. 40; 1880 a. M. 36; 1870 p.
m. so; 1880 p. m. 50. Maximum 81;
minimum IS; mean so; normal So.
HUMIDITY
1870 a. M 49, 1880 a. m. So; 1870 p.
m. IS; 7:3o p. m. SO.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 p.
m. 5000 inches. Total since the first
of the month. 600 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington 3:4l a. m. 1880 a. m.
4:07 pm. 1927 p. m.
Masconboro Inlet 1852 a. m. 1850 a. m.
200 p. m. 1881 p. m.
Sunrise 6:3S a. M; Sunset 5:l4 p. m;
Noonrise, Moonset l:46 p.
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
IS HRSTM STATES
WITH TOTAL OF 324
ELECTORAL BALLOTS
Coz. Devey Holds Slim
Lead In New York Race

NEW York, Nov. 7.-R)-
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey held a
narrow lead over President
Roosevelt in New York State
tonight, although the president
cut deeply into Dewey's mar
gin In additionally Republic
can upstate.
Unofficial returns from SS7
of 9,12l districts in the state
gave Dewey 251,4l3 votes to
22O,l38 for Roosevelt.
Returns from 800 of the 5,42l
districts outside New York city
showed: Dewey 217,343; Roose-
welt 1868
In 81 Of the $500 districts In
New York city which is strong
ly Democratic, Dewey pOlled
34,O70 votes to 80, 449 for RoOse-
welt.
The president carried Roch-
ester, Syracuse and Auburn,
normally Republican Syracuse
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
Army And Macy Declare Robot Bomb
Raids On U.S. Entirely Possible

an attack will be completely frus-
trated.
"Any such attacks could have no
great military effectiveness a d
could only serve to stimulate the
nation still further in its determln-
ed prosecution of the war"
. In authoritative quarters. it was
explained that the formal state
tnent was not intended to convey
the impression that the two depart
ments have reasons, to believe robot
attacks necessarily are imminent.
At the same time, however, there
was no disposition to discount the
warning that attacks are entirely
possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
E.D,R. Scores
Big Majority
Over Dewey
Win, 1888 Votes
AGAINST 4S,95s For OPP
Moment In sos Precincts
OTHERS TRIUMPH
EARLY Reports Indicate
Five Amendments To
Constitution Approved

RALEIGH, Nov. 7.-(P)-
| North Carolina marched with
| traditional democratic stride
! behind the banner of Roose-
welt in today's general cleo
ton on the basis of incom-
| plete but representative re-
turns from all parts of the
state.
Returns from sos of the
states 1922 precincts gave
Roosevelt 1878 votes
against 1850 for his re-
publican opponent, Governor
Thomas E. Dewey.
At this stage Roosevelt was
maintaining better proportionate
margin than be established four
years ago over Wendell Willkie.
The vote for the state was $685.
O'5 for Roosevelt, 213,633 for
Willkie in 1910.
Returns from the voting for SEN
ator, governor, and other state
offices were far less complete but
they indicated that the democratic
candidates had been swept into
Office by at least the party's nor
nal majority.
In the senate race former gov
enor Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby,
the democratic nominee, received
G040 votes in 1870 precincts as
compared with 10. Ats for A. 1.
Feree of Asheboro, the republi-
can candidate.
For governor Gastonia's Gregg
Cherry, democrat, received 80, 243
votes in l70 precincts while the re-
publican nominee, Frank c. Pat
ton Of Morganton, received ,9,473.
Only handful of precincts had
reported on the balloting for other
state offices and for congress. The
available returns, however, indi-
ea'ed that the democratic ticket
mad won handily as usual.
FIRST reports bore out predictions
ual an unexpectedly heavy vote
"ould lie cast. An official estimate
early In the day was that the to-
ID. Id might reach 100000 or possibly
.uVV, Clear, snappy weather
Prevailed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08

which gave the late Wendell L.
WiIlkie at 10,064 plurality in
1910, went to Roosevelt by A.
e93
Rochester, which rolled up a
Rosevoelt plurality of 20, 800 in
1910, went to the president by
a 19,403 margin.
In Erie county, which in
cludes Buffalo, the states Sec
ond city, President Roosevelt
was running almost two to one
ahead of Dewey.
In the U. S. senate contest,
the veteran Democratic in
cumbent Robert F. Wagner led
the Republican nominee, Thorn
as j. Curran. The vote In 622
of the states 9,121 districts was
Wagner 1884; Curran l69,-
l24.
The presidential vrte gave in
fCOntinued nm para Three. Oh
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08

