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prise" bill would be self -liquidating,
Gen. Grant declared he doubtless
was deceiving himself as well as
you"
Gen. Grant suggested that the
slum clearance agency would be
under great pressure" to permit
rents and other conditionse which
would assure profit to the sue
cessful private bidder and that he
feared this would cause step up in
the amounts Of rental subsidies.
In other words" he said, "the
pork BARREL" bill leaves no bidders
except private enterprise and there
fore the land agency will be tempted
to write down the cost of the land
and write up the rents so as to make
the greatest number of sales or
leases, always remembering that the
rents are going to be made up by
the welfare department at the cost
OF the taxpayers in other appropria-
tions for which it has no RESPONSE
billy. On the other hand, the bill
presented by the Planning Commits
sion leaves the public agency and
what it can do for comparison with
the proposals of any private builder
wanting to buy in"
In statements filed yesterday with
the subcommittee by Mrs. Helen
Duey Hoffman, the Washington
Housing Association voiced sharp
opposition to the free enterprise"
bill.
This bill, the Housing Associa-
ton said, threatens to impose a
greatly increased relief tax load" on
District residents and would force
on the relief rolls citizens who never
heretofore have been obliged to ac-
cept relief"
Furthermore, the group argued,
the private enterprise bill may be
used for other and more commercial
objectives than slum clearance
Property could be acquired by pri-
vate interests at less than actual
costs, without adequate assurance
its use will be in public interest it
was said.
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Veteran S Right 70 job
Unaffected by Deals
Made / by Employers

Employment agreements entered
into by employers during the absence
Of a man ID the armed forces cannot
affect thesyeteran's unemployment
rights, Hetettive Service Director
Hershey has ruled In setting up q
guide to Unemployment of war vet
erans in their former jobs.
A prosasipn Of the memorandum
on re-employment made public last
night states:
IF, upon veterans return from
military service. he finds that his
employer has entered into employ
ment agreements with others setting
up conditions, of employment differ
ent froalYthose which existed at the
time the veteran left, the veteran
cana1ots kdeprived of his re- e-employ-
meft rights by reason of these agree
Other Provisions.
The guide to veterans rights guar
anteed by the Selective Service and
Training Act also. provides:
That qualified veterans are en-
titled to reinstatement, even though
1t necessitates the discharge OF non.
veterans with greater seniority.
That during a veterans period OF
active service his seniority rights
accumulate in the same manner
they would If he had remained con-
tinuouslV on his civilian job.
That in order to qualify for re-
instatement in q former position
veteranSgmust be qualified to ham
die the job, although, If there is
any doubt; "the veteran is entitled
to q chance, to prove that he can
do the work"
That II veteran is not qualified
for a better position, "he is never
theless entitled to a position equal
in seniority, status and pay to the
one he left"
That a veteran entitled to REIN
statement can 60 to court to recover
back pay even after reinstatement
If it was improperly delayed by the
employer.
That conscientious objectors have
no unemployment rights under the
law and Selective Service does not
have to aid them in regaining for
rner jobs or obtaining new ones.
Employer Given Leeway.
That veterans who left temporary
positions are not entitled to re-
employment. In this respect, every
case must be determined on tndi-
vidual facts and circumstances with
final decision up to the courts In
event OF disagreement.
The memorandum also reminded
draft boards and the re-employ-
ment committeeman assigned to
them to handle veterans problems
that a private employer is not re-
quired to reinstate q veteran II his
circumstances have changed to make
1t unreasonable or impossible for
him to do So"
Veterans were reminded they must
make application for unemployment
within 40 days after discharge. It
also was pointed out that no veteran
restored to employment may be dis
charged without cause" within one
year.
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Chaplin Reply Denies
Paternity Charges
By the Associated Press,

