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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
JOB DEFERMENTS
AVAILABLE 4-F'S
Physically, Mentally Unfit
Men Eligible To Apply
For Classification

WASHINGTON, April 26 IN
Selective Service embarked today
on an extensive campaign to per-
suade men unfit for military ser.
vice or more than 81 years old
to take job making a contribution
to the war.
The inducement is occupational
deferment.
Draft boards are receiving the
first set in a series of regulations
carrying out a new policy on mill
tarily-unacceptable men, announc-
ed a month ago by Draft Director
Lewis B. Hershey.
Making contribution" -
a phrase occurring repeatedly in
the new regulations : is approx
mately the same as being on the
War Manpower Commissions list
of IS essential activities. though in
borderline cases the draft board
must use its own judgement,
The new rules make it manda-
tory to place men into occupation.
ally deferred classes, if they are
making war contribution, instead
of placing them in:
At as physically, mentally
or morally unfit;
1-A-L as fit for limited service
only; or some class showing the
mans age is SO to As years such
as la CID.
Men already in At or 1-A-L are
entitled to occupational defer.
ments if they apply for them and
if they are making contri
button"
The new rules also affect class
&c, which includes men in the
armed forces and men discharged
for physical or mental disability.
When a man is discharged he will
be given an occupational defer.
ment if he gets into an essential
job.
The fact that a. man is discharg-
ed never has exempted him from
being drafted again if the reasons
for his discharge disappear.
These war-important men who
otherwise would be 4-F, 1-A-L OF
&c will be classified in one Of
these groups:
IA as making a contribution ir
support Of the war effort;
2B as making a contribution te
war production;
&c as making contribution ir
Agriculture.
In each case the designation (F,
will be placed after the regis
trant's classification - for exam
pie IA CD. His case will be re
opened at least every six months
like the cases of other men witt
job deferments.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
BOYS CLUB HEAD
TO Be H0NORED

As token of Is years of service
III helping underprivileged boys,
william A. Stewart, executive di-
rector Of the Brigade Boys Club
VI wilmington, will be presented
WIN a meritorious service medal
al the recognition dinner of the
boys Clubs of America on Mon
Udy evening, May LIST, in connec-
uoA with the organizations nation
d wartime conference at the Ho-
'el Commodore, New York.
throughout the four day confer
.Ace' which will convene on Mon
way Wy morning, May l, and end on
~ a4uisoay evening, May 4. atten-
aOn Will be focused on the many
ts ~ confronting Boys Clubs
way Which are directly related
p me war effort. The part that
Ivy; SuyS Clubs can play in curbing
ii os delinquency will be a ma
W. Topic. Ways and means of COM
s,a.ang Juvenile delinquency, which
,a Way risen appallingly in many
s,?;.lfAunities, will be studied and
ISsscosSed, both in committee meet
n. ~ and in the general sessions
me convention.
rehabilitation of returning serv-
W. W. men will be discussed by the
r r.uIe than 500 delegates attending
s sne Boys Club, equipped with
s s,a' utensils, recreational facili
N.Y. and vocational workshops, car
~ .'tioute much to the community
~, ,tOIl 10 absorb these men and re
NJ them to civilian life.
D. me Importance of continuing thu
in.e.eervlce Training Program
bl'usurated when war began, will
c' presented. Since many Boys
jcs members may yet see serv
rs h.; Boys Clubs plan to continue
t.4+::.ng IN swimming and ranger
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
SWEDES PROTEST
u. S. VIOLATION

WASHINGTON, April 26.-t4P -
Sweden has protested to the United
States over an asserted flight Of
American planes across her terri
tory about two weeks ago.
The protest was transmitted by
the Swedish Minister w. Bostrom,
and the matter is being Investigate
ed by the State Department.
Diplomats said they did not be-
lieve the protest would have any
effect on current negotiations be-
tween the United States and SWe-
den growing out of the Allied eff
fort to cut Swedish ball bearing ex-
ports to Germany.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
NAZI TRANSPORTS
SUNK BY S0VIETS
Two Others Damaged
Little Action On Ground
Front Is Reported

