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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
SOIa Who
Fled NaZiS
Awaited

4 man and "A ooman IN Detroit
t0Udy dTc happily awaiting The
return OF their son-a son whom
they had given up for dead.
MIR. and Mrs Gordon +, Ben
nett OH University place, viii
erect their son 1t Clayton A
cnnctt, -, Of tho army air
1OrccS. up0u nus arrival herc from
Washington. Just Il few week
ago. however. It. Bennett was
listed as missing IH combat in the
Mediterranean thcalcr m an
offbial communication trnm thc
war department
With seeming confirmation OF
their worst teaLA. Mr. and Mrs.
Bennett next received letters
from big. Cen Jimmy DoOhttle
and the chaplain OF Clayton's
unit. both OF whom wrote that
The P-3S fighter he was plotting
had been seen 90 crash into the
sea near the Greek coast
Then 10 their homo came a dra-
matte message which diSpcllcd
their despair Nith the strong light
o. hope
a tattered note written by II.
Bennett himself told them he was
alive and had every hope Of re-
turning 10 has unit lie had been
shot down within rescue range
Of the guerilla fighters Of enSlaved
Greece, and thov had taken him
10 safety behind Nazi lines
It. Bennett wrote be had
received two bullet wounds when
Dol, fighter was d0wned besides
severe burns and fractures But
he was growing stronger daily
and he hoped 10 get through The
NaIi lines and return 10 his unit
This he did How II was done
II Bennett has not yet revealed.
The note he dispatched 20 his
parents they know now however,
was smuCclad eat bv four other
T. S airmcn ~ the crew Of a
doWned bomber. also given Sanctu-
AIRY by the EueriIIaS The four
had made their way back 20 their
baSrin Africa and AZ once sent
on the message It Bennett had
Scrawled i'm The guerilla camp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

NH WHAT A wonderful day Saturday in Brooklyn
For Francie it started with trip 10 the junke. She
Medley like other Brooklyn kids collected rags paper
other junk and boarded in boxes under the bed
All week, France walked home slowly from school look
ing the gutter for tin foil Because mama was the jani
treSs Francie and Medley could empty the dumbVater
shelves and that junk, too.
Soon after nine o'clock Saturday morning kids began
spraying Of side streets onto Manhattan Avenue their
way Caneys France and Medley dragged their Junk in
burlap bag Other kids. who already had sold theirs
staggered back.
Rag pickerl Rag pickerl" they jeered.
Francie face burned at the There comfort
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

in knowing that the taunters were rag pickers, too
Carney piled his trade in tumbledowp stable He pre-
sided the scale with his rusty hair rusty mustache
rusty eyes Carney would give girl extra penny she
did not shrink when he pinched her cheek
Because OF the possibility Of this bonus Medley stepped
aside and let Francie drag the bag into the stable Carney
piled the stuff the scale and spoke two wordshS offer
Francie nodded and he counted out old green
that looked like junk, too
As FTancie whispered Thank you, Carney fixed rusty
unked look her and pnched her cheek hard She stood
her ground. He smiled and added another penny
Francie went outside 70 report "He gave sixteen pen
MES and pLnchng penny
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% @ ] e%4oxs Detroit Time 1920 m Ave. Os. 81, Mic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

That's yours" Medley said He divided the rest Eight
cents for the bank and four you four cents for
me-" That was the rule half of any money went into the
un-can bank nailed TO the floor Of the closet
Medley took his money and pushed his way into Cheap
Charles the candy store Charlie you pick for your
penny. There board with so numbered hooks and
prize for each number hung behind the counter There were
few fine prizes; roller skates cstcherS NIT and doll
But nobody OF these Medley picked and won
penny penWiper
"Prize candy?" Charlie asked him
Candy. What do you Think"
II always the
lContnuSd IessaaFFoyvA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

Capable oo,sack style capeskin leather
packets. In the popular fuIl-lengrh and
STYLED with fancy back half belt ADJUST
able cuff and wastband j-poeket models.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