~s sAS 1S2OSi&bCa
LOS ANGELES, May 2e.-Joan
Berry's suit alleging that Charles
Chaplin is the father of her child
was instituted in the hope that he
would settle out of court, the film
comedian has charged In answering
the action.
Chaplin's answer formally denied
fatherhood and contended his "a
year-old former protege needs only
$3.50 monthly for support of her
daughter, 7-month-old Carol Ann.
pending determination of the case.
The paternity suit, filed by Miss
Berry and her mother, Mrs. Ger
trude Berry, before the child was
born, asks $4,000 for medical at
tention, $4,000 for court and attor-
neys' costs and $2,500 monthly sup
port.
BY stipulation, Chaplin has paid
Miss Berry more than $4,000 on
condition that the suit was to be
dismissed If blood tests indicated he
was not the child's father.
Although the tests supported
Chaplin, Superior Court refused to
dismiss the suit, and this decision
was upheld by State Appellate and
Supreme Courts. The comedian
thereupon answered the suit yester-
day.
Federal Court last month ac-
quilted Chaplin on a Mann Act in
dictment which alleged that he
transported Miss Berry to New York
and return for immoral purposes.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
GIN President Says
Industrial Anarchy
Threatens al Detroit
BY the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, May 26.--Charies e.
Wilson, president Of General Motors,
termed unions IAN irritation In war
production" and said last night that
conditions in some plants In Detroit
were approaching industrial an-
archy.'
I'm sorry to say union business
as usual Is going on In Detroit" he
declared, "and we think 1t is high
time that unions and union leaders
converted" to the war effort.
For years before the war, he as
serted, union leaders sponsored "a
mud-slinging campaign at execu-
tives, from the foreman on up, and
q propaganda campaign that all
bosses were crooked and incom-
petent.
They now are caught in their own
false propaganda" he said, and as a
result, the rank and file of union
members have lost respect for all
authority, including that of their
own labor leaders.
This condition, he went on, sis a
bad omen for a more reasonable
and realistic and proper point OF
view in the conversion to peace" and
is "a dark cloud" hanging over the
postwar period.
MIR. Wilson and Alfred p. Sloan.
chairman OF the Board OF Directors
OF General Motors, spoke at a meet
ing OF the st. Louis Chamber of
Commerce. The company. Mr..
Sloan said, intends to spend about
$500, ,00o, 900 in boosting production,
undermining facilities, increasing ef-
ficiency and expanding products
after the war.
General Motors program, he as
serted. was based on the belief that
the attitude of the American peo-
pie toward business will be entirely
different than In the Sos"
We believe that the thinking of
the American public has turned to
the right" he continued. 1--WE be-
heve that we are finished with eco.
nomic panaceas, the rabbit-out- of
the-hat business, the something-for-.
nothing and all the other funny.
things that were injected into the
picure, including the philosophy
that we got rich by destroying
wealth."
Evening star., 1944-05-26
coIifornio's BoIIoting
Uncertoin, Worren Says

CHICAGO, May s26 R.-Gov.
Earl Warren Of California asserted
here he did not know who would
receive the States so votes At the
Republican National Convention, but
stressed the hope the California
delegates would "be unanimous for
their choice,
Gov. Warren, who will keynote
the party's convention here next
month, was asked II he would ac-
cept the nomination for Vice Presi-
dent. He replied that it would be
"presumptuous for any one to as
sumo anything .---
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Noyes
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bat engineers work has been mag
nificent.
There was so much water around
us that it was like riding in a boat
It was a beautiful day, and the war
might have been 1000 miles away.
The reconnaissance vehicles, parked
by the road, grew fewer and farther
between as we progressed, but the
boys taking the sun on top of the
cars were still American boys, and,
since they showed no surprise at our
presence, we guessed 1t was safe to
keep going.
After while we came to a canal;
the bridge across had been COM
pletely blown out, and we had to
stop. We asked q soldier who was
leaning on his mine detector looking
at the rubble whether there was any
way we could get through to the
beachhead.
HELL" he said, very offhand,
that's the beachhead on the other
side Of the canal"
We learned that American engi-
neers from the main front had es-
tablished contact with elements Of
the beachhead's 34th Division at
this point two hours before. No
beachhead troops were around at
the time, however; they had gone
on about their business of fighting
with the Germans In the hills sew
eral miles off to our right. On the
other side of the canal the road
stretched straight and empty across
the level plain.
Up dashed two bulldozers which
the engineers had whisked up the
road behind us on trailers and
began pushing earth and rubble
from the blasted bridge down into
the canal bed to make temporary
roadway.
A young girl with freckles and a
bright print dress stood by her BIZ
cycle and watched in round-eyed
amazement the performance of
these grinding monsters. She said
the Germans blew up the bridge late
yesterday afternoon and then hur-
ried away into the hills.
We decided to leave our ieep.
cross the canal on foot and try
hitch hiking into Anzio.
1t seemed like a good idea at the
time, but after we had walked 2
miles along that road without see
ing a living thing, we began to
wonder. We could see shells land
ing in the hills to the north and
the beachhead guns were firing now
and then, but this road seemed to
be a thing of no interest to any,
BODY but us. We began to imagine
that every deserted house we passed
was a nest of enemy snipers. We
telt much better when we were
joined by a group of Italian refu-
gees returning to their homes, and
better still when we ran into the
hrst group of beachhead soldiers.
They were busy picking up Ger
man and American dead, for this
was yesterdays battlefield. But
they agreed to give us a lift in
toward Anzio when they were
through.
I'VE just came through from
Naples" we said modestly, lying a
little.
A boy who had just helped load
a BODY into the truck tipped his
hand IN a gesture of disbelief.
Who are you kidding?" he said.
And then:
Well, that's mighty interest
ing" he said, "out of the pow
tprisoner of war; camp at last. So
there isn't any more beachhead.
Yeh, that's all right, isn't it?p
Evening star., 1944-05-26
'Presbyterians Elect
Dr.. King Moderator
|0f Southern Church
BY the Associated Press.