LONDON, Thursday, April 81
Blasting at an Axis fleet pre-
sumably attempting to evacuate
large numbers of the besieged
forces at Sevastopol, the Russians
have sunk five German and Ro-
manian transports and damaged
two others in the past "a hours,
Moscow announced last night.
The Soviet daily conmunique re-
ported once again there were no
essential changes at the 'front.' dur
ing the day, but official German
and Romanian announcements said
the Red army had broken the land
lull by opening a largescale Of
fensive yesterday on the Romani-
an front, scoring local break
throughs which were sealed off.
A supplement to the Soviet COM
munique referred to continued ac-
tivity southeast of StanislawoW in
old Poland, where skirmishing has
been reported the past few days.
1t said about a company of Ger
mans was wiped out and some i'm
portant heights were captured by
Russian tank-men.
In another sector, unidentified,
300 Germans were reported killed
and 300 wounded and 20 tanks or
self propelled guns smashed in
one of the bloodiest small engage
ments since the Sevastopol lull set
in.
In addition to the action off Sc
vastopol, the Russians announced
that in the Barents Sea in the Arc
Continued on Page Three; Col. g.
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0PA Reduces
Butter Value
To Il Points
MARGARINE ALSO CUT
Choice Cuts Of Beef Will
Go Up Slightly, Effec-
tive Sunday

WASHINGTON, April 90 Up -
,n.+er will be reduced to IL red
, mint a pound effective Sunday,
4rn,,ob June 8, Price Administra.
w. chester Bowles announced to-
night
Butter has en- Is points since
october.
The same order cut the ration
,ricp of margarine from 6 to 2
rsd noints. also effective Sunday.
Lads Still Free
Point value for farm or country
bJtter will be reduced to 8 points
ner pound and processed butter
from 6 points to I. Shortening, lard,
salad and cooking oils continue
nont Tree in May. And mutton
no9ts will be reduced so per cent
10 permit quicker distribution of
shipments of light weight lambs
because Of drought conditions. Veal
points remain the same and pork
about the same as for April.
Lowering the point value for but
Ter is possible because of season.
ally increased production which is
a. the best level since last Septem-
ber. Bowles said.
ALLEGATION Up
a month ago. the War Food
Administration allocated ISL 900, 900
pounds Of butter to us for distribu-
ton 10 civilians in April or 13,OOO,-
600 pounds more than we got in
April last year. he continued.
Throughout the current month.
sales appear to have been running
below production.
About l45000.000 pounds of but
Ter have been allocated for civilian
Use in May as compared with 1885,
00000O in May 1913.
The anticipated meat supply for
civilians in May is 1,414, 296, 900
pounds compared with 1926, 600, 1000
pounds in April.
Most steak goes up point a
pound because of demands. Flank
STEAK, however, will be reduced
from y points to 10. Rib round
to and rump (bone in) beef roats,
80 up l point pound, but rump
1onaless roasts will be 2 points
lower Hamburger will stay at 6
points,
Lamb and mutton steaks and
chops will be reduced 3 and 4
pchts, roast 2 and 3, stews and
other cuts 2.
Lamb and mutton breast, flank,
neck and shank will be point free
for the month.
Spareribs will go back on ration
ing al one point a pound at the
request of the meat trade which
:f9orte1 supplies sold too fast and
lafqWtably while they were point
free.
variety meats beef and veal
aeaF,' sweetbreads and ton que will
pe reduced / point per pound.
types three and four bolonga and
Hankfurters go down point, and
some sausage items including head
c-eese' scuse scrapple become
point free. Some ready-to-eat
meats VIII be reduced to l to 2
points, and dry beef in containers
goes from Is to IL points pound.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
Observance OF Polish
Holiday Is Wanted

RALEIGH, April 26. -F-
Governor Broughton said to-
day. ut is hoped that the
cities and communities of
North Carolina and the people
generally will give due obser-
walton to the Polish national
holiday on May 3, 1914"
This date will mark the I53rd
anniversary of the adoption Of
thu Polish constitution
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CLOSE IN ON THIRD
Prime Objective OF Cam
paign Falls Less Than
Week After Attack