Uuca brand sweater Well kat OF 300
wool yarn. Button style, with two convcn-
lent pockets, and snug knit wrist, and
V-netk. Navy and brown. 36-46 in group.
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HITS
GEORGIA, S. c.
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Sc. because electric lights were
unavailable in Royston.
Newly-plowed fields in the vicini-
ty of Royston were strewn with
bits of lumber, shreds of tin
roofs, and shattered tree trunks.
Along the Athens-Royston high
way, where the vortex crossed and
re-crossed the road, century, old
trees had been tossed like kindling.
Edward Hill, Franklin county
farmer whose house was stripped
of its roof and siding, said he held
on to the living room door with
one, arm while the other gripped
his wife, who in turn held their
small daughter. The wind, he re-
lated, dragged them into straight
line. The top hinge of the door
broke, but the bottom hinge held,
and they escaped with minor in
juries. The family car, parked
alongside the house, prevented it
from being blown down hill.
Damage along the tornado's
route was unestimated, but indi-
cations were that property loss
would be severe. Red Cross disas-
ter workers came from nearby
towns and from Atlanta, and am
balances were sent to the Royston
area from the u. S. Navy Pre-
Flight school at Athens, Ga.
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Obituaries
GLENN r. MOORE

Glenn Rowe Moore, 30, of 91a
South Eighth street, died Friday
night at 1870 o'clock in James
Walker Memorial hospital after a
short illness. He was an employe
of the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ethel Moore; one daughter, Mary
Elaine Moore, of Wilmington; his
father, M. M. Moore of Currie;
and four brothers, Marion Moore,
Chester Moore, Harry Moore of
Wilmington, and Carl Moore, u.
S. Army stationed at Fort Ken
dali, Ala.
Private funeral services will be
held at Harrell's funeral home at
8 o'clock Monday afternoon with
Rev. Earle L. Bradley and Rev
E. w. Pate in charge. Burial will
take place at the family cemetery
at Currie.
Active pallbearers will be w. z.
Moore, E. L. Moore, Paul Sholor,
C. H. Voss, H. Lanier, and M. E..
Billiard. Honorary pallbearers will
be A. L. Williams, A. S. Trundle,
Jr., C. w. Tiencken, R. J. Halla-
day, DR.. ]. E. Evans, and Will
liam E. Hand.
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6 VINO OFFICES
ARE ESTABLISHED

RALEIGH, April 16.-tR'-Direc-
tor J. S. Dorton of the State War
Manpower Commission said TO-DAY
administrative area offices were
being established in six key Clues
of North Carolina.
These offices, Dorton said, Woulo
cooperate with local U. S. Employ,
ment Service offices and Woulo
permit closer supervision OF 1ne
activities of the entire VINO at
the local level"
Dorton said the area offices ana
their directors would be: Ashe-
vile, R. B. Justice: Charlotte
Mrs. Fay D. Harmon; High Point
P. W. Grandjean; Raleigh, Mason
E. Swearingen; Wilmington, Hen
ry I: Shepherd; and Washington
P. B. Pollock.
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KEY CRIMEAN BASE
IS TAKEN BY REDS
CONTINUED From Page One)

ia and 20 miles from the Bessarao-
ian capital of Chisnau on the north.
This raised the toll of Axis troops
to approximately 100000 since
March on the basis of Moscow
announcements, and the total was
expected to exceed a half-million
when the Crimean tallies are COM
pleted.
Gen. Andrea I. Yeremenko's
troops pushing along the southern
coastal road seized Yalta, 30 miles
southeast of Sevastopol, at 8 pm.
last night I'll am. Eastern War
Time), Moscow said.
Gurzuk, seven miles to the east,
and Kuchukkoi, IA miles to the
west, also were captured, the bull
letin said, as his troops cleared
a 34-mile stretch of the coast and
also plunged inland where fierce
fighting was flaring in the noun
tains IA miles east of Sevastopol.
The approaches to Yalta. slz-
able port and former summer resi-
dence of the Cars, were heavily
mined. Bridges had been blown up
there and at other points along
nussia's Riviera" and the Ger
mans lined up their artillery and
machinegun covers on the noun
tain shelf overhanging the road.
Moscow said. The Russians swung
around these obstacles by using
mountain paths in the interior and
took the enemy from the rear, the
bulletin said.
At Gurzuk, the communicate said,
all remaining members of the Nazl
Second Infantry Division surrend-
cred along with their commander.
Remnants which fled into the
mountains are being pursued and
exterminated, the bulletin said.
Altogether 5000 prisoners were
taken during the day, boosting the
Crimean total to 10000 in eight
days of rapid conquest which has
left the Germans cornered in
15O-square-mile area on the south
western tip of the huge peninsula.
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ALLIES THREATEN
JAPS IN INDIA
CONTINUED From Page One)