MONTREAL, N. c., May 26.-Dr.
Charles L. King, for - years pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church Of
Houston, Tex, today became mod
orator of the Southern Presbyterian
Church.
DR.. King, 57-year-old native Of
Covington, Ca, was elected by the
church's General Assembly last night
at the opening OF its s4th annual
session. He was named on the third
ballot in a contest with DR.. James
Luther Fowle, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. He succeeds DR.. Dom
aid w. Richardson, member of the
faculty of Union Seminary at Rich
mond, Va
The assembly's Committee on
Stewardship submitted report to-
day showing that receipts from liv-
ing donors for the year ended March
81 totaled $1,687, ,254, an increase Of
$1S7, 900 over the previous year, and
recommended that $2,042 900 be
sought in the coming year.
DR.. Richardson told the General
Assembly last night that the gospel
was "the only message that can
solve the problems Of humanity"
He said that the only hope for
the making of better men and bet
ter world was recapture Of the faith
of the early church in the saving
power of Christ.
There is only one power that can
bring all men together and bind
them into a true brotherhood" he
declared There is only one mes
sage that can solve the problems OF
humanity. That message is the gos-
pei that is the power Of God unto
salvation for the individual and
society. A righteous society is pos
sible only when we have righteous
men and Christ alone can make
men righteous"
The assembly is scheduled to hold
three sessions a day until next
Wednesday when adjournment is
expected.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Harry james Asks Review
OF AIimony Agreement

LOS ANGELES, May ga re-
consideration of Harry James
agreement to pay his divorced wife
$6 900 a year support has been asked
in a suit filed by the bandleader,
now wed to Actress Betty Cradle.
James petitioned for a declaration
of his rights in connection with his
present financial status. He and
Mrs. Louise James were divorced
two years ago.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Effort Made to Heal
Texas Democrats Spiit

AUSTIN, Tex, May 26 tP.-
Texas National Democratic Com
mltteeman Myron G. Blalock is at
tempting to end the party strife
over denomination of President
Roosevelt, while leaders of both
sides of the dispute wondered where
they stood legally.
Mr.. Blalock conferred with lead
ers OF both factions and said that
II the differences could not be COM
posed before the Chicago national
convention, he would try there to
Evening star., 1944-05-26

see that both sides got q fair hear
ing.
The row came to q head when
pro-Roosevelt delegates. twice de-
feated In the regularly constituted
Democratic State Convention,
walked out and organized a rump
session naming delegates instructed
for Mr.. Roosevelt and presidential
electors pledged to vote for the
party's nominee. The other con-
vention's delegates were unin-
structed, and its presidential elec-
tors were left free to vote for
Democrats holding views in accord
with those here expressed" II the
convention did not abide by certain
conditions. Mr.. Blalock's immediate
objective was II possible to avoid
sending two separate delegations to
the national convention.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
By The Asscci.ted pre..