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Aprf 81
Powerful United States Sixth
Army forces seized two Hollandia
airdromes Tuesday and were clos
ing in on a third key airfield,
prime objective of the campaign
launched less than four days be-
fore.
One hundred and fifty miles to
the southeast, other American
troops pushed northward from the
Tadji airdrome to occupy Aitape
village after a short skirmish in
which just one Japanese was kill
ed.
Madang Occupied
Two hundred and eighty miles
farther south, an Australina force
occupied the enemy supply base of
Madang-with it's airdrome- on
Tuesday after overcoming an
enemy rearguard and then pushed
northWard from the coastal town
from which the bulk of the enemy
force was believed to have with
drawn month ago.
In first three and half days
of rapid, skillful maneuvering,
American troops in the Hollandia
area fought swamps, jungles, mud
dy mountain trails and mosquitoes
but few, very few, of the $4,000
Japanese estimated to have been
in the area when the great offen-
day.
Lake Is Crossed
Gen. Douglas Macarthur said in
his communique today that troops
which landed at Humboldt Bay Sin
an amphibious shore to shore oper-
alton crossed the Cyclops and Sen
lfarr, seized the Cyclops and Sen
tani airfields, and are moving on
the third remaining 'drome. Their
junction with the Tanahmerah Gn-
vasion column is imminent"
The Humboldt Bay spearhead
reached the shores of Sentani Lake
late Monday, embarked in alliga-
tors. ducks and buffaloes and
crossed the lake to land two and
one half miles from Cyclops, east
ernmost of the three Hollandia's
'dromes.
Eastern End
CA study of official maps shows
all three airfields to the north of
Lake Sentani. Apparently t h e
Humboldt Bay force skirted the
eastern end of the lake and then
moved across to the north shore.)
Advanced units reached Cyclops
and neighboring Sentani airdromes
early Tuesday afternoon after
crushing slight enemy resistance in
scattered fights which cost the ia
panese 100 dead.
While ground forces were &C.
cupying the airdrome area, virtual
ly closing the assault phase of the
Hollandia campaign, Fifth Air.
force Mitchells bombed and STRAIT
ed trails southwest of Sentani Lake
along which remnants of the
elusive enemy garrison might at
tempt to flee.
Heavy bonbers reached 400
miles westward along the New
Guinea coast from Hollandia to
knock Dout 20 Japanese planes on
the ground at Kamiri airdrome
near Geelvink Bay. The runway
was badly bomb-pocked and
supply dumps were ignited, send
ing up huge columns of smoke.
| (COntinued on Pare Six: Col 81
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Almost one-third of the 6,696 men
of draft age employed in the In.
Continued on Page Six. Col. 81
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building company, which is the
parent organization of the N. C.
Shipbuilding company, will be in
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 6; New York 2.
Detroit-Chicago, ppd.
Cleveland 2; St. Louis s.
Boston l; Washington 2.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NAIIONAL LEHWUE
Brooklyn-Boston, ppd.
Chicago l; Pittsburgh 6.
St. Louis o; Cincinnati /.
(Only games scheduled.)
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NORTH CAROLINA: Showers .rs
thundershoWers ending in afternoon ~
west and central portions. Slightly cool
er in interior.
High Yesterday: rs.
Low Yesterday: So.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-28
/" Fraud

While reported that the Presidents to con-
gress the soldier vote bill calling it fraud greeted
with laughter and boos from the republican side of the house.
quite probable that serious reflection the part OF
the members who received in that will cause them
uneasiness They may begin to wonder if they have
overplayed their hand
There probably of thousands of soldiers in
the who have given much thought to
political questions but they have always taken for granted
tina THEIR rights and privileges under form of government
would be abridged in manner 1t entirely POSI-
BILE that of these particularly concerned about vo
ing this year until they discovered that there
whether they would be permitted to do by the
of congress- Then Immediately became of import
them and may safely be assumed that the
published for them will give publicity to the situation
that the reactionary republican bloc and the
equally reaconay and hypocrca bloc of southern states
men, have cooked themselves up of political dynamite
President by his unprecedented assumption of the status
interested citizen in his denuncaton of the opponents
of ballot for the soldiers gave tremendous impetus
activities of members friendly to the legislation His
authoritative czens voice and compelled complete
coverage the press and ungarbed reports of his statement
Certainly this story will be picked by all of the pub
sed exclusively the armed forces uterance of their
commander chief And anyone who doesn't think that
overwhelming majority of the members of those forces will be
stirred against by the Presidents state
ment, doesn't understand the attitude of the soldier
The Presidents statement refreshingly frank and
certainly well timed.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-28
We're Still Waiting