northeast India, have made salts
factory progress in clearing lnfll'
trating japanese from the vital 35-
mile road from Kohima to Dina
pur, which leads to the Invaluable
Bengal-Assam railroad.
Heavy casualties were inflicted
on the japanese and much equip
ment captured Friday, the comnu-
nioue revealed, when the enemy
was blasted out of his positions
northwest of Kohima.
The fighting around 1mphal,
main Allied stronghold in Mani
pur so miles south of Kohima, was
confined to sharp skirmishing IN
the surrounding hills. With the
British holding the plain solidly,
an important hill northeast OF I'M
phal finally was wrested from the
enemy who strongly fought for its
position several days.
The communique belatedly dis
closed that on the night of April
1914 the Japanese struck at Kohl
ma from the east and west stimuli
taneously but were driven back.
Further progress by 1t. Gen. Jo-
seph w. Stillwelrs Chinese-Ameri-
can offensive in northern Burma
was reported.
In moving here the Southeast
Asia command came from its
training and supply base in India
to operational headquarters where
the Allies main naval bases OF
the area are located. The transfer
naturally brings Lord Louis, the
supreme Allied commander, in
close touch with Admiral Sir James
Somerville, commander-in-ch OF
the eastern fleet. Prime Minister
Churchill recently disclosed that
this fleet is of significant proper
tons involving battleships and
carriers.
It is clear that the sea bases of
Ceylon must play an important
part in recapturing Japanese-oc-
cupied territory in the Southeast
Asia theater.
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ROMBERS RETURN
TO BLAST TRUK
Continued From Page One)

nv Liberators before dawn on Sat
i1rday despite ineffective intercept
tion by japanese night fighters.
Twenty-seven tons Of bombs were
dropped on Eten island and ADA
cent islands of the Truk atoll.
Escorted medium and light bonn
bers hit Rabaul and New Britain
island with more than LOO tons
of explosives in morning and at
ternoon attacks which tore up the
runway of the Vunakanau air.
drome, scored on seven gun po-
sitions and caused huge explo-
sion at Rataval, big supply area.
The attack on Aitape by heavy
and medium bombers and attack
planes wiped out the village OF
Pro, ignited fuel and supply areas
and thoroughly hammered Japan
csc positions on numerous islands
There was no interrogation and
off the coast.
the anti-aircraft reception was
negligible. !
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BAPTIST GROUP
MEETS TUESDAY

The Wilmington Baptist Associa.
ton, consisting of AZ churches in
New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender
Sampson and Onslow counties. will
hold its mid-year meeting at Jack.
sonville tomorrow morning at 9 80.
DR.. Earl L. Bradley, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church is moder-
ator. The following program has
been arranged; morning session,
Devotional, ]. N. Evans, Jr., $3.50;
Roll Call of churches and enroll
ment of messengers, 9:45; Adop-
ton OF program, recognition of
visitors and new pastors Gf any {
1000; Sunday schools. w. R. Har-
rell and assistants, 1910; Work
among the armed forces, Chaplain
Luther V: Fortenberry, 1920: Spe-
clal music furnished by Jackson
vile Church, HOO: Sermon, J. H.
Butler, Ills; adjournment for
lunch, II noon; afternoon program,
Devotional, David Shelton, 1:15,
Report of Missionary Committee
Z. e. Leftwich, Report of Mission
ary treasurer, J. E. Allard, mis-
cellaneous business, 1870; Asso-
citation missions, E. w. Pate, 1:45:
W. M. u, Mrs. D. W. Merritt, 2:1O;
Needs of our Association, j. O.
Walton, 2:40; BTU, Paul Nix, 800;
3rotherhoods, Eugene Billiard,
20; adjournment, 3:45.
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RADIO IS USED
BY DREW. ROAD

SALT LAKE CITY, April 49,
R-A 7O-car diesel powered
freight pulled into Salt Lake City
railroad yards Saturday night at.
ter a test run from Denver which
gave crews a new railroading ex-
perience - front-to-rear radio
communication.
A transmitter-receiver in the ca
boose kept conductors and brake
men in almost constant contact
with engine crews more than half
mile forward in the Denver and
Rio Grande Western engine.
W. W. Pulham of Denver, the
roads superintendent of commu-
nications, empna sizel tnat sit was
strictly test run, and other ex-
perimenting remains to be done"
But trainmen obviously were
satisfied that radio communication
may be a significant new devel-
opment.
Conductor G. c. Mccall, who in
the caboose cupola had been in
almost regular touch with the en-
CINE since a crew change at Hell
per, Utah, said he was convinced it
was practical.
Trainmen said such system
installed on all trains would save
time and money. brakeman R. H.
Pardew of Grand Junction cited
this as just one example: Occas-
ionally an emergency application
of air is applied by the conductor,
in the caboose, when a flagman is
accidentally left behind after a
switching operation. A "break" in
the train sometimes occurs as a
result, with broken drawbar and
knuckle and several hours delay
as the result.
with two-way RADIO" explained
E. H. Musgrove, D. R. G. W. cleo
tronics expert from Denver, "the
engineer can be notified at once.
No rear end braking is necessary,
and time and equipment are saw
ed"
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Censorship In
aPrOtested
Continued From Page One)