I Holding seersucker dress In his
hands, Representative Hartley, Re-
publican, Of New Jersey Indignantly
asserted in the House yesterday that
American women are forced to ac-
cept inferior merchandise, while
recipients Of lease-lend or United
Nations relief are dressed to kill
"It is we'll known" Mr.. Hartley
said, that at the moment there is
a serious shortage of cotton goods
and manufacturers are unable to
meet the demands of American
women and children for dresses.
Il have here q seersucker dress
and I am reliably informed that at
least 100000 of these dresses are
being shipped abroad under lease
lend or UNRRA. - This is a finer
Evening star., 1944-05-26

Uncle Sam needs your waste
bacon grease, drippingx, vegetable
shortening. Take them to your meat
dealer.
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We are about to open up second
front. Open up your purse or wallet
and buy that extra bond.
Evening star., 1944-05-26

Miller told the jury of three occa-
sions when he met DIR. Lind and
begged him to break off the rela-
tionship. The first time, he said,
was outside courtroom when DR..
Lind had been testifying in lunacy
case. All the psychiatrist would say
to him then, according to Miller, was
Mrs. Miller will tell the truth. Mrs.
Miller will tell the truth"
The second time, when he saw DR.
Lind in the United States Court of
Appeals, he said the psychiatrist
walked of without making any re-
ply to his plea.
The last time he talked TO DR.
Lind. Miller said, was in the cor
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
CLUB CLOCK

The Myrtle Grove Home De-
monstration club will hold the
September meeting and lunch
con this morning at 10 o'clock
at the clubhouse. All wo-
men of the community are in
vited.
Rainbow Assembly, No. II,
Order of Rainbow for Girls,
viii hold the regular meeting
in the Masonic Temple this
evening at 6 o'clock.
The Whatsoever circle OF
Kings Daughters, will meet
this afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the home Of Mrs. G.
C.. Scott, 20I Red Cross street.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Lieut.. and Mrs. Donald B.
Jones announce the birth Of a
daughter, Elaine Bradford, Sep
TENDER %, at Marion Sprunt an
mex. Lieut. Jones is serving in
France.
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PRISON CONTROL
MAY Be CHANoED

RALEIGH, Sept. a. @ The
1945 General Assembly may be
asked to transfer control and oper-
alton Of the women's division of
the State penal division to the new
ly-created State Board of Correc-
tions and Training, Governor
Broughton said today.
The governor said he had con-
ferred with DR.. Ellen Winston,
head Of the board Of charities and
public welfare, Sar c. Leonard,
superintendent for the corrections
board, and representatives Of the
penal division, and that all had
agreed on the proposed change.
Housing Of women prisoners with
sentences of more than 120 days
now is charged to the penal di.
vision, with the charities and well
fare division handling the supervi.
sion and correctional phases Of
their prison life.
However, the governor said thai
all agencies had agreed the job o!
supervising WON IN prisoners
would be more matter for the
board of corrections and training
than for the penal division. Won
en- prisoners usually are assigned
to women's prison here, where
their work is mostly Of a domestic
nature.
! If their control is transferred Il
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THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR WILMINGTON. r: G.
gen. BEN LEAR
VISITS BUTLER

DURHAM, Sept. 81 Up -Cere-
monies, parades, inspections and
BANQUET were the order OF the day
At camp Butner yesterday and to-
dav as 1t. Gen. Ben Lear, newly
assigned commander OF the Army
Ground Forces, visited the s9th in
fantrv division, bringing with him
Mai. Gen. N. v. s]avin and 1t. Col.
Major General Slavin and 1t.
A I Rodionov Of the Soviet Union.
Col. Rodionov, who were among
the representatives Of the Soviet
government at the recent Dunbar.
ton Oaks conferences, expressed
great admiration for the Ameri-
can. infantryman whom they saw
during their stay.
This marked the first visit Of
Tt. General Lear to the seth divi'
sion since he succeeded the late
1t. Gen. Leslie J. McNair as com
mander Of Army Ground Forces
A party Of more than % AGE
officers accompanied the three stat
general on the visit which was
highlighted by formal review anc
banquet held to pay honor to the
commanding general Of AGF', ant
the Soviet officials.
1t. General Lear, accompanied
by Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Finley
commanding general Of the 89tt
division, inspected units of the di
vision in various phases of training
early Tuesday afternoon, and latel
that day combat team of the di
vision paraded smartly before thu
distinguished guests in a forma
review, after which 1t. Gen. Lea
addressed the officers n d non
commissioned officers of tn,
troops.
Last night, at the Washington
Duke hotel in Durham, a banque
continued the festivities and hon
ors given 1t. Gen. Lear and tn,
distinguished Soviet guests.
Included among the other high
ranking officials who visited tn,
division were Brig. Gen. Loyal M
Haynes, Brig. Gen. Leo Donovan
Col. Norman P. Morrow, Col. Lei
G.. Clark, Col. Syril E. Fame, Col
Robert B. Skinner, Col. Joseph X
Bush, Col. Alfred B. Denniston
Col. Gordon B. Rogers, Col. Chas
F. Howard, 1t. Col. Philip H. Be
thune, 1t. Col. Herman w. Dam
mer, 1t. Col. Robert E. Nicely, 1t
Col. Mark F. Brennan, It. Col
, James M. Kimbrough, Jr., 1t. Col
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Ban On Married Students
Handicaps Youthful Wives
By RUTH MILLETT