Recently submitted questions to the State Liquor
that they be answered and that the
statement of it's future policy in regard to dis
tribution of available liquor
official has been made by the board
in regard the public purchasabe by
the state liquor stores and the percentage of
liquor available sold to retail Dealers the best nfor
attanabe that the retail dealers allotted more
than per and the remainder sold to individual pur
chasers
One of the questions which asked the board was to
clarity justice of this ALLEGATION and the basis which the
justified its action of aocatng to the retail deal
ers than individual purchasers.
obvious to anyone, that favorng the retail dealers
the individual purchasers by the board must eventually
of destroying the state monopoly The state
monopoly will be favored by the people of Montana only
functions efficiently and honestly for the benefit of
the general public and not for the benefit of few
The board should also remember that while majority
the supreme court in somewhat obtuse opinion
emily the board and the administrator with the right to
the states liquor business private the people
going have something say about during the next
session of the state legislature.
meeting of the board held last week. but apparent
y nothing by the attitude of the board
questions which have been raised in the minds of the
public by the states liquor monopoly 1t
seems taking the attitude that it not any of the
pubics affair what they do.
We believe that inasmuch as this new board recently
appointed that he should insist that his board
detailed explanation to the public of past
statement of its policy for the future That the sure
way to avoid unpleasant aftermath.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-28
Readers Digest ''quickie''

Some thousands of Americans Readers Digest
faithfully each month fooled again last month if
believe a National Labor Relations Board decision
In article entitled Fifty Years Without Labor Squab
be condensed from the Future labor relations
the Corporation Milwaukee pictured deasc
mushy true confession STYLE Wages pictured the
in other Milwaukee plant the employees preferred
not to have union representation and the good treatment
them by the resulted starred Navy
nant.
However; the hghights of a National Labor Relations
Board decision not published by Readers Digest quite
contrary to the subtly antilabor Digest article:
The Falk Corporation ordered to and desst
from unawfu restraining and coercng employees the
else of their right for seorganzaon for collective bargain
The corporation ordered to withdraw all recognition
from the company union (sc) which found to
Mated election is to be held after the board satisfied
that the effects of the companys unfair labor practices
been dissipated by compliance with the boards order
This is not the first time the Digest has printed anti-abor
condensatons from other periodicals. for that matter
specially written articles by correspondents despite that fact
that alegedy digest of timely articles from popular pub
LEGATIONS
Some of its recent articles dealing with labor have been
obviously distorted that they left bad taste the mouths
the readers just much like Pegers abes only proved
that here must be another side to the story
We have yet to condensation in Readers Digest from
any labor publications $50. Calf. Teamster.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-28
A Duty and Responsibility

There has been time in the history of the state
and when it important for every citizen
franchise than will be true of this We
really probems be said to be facing
the survival destruction of rights democracy
problem of whether the little peoples interests shall
considered whether absolute rule shall be granted with
protest the privileged interests Let think that
the situation is not crucial
The remedy lies in the intelligent selection by the
controlled influenced by special selfish interests to the dis
advantage of the general public.
may rail and cry corruption in governmental
seup have the ballot under democratic
government the blame reverts the people them
their failure to have better We believe
instance the last session of the Montana legislative
assembly constructive accomplishment and
new high abect to the Vaccinations of the
special of the state You hear that judgment
by people all the state And when hear
it. you tempted to ask the complaining what did
YOU do to prevent the fiasco?
told the story of the last election in this column
many times No legitimate complaint about anything that
might against their interests be lodged by prac
last election.
people who did not vote in the last election
duty and responsibility to the state their fellow
finally themselves to register NOW and to take
in the political campaign this when
national representatives and executive officers
to This job that you cannot hire DONE
This is the lob YOURSELF duty respon-
which you to yourself neghbors the state
and the nation. There is only way demonstrate
that good citizen of democracy and that by
egent the questions facing the state and nation and
actively by your ballot do part toward getting
and executives who be depended to solve
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-28
THE CLOSED PRIMARY
]. o. BARNARD.
Poison, Montana