said. might be launched from SUD-
marines lying offshore or from one
way sacrifice flights OF long,range
bombers controlled across the A'-
lantic by submarines. 1t is also pos
sible that attacks might be launch'
ed from catapult plane tenders.
The statement said:
1T is extremely doubtful 1ha'
such attacks could entirely eluoe
allied sea and air patrols. Reason
able measures are in force TO pro
tect the country. However, as has
previously been stated, with res
pect to the possibility OF sporaole
enemy air attacks on our shores, !,
is impossible to insure that sucf
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08

W.. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-tRnrbe
dsv anu ~ navy departments said to-
Germ mat robot bomb attacks by
"entir 1.y On the United States are
TT nun possible,
lion vb apartments said the ques-
asds whether ne such attacks could be
continn rou oeen raised in view OF
against I c Of robot bomb use
ton NJ 0feat Britain after destruc-
France launching platforms in
In :e ;i and the low countries.
anents s 3Ssls Statement. the depart
attack, l9 ~. they consider such
sible." W Germany entirely pos.
wv bombs. the departments
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-08
|CHIEF FAR AHEAD
IN MAJOR STATES
Vice President Wallace
Declares It's 'Roose-
welt Until 1948'
CLAIMS REELECTION

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-F
Democratic National Chair
man Robert E. flanagan at
11:49 p. m. (EFT) tonight
claimed the reelection of
President Roosevelt.
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AMENDMENTS APPROVED

RALEIGH, Nov. T. Up Five
proposed constitutional amend.
.ienls apparently passed today by
~. S ID. majority, on the basis OF
t tnOlnclal and incomplete returns
NUN ,oday's general election.
a neaolng the ticket in early re.
S %-uS was amendment three, which
4 ia; attracted most attention dur.
I ~. me last 10 days.
NJ 's Il, members of the state board
N d euucatlon issued a statement
>, IN u'ys ago in which they opposed
cb,nu 'il'ehoment which would
s sE'lse the board structure by
'8lils the state into eight edu.
"Vn'lnued on Page Five. 10, =,
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FORECAST

,,.-,, Carolina: Fair with frost and
cool in west and north tonight.
u,e,ssday partly cloudy and warmer.
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CONTINUED on Page Three; Csi. 81
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President Roosevelt.
(By the Associated Press)
Riding a groundswell of re-
turns from vote-heavy pivotal
states, President Roosevelt
surged to the front by 10 p.
m. (EWT) last night in states
with 324 electoral votes-58
more than a winner needs.
At that hour, with millions
of votes yet to be reported,
Thomas E. Dewey trailed in
his bid for the White House,
holding a lead in 16 states
with 1872 electoral ballots.
The President was out
ahead in early returns from
such important states as
New York, Pennsylvania and
Illinois-the heaviest voters
of them all.
Altogether, Roosevelt spurted in
to leads in Is states by mid-eve-
ming. Eleven of them were in the
normally "solid SOUTH which were
j giving a hearty endorsement to the
fourth term.
Wallace Confident
! Confidently, vice president Henry
Wallace telephoned the Associat-
ed Press in Washington that it's
Roosevelt until 1913" Wallace
campaigned for the President al
thoughSenato Truman OF Missouri
took his place on the ticket.
From Upstate New York, where
the Republican strongEolds lie, the
first computations showed it was
Democrat Roosevelt nosing ahead
in the race. New York city where
he expected to command his heav-
lest support was slow getting in
the results.
Philadelphia apparently hung up
Roosevelt victory, but by mar
rover margin than four years ago,
and the President swung out front
early in the Pennsylvania as
whole.
The early returns from Illinois
showed Roosevelt ahead in that
key state, but they were mostly
from the Chicago precincts where
that outcome was to be anticipated.
Downstate, Dewey was leading.
Dewey Leads In Ohio
The Republican nominee sect the
early pace in Ohio, home state Of
his running mate, Governor John
W. Bricker. The greater part of the
initial counts came from the rural
districts where Dewey and Brick.
er looked for their heaviest back
| ing.
Dewey also led in Michigan, New
Jersey and Indiana-and in Mis-
souri,. That Trun3an's home state.
Missouri. however. had been wa
vering, jumping first into tho Rose
welt column then picking up the
Dewey banner as the vote-count
proceeded.
In Michigan, the first tabulation
came from outside industrial De-
troit.
Maryland, border state, turned
out heavy Roosevelt majority in
Baltimore that it was apparent
only Republican landslide else
Were could overcome.
Massachusetts. with few reports
from Boston, was on the Demo-
cratic side. but not by far.
Follow Trend
In battles for governorships and
seats in Congress. returns were
less complete than in the presiden-
tail struggle. But in general the
candidates appeared to be follow
ing the tendencies Of the national
tickets
The south, despite ist substantial
support for Roosevelt, neverthe-
less provided echoes of insurgen-
cies against the new deal. In Texas
and South Carolina ballots for anti
Roosevelt Democratic slate cut int
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. n
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Uncle Roy's Corner