A southern city recently lifted
its ban on married high school stu
dents and among the girls with
husbands who decided to go on
with their own education W re e
several service wives - one the
wife of a lieutenant colonel.
1t took a war to lift the ban
but once it mas been lifted there,
and possibly in other cities, it
should stay lifted.
Because the girl W h marries
when young needs an education
Just as badly as do single girls
her age. She needs to be educated
so that she will be a better mother
il she has children. She needs an
education as personal insurance
against the time when she might
have to earn her own living. She
needs an education in order to
have a richer, fuller life Of her
own.
GIVE HER A CHANCE
.And-as is brought out in the
case of the student married to a
lieutenant colonel in the army
she may need an education in or
der to be able to keep pace with
her husbands position in life.
If girl is kicked out Of public
school simply because she has TAX
en- on the responsibilities Of wo-
manhood we aren't giving her a
fair chance to make a success of
her life and of her marriage.
Such girls ought to be encour-
aged to 60 to school, and to spe.
cialize in homemaking courses, in.
stead of being turned away.
Insects have no breathing or
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Miss Ruth King
Takes Part In
School Program

RALEIGH, Sept. 27.-Presidents
of the various clubs on the Mere
dith college campus W e e intro
duced to the student body at the
Tuesday m, n n g convocation
Each girl gave a short talk about
her club. Among those on the pro-
gram was Ruth King, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy King of Will
mington. Miss King is president
of Tomorrow's Business Women.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Cpl. and Mrs. Manuel P. Cobos
announce the birth of daughter,
Sandra Lee, August ID, at Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Cobos is the
former Lovaun Tompkins.
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HERSHEY FAV0RS
YOUTH TRAINING

NEW YORK, Sept. d. Up -
Mai. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, d.
rector of Selective Service, today
advocated p e t i m military
training for the nations youth, as
serting: "Today's warfare has
changed in such a manner that
the risk of unpreparedness is tan.
tamount to counting disaster"
This nation cannot allow Itself
to revert to the status of unpre'
paredness which was our admitted
condition a few short years ago."
he said before the industrial rela'
tons conference Of the American
Management association.
"Our national growth require.
manpower and armament in ade.
quate numbers and quality to pro
tect it from such sudden aggres
sion as befell us on Dec. 7, 1941,'
he stated. America must never
again take that chance"
Peacetime military training, hi
added, should be designed to pro
vide physical education and train
ing for all since this war ha!
brought forth shocking facts as tt
the physical condition of multitude!
Of our citizenry."
Nearly one-fourth of the youni
men of the nation have been foune
to be physically unfit for service
in our armed forces" Gen. Her
shey said. Much of this unfitnes'
is avoidable. Past and present ply
steal training measures have beel
inadequate; new and added effor
must be expended"
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Rebekah Degree
Will Observe
93rd Birthday

The members of the Wilmington
Order will observe the 93rd birth
day of Rebekah degree this eve
ming at 8 o'clock in the ODD Eel
lows Temple.
After the signing of the anniver-
sary ode, prayer by the chaplain.
reading of the proclamations OF the
Grand Sire and Assembly Presi-
dent, a short skit entitled, Did
You Know" will be presented.
Group captains are requested to
contact their groups. Following the
program refreshments are to be
served and a social hour held. Visi-
tors in the city, members Of the
degree are cordially invited.
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New Hydrants Installed
At Wrightspiue Beach

The installation of 10 fire by.
drants at Wrightsville Beach is I'm.
derway as step toward having
the resorts fire insurance rate re.
duced, Town Clerk r. L. Benson
reported yesterday.
The standard MIGRANTS will be
installed at points from Lumira
to Station l. Three have alreaoy
been placed at Lumina, lula street,
and opposite Newell's store, at Sta