We need the closed primary ant
there should be no doubt in the minds
of honest men if they took enough
interest to watch the counting OF tn,
ballots at the close of the primary
election. In my own precinct where
have voted for 80 odd years there are
about so to 60 democratic voters ant
II have seen the democratic ballots
piled considerable higher than the re
publican ballots when they are count
ing after the polls have closed.
In the 1886 primary election the re
publicans voted the democratic ticket
so strong they nominated wet bust
nessman for the legislature and a wet
man for senator and | was defeated
and a wet republican who did not
have any opposition was nominated
for senator to. There was no choice
for the people, and the machine man
won
| | came out independent, | was op-
posed to the saloon coming back, in
| fact | was the only one running for
the legislature out of seven | believe.
Republicans had intended to nominate
all wet democrats so as to get the
democrats in bad with the people
Two democrats for representative
were elected in November, one voted
for the saloon and the other did not
vote either way on the bill. The re-
publican senator voted for the saloon
and the gambling bills.
In 1920 the capitalist machine put
up Joe Dixon for governor. In the
primary election we figured that
about $50 democrats voted the repub-
lican ticket to defeat Harry L. Will
son the liberal candidate. Democrats
in every county in the state that were
part of this capitalist machine voted
for Joe Dixon. That is the reason
the non-partisans took the democratic
ticket that year. This machine has
for years elected our democratic gov
errors, they vote the democratic prim-
airy and so some of our businessmen
have a rather bad habit of smearing
or framing the progressive or liberal
opponent.
There are plenty of other reasons
why we need the closed primary 1
think the republican farmers and
stockmen and all wage earners, repub-
Leans and all Christian republicans
should unite and vote the democratic
primary until we can get a closed |
primary. If we want to defeat the I'M
Just economic situation which brings |
with it serious immoral conditions.
Let the progressives of all the |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-28
THE LOSS OF THE MILLS

All democrats and republicans who
still believe in the capitalist system
should read and re-read the radio ad
dress of Lowndes Maury of Butte as
published in the January ID issue OF
The Peoples Voice. 1t is the only
alternative between capitalism (not
profit SYSTEM and Naturalization
of Industry" by Laverne Hamilton OF
Missoula.
But there is one matter referred
to in Maury's address that just now
deserves further consideration. That
is his statement that there are now
80, 900 doctors in the armed forces
These men are entitled to consid-
Grafton as such part in post war
planning They have had their nor
NAL practice broken up and many of
them will find it hard to build up a
practice again, and, since the average
income of all doctors (cash, not book
account) in 1884 was only $1,000 and
only $4,000 in 1871 the financial out
look for many of them is not too
bright.
Perhaps some of the readers of The
Voice will recall my first tragic
story" therein in the issue of Decem-
Der the oath, 1913: 1.-THE Value of a
Mill" | still believe that millage
tax on personal incomes is the only
hope of preserving the profit system.
If this millage tax is made big enough,
say 1917, it would or could be made
to give employment in public works,
the most valuable of which would be
disqualification and care of the sick
and disabled.
But 1870 or $1,000 out of every hun
bred seems like robbery. But is it?
You give to the churches and various
organizations for charitable purposes
in addition to the taxes, local, state
and national in the name of charity
or social relief a total amount of
nearly five billion dollars or SO. And
there being no coordination between
all these there is the loss (plus theft |
of many mills. And you still pay
your medical bills, or do you? Too,
if you could keep our national income
at it's present level by this means you
would still have job or your present
income from whatever source. And
you would have the net income taxes
and excise taxes to pay the normal
expenses of government and the ma
tional debt. To all this there are de-
fects. But the defects could be cured. |
But you and l will know that the
present congress will talk and only
talk. We we'll know that the next
will likely be less efficient |
could it be possible?) SO you have
your choice now-Production for Use |
or Naturalization of Industry.
J. o. BARNARD.
Poison, Montana