of those days. he continued, ito
hear Auchinleck (Gen. Sir Claude
Auchinleck, British commander in
India) describe Tiddim as of no
strategic importance after we
evacuated it under not very bril-
liant circumstances. So far the
campaigns in Burma have been
very disappointing and have SEEM
ed hotchpotch of improvisations.
The situation undoubtedly is dis
quieting."
The japanese drive into Imphal,
he said, seems to have been I'm
derrated in Delhi when it began to
develop"
The London Daily Observer, also
criticizing censorship in the Bur-
ma-Indian theaters, said there we
know virtually nothing Of what is
going on inside India, thanks to
the effective clamp exercised by
the. New Delhi censors. Soothing
messages which bear all the marks
of censorious emasculation are
causing more disquiet than news
from the 'front.'
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BELGRADE IS RAIDED
BY U.S.; FIRST TIME
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guration Saturday of new exter-
mination drive against Hitler's
harried airforce by long-range Am
erican fighters from Britain in
sweeps over the continent.
While this new chapter in aerial
warfare unfolded in Britain, Italy
based Allied bombers continued
their heavy blows at Axis supply
and transport last night by raid
ing Turnu-Severin, rail bottleneck
on the Romanian side of the vital
Danube ''iron gate
The night Raj Wellington raid
on Turnu-Severin came only a
few hours after Italy-based Amer
lean Liberators and Flying For
tresses flew the same route yes
terday, loosing new destruction on
Romania's capital and rail cen
ter of Bucharest and the oil fields
of Ploesti IS miles to the north.
American long-range fighters, 500
to $50 strong, launched the new
determination campaign from Brit
ain yesterday, tanning out over
Germany almost to Berlin and
shooting down ID German r anes
and destroying about 40 olhers
on the ground to the loss of 80
fighters.
In all, the low-level strafing at
lacks were directed at 10 German
airfields and at barges, locomo-
tives and a factory.
Britain based American heavy
bombers were grounded again to-
day for the third day following
the powerful six-day Allied Of
fensive at aircraft plants and rail
centers in Germany, and home
based Raj bombers also were in.
active last night.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE

Doctrine of Atonement" was
the subject of the Lesson-Sermon
in all Christian Science churches
and societies on Sunday, April Is.
The Golden Text was from John
Is: 1888. II am not alone because
the Father is with me in the
world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer; I have over
come the world"
Among the citations which COM
prised the Lesson-Sermon were the
following from the Bible: "Be-
loved, think it not strange con.
corning the fiery trial which is to
try you, as though some strange
thing happened unto you; but re-
Joice ,inasmuch as we are oartak-
ers of Christ's sufferings; that.
when his glory shall be revealed
ye may be glad also with exceed
ing joy Il Peter 4:12,13).
The Lesson-Sermon also includ.
ed the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, "Sci.
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Ed
dy: Every pang of repentance
and suffering; every effort for re-
form, every good thought and
deed, will help us to understand
Jesus atonement for sin and aid
its efficacy; but if the sinner con-
tinues to pray and repent, sin and
be sorry, he has little part in the
atonement - in the at-one-ment
with God-for he lacks the prac,i.
cal repentance, which reforms the
heart and enables man to do the
will of WISDOM page 19).
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WALTER CARTER
SPEAKS TONIGHT

Walter Cartier, new
secretary of the Greater VII. ''N
ton Chamber of Comne,,~ ''-''''
mas arrived here from puIss'', S''
will be the principal spes% @. Va
the meeting of the Be+.n "s' At
chants association to he ''L Il Me-,
ESQ this evening at the F ned AZ
Cafeteria. e FTleacy
Other guests are H. A NJ
president of the Chamber =. M a
merce' and Miss Edna = ~, eon'
who is in charge of parttino russell Us
t tlon on subjects dealing w wi taac''
tai merchandising. WIN re-
The Merchants Associa4;.
Gently elected to hold mon TI,Gn se'
ner meeting, for the purnos ','i ~, al2'
cussing business problems MS ~. y. Dis
ment regulations, and n soVeFa'
planning of particular int FYs',Fa'
retailers. '-'e'est 10
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ROYSTON TORNADO
FATAL TO TWENTY
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with parts Of tin roofs, mattresses
and other debris. Automobiles were
turned over by the wind and a
trailer, attached to an automobile
parked on the highway, was blown
200 feet across the road, scatter
ing its occupants in the wreckage
of house that was demolished.
The force of the storm seemed
to increase as it blew over this
town of $500 persons. Dipping into
row of houses three blocks
from the business section, it lev
elled eight in line. seriously in
juring several persons and piling
up one of the houses in the middle
of Church and Elberton streets.
Five persons died in one residence
here.
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MORE SECRET U. S.
FILES REVEALED
lCOntinuel Ernnn ]