Last Saturday printed part OF
a letter from Mrs. Alice Eberhart,
who told of an adventure with coy
otes when she was eight years old
and lived on the Kansas prairies.
After two coyotes were caught in
traps, little Alice and her father
dug out the den and found five
baby coyotes, four of which were
alive. The father allowed the child
to take the live coyotes home. The
letter goes on to say:
II guess my father expected all of
the baby coyotes to die. When /
went down to the barn next morn
ing, I found that three of them
we're dead, but one was alive. We
called him 'Yank,' and he lived to
grow up. After he reached full
size, we never had any trouble with
our livestock being hurt by prairie
wolves.
"One time my coyote and took
a walk together, and we became
lost. It was getting dark, and I
did not know where was. I heard
the cries Of wild prairie wolves, and
thought they were coming to get me.
when they came nearer, Yank
left me, and I thought he was going
back to his wild life. got down
on my knees, and put my head on
my arms on the ground, and cried.
I expected them to pounce on
me. In few minutes the bowling
stopped, and I thought they were
going to eat me, but instead, I felt
q cold nose pushing up under my
face. Slowly put my finger up,
and felt the collar. There was my
faithful wolf! I got up and hugged
him.
Then he caught my dress in his
mouth, and led me to a farmers
house. They kept us there all
night, and took us home the next
day.
II found out from Chief War
Cloud, the father of the Indian girl
I played with, how Yank had kept
the wolves from attacking me,
Yank circled the herd, and when
they smelled the touch of human
hands on his fur, they ran away.
That was one case where a wild
animal became a true friend. When
we left the prairies to live in the
East. ! brought Yank with me. He
died ct the age Of q years.
War Cloud, the Indian chief
Evening star., 1944-05-27

worse Wngates had to be wary of the obvious
drinking places since they often were Jap traps.
Occasionally, they out of sterilzing tablets, and
after dark it not dcult to and water but harder
still to know If it fit to drink Here the mules
great help mules very fussy about their water
pintszed bottle kept the going six hours in 90degree
temperatures
Sometimes Chindits sucked the moisture out of the
eshy roots of jungle shrubs drained sap thick
creepers.
Wild animals were another source of worry. Most
alarming the trumpeting OF elephants which meant
either that the Chndts large enemy force
for the japanese elephants pack animals that
Charles Roll
Evening star., 1944-05-27

Though they searched frantcally for Wngates Raid
ers the harassed Japs seldom came upon them. The
brgadiers strategy was to attack the only when
and where it suited him.
Fight when you have the advantage of surprise" he
told his men, When surprise is lost break off the action
Never wait for the enemy to attack Evade him."
Wingate had set limit to the objecives of the
expedition His demolition experts already thinking
longngy of the great steel bridges the Japhed section
of the Burma Road
Casualties had far been much lighter than Wingate
had expected and the Chindits standing up well to
incredible hardships Water their greatest problem
1t the dry and water very What
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LETTER-oUT

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herd Of wild elephants, which might and
pade the mules, was in the vicinity.
One party in bivouac fortunately had prepared piles Of
dry tnder when herd of trumpeting elephants bore
down. Quickly the Raiders lighted cracking fires and
hurled blazing rebrands at the beasts who turned on
Wingates into panthers tigers in the
jungle, but often spotted their spoor tracks.
Several men had close shaves with king cobras. The
king cobra is an extremely dangerous customer with
very poisonous bite party of raiders cut through the
jungle 15-foot giant reared up before man. His
head raised third his length, the cobra swayed
from side side poised to strike. Continued Monday
he'd by the Viking Press)
Evening star., 1944-05-27

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