Continued From Page a.,
anese claimed that clans wy
uniting signatory nations IN ', !.
names of their respective no AL ne
was against the constitution Gts \,
pan. VI "a
1T is only in Democrat,
Republican country that ~ s,. "
rights rest with the peopIe - 'aYa
Japanese said, declaring thst VIZ u.
pan could sign only in the nams ~, 4,
the emperor. When Japan fn.N
ratified the treaty, it was scra~
panied by a declaration that ,t,,
provision sis understood 10 bo :.
applicable so far as japan a, NJ. ~,
cerned.' WIZ
The so sorry" explanation i,
anese officials gave in 1929 H,
refusing to let American wsrsbi,,
visit ports in the Marshalls w,
that the sight of naval vessel,
might brighten the natives and h.
sides the anchorage were DANCE
GUS and no pilots available.
The Navy Department pers.sts
in its request. The japanese wprs
politely firm, SO that the America
visits were delayed Is years.
The two volumes complete N.
release Of 1929 papers, the first d
three books having appeared ag
December. The State Departne,
regularly releases its documer,
after Is years. They cover deal.
ings with Canada on prevention d
liquor smuggling, with China OH
disputes oyer American interest,"
a revolution with Mexico and The
meeting between President Hoora
and Prime Minister Macdonald a.
Rapidan, Va, in October, 1929
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SENATE HAS LIGHT
SLATE FOR WEEK
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rope, and two measures for ex.
pansion of the forestry program.
Both the Senate and the House
will be active in committee hear
ings during the week in efforts to
perfect measures designed for dis
position before planned adjourn
ment prior to the national party
conventions in June and July.
The house veterans committee
version of TIE so-called sc. I. Bill
of Rights" making provision for
veterans in the postwar period,
is scheduled for completion before
the end of the week and is ex-
pected to be reported by Chair
man John E. Rankin, Democrat,
Mississippi, before Friday.
Banking and Currency Commit
tees of both the Senate and the
House have scheduled hearings on
pending measure extending the
price control program.
The House Naval Affairs Com
mittee is working on a measure
providing for orderly termination
of navy contracts, while the Sc
nate Military Affairs Committee
has scheduled hearings On SINH
lar proposal involving army con-
tracts.
Appropriations for the Labor De-
partment Federal Security Agency
and a deficiency bill are before the
House Appropriations Committee.
The Senate Agriculture Commit
tee has scheduled hearings We'd
nesday on proposals that would
provide for manufacture of syn
thetic rubber from alcohol produc-
ed in agriculture.
Of particular interest to the South
Atlantic seaboard fishery industry
is the manner in which Republi-
cans of North Atlantic states have
set about to provide adequate mo-
tor fuel for fishermen. Minority
Leader Joseph W. Martin, of Mas
sachusetts, revealing formation OF
a Republican food study commit
tee, announced the group would
meet Monday to discuss the prob
lem of gasoline and oil shortage.
Convinced that current provision
for combating the gasoline black
market is ''hopelessly inadequate, -
Chairman Clarence F. Lea, De-
mocrat. California, of the House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee, has announced public
hearings on the subject to begin
Wednesday. Lea said the commit
tee would seek to determine chow
much illegal coupon selling is 60
ing on, how the gangs are doing il
and what can be done about the
situation
The Lea committee is also max
ing an extensive study of the for
eign oil situation, including pro-
posal of Petroleum Coordinato1
Ickes for pipelines in Middle East
A high rankink navy oil expert
recently advised the committee
that the proposed trans Arabian
pipeline is the best proposition
so far advanced to make Persian
Gulf oil available to United Ma
tons fighting forces.
The special committee to inves'
tigate acts of executive agencies
beyond the scope Of their authorl'
ty, headed by Representative How
ard w. Smith, Democrat, Virginia
is working on report concerning
the operation and effect OF the
emergency price control and sta
biliZation acts. =,
Postwar planning will also holo
= norton of the weeks spotlight,