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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-06

The War y
BY kIRKE T., SJ>,nco

A tWo-army Yankee souoo oN
nerable central segment ana yuI'
Franeo-German border b ot the
the Rhine and the saar do pe'~eea
the war news from the uoaI
1t holds a triple,edged enr.,
men 1 threat for the foe. Nv :.Gle =
ability to halt the Third '3 an n
eastward push to or beyorsa amy ny
saar or the Third and S So,. ne
Army drives northward bs,n e,a
Saarbrucken and the Lauter t@eeA
corner on the Rhine must me ouuFs
enemy retreat deep into his ~ AN an
territory for his next stand - Us1
But for Third Army Srcn..
Selling intact the masonry bsis ID
across the Saar at SaaTIa I''u's
the development threat to t SS
brucken, now under Third s s'N
medium range gunfire. stjII ~ rnE'
be remote. That incident bid SV =.
to go down in the history Of t N.
war as a companion piece + ~
Nazl seizure of Dutch canal 49,,
lngs early in the struggle , Y5@S'
expedited the fall Of Holland 's \.
GUM and France. ~
AS 1t is General Patton anna.
to have firmly consolidated 'f h..
east bank bridgehead beyond ~. s
Saar overnight. His troops b.r.
carved breach in Nazi lire. bs
enough around Saarlautern .
afford jump-off base for flankrs
attacks along the right bank :,
the stream to the north, or souS
eastward to cut in behind sa.r
brucken.
To the southeast OF SaarbrucEe,
however, other Third Army ers
ments are swarming forward IA.
ward the Rohrbach gap betwee,
Bichie and Sarreguemines tbs-
leads direct toward the Hombr,
communications hub in the rear n
Saarbrucken.
Meanwhile in Italy the BATH
has entered a new phase with
Eighth Army capture of Ravenna
on the Adriatic flank. It marked
the deepest Allied penetration into
the lower end of the vast Pc val
ley and gave General Clark Dos.
sible chance to break the lOng
deadlock there.
Linked with the fast-deepenrs
Russian westward drive across
lower Hungary, Allied capture Of
Ravenna again hints at ultimate
junction of the Allies and Rus.
slams around the head of the
Adriatic although the two force,
are more than 300 miles apart.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-06

line of partition and camped on
tolerant, if mutually suspicious
,erms. And, one historical step fur
Their back, it was an agreement be-
tween Communist Russia and Nazl
Germany which touched off the
war only nine days later.
1t is well to pray and to hope
hat we may exist and cooperate
to win and maintain the peace of
the world in good faith with Rus
STA. But it is quite another thing
to insist in the wish I could set
NM fact on such crowd
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-06

man. In six months this has been
cut IS per cent to 200 divisions.
The original force his summary
related, was divided into 315 Ger
man fighting divisions, Is training
divisions, 40 emergency reserve
and homeguard divisions: The
satellite nations contributed the
additional: Finland, Is; Romania,
20; Bulgaria, "a; Slovakia, q;
Hungary, Is; and Neo-Fascist TIA
ly.4.
Of the 315 fighting divisions, 60
FER cent, or 1856, we're on the Rus
sian front; six in Lapland; Is in
Norway and Denmark; SO in
France and the low countries
% in Italy and % in the Balkans
and Greece.
The rank Of commodore. recent
" restored to the U. S. Navy. is
equivalent to that of Brigadier
General in the ARMY
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-06

collected, and with a dispatcher on mana ~
keep track Of each trip any neglected or oVei
looked neghborhood will be visited
The icea is to continue the COLLECTIONS do
long as paper is critical material. Surely the
people of Wilmington can do no less than snare
in the splendid undertaking by placing their
contributions at the curb.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-06
OFFICERS APPOINTED

NEW ORLEANS, Dec u J,,os on
The beard of directors u 45eir
Oil & Snowdrift Co., Inc d .s,octpd
annual meeting here today '4 4roas.
J. A. Ryan, New OfleaiiTS- ow Or.
urer, and M. w. Lyons N,eSo%csed.
leans, secretary. Ryan 5 orleans,
ed F. L. Palmer, ne"
who died racentlV
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-06
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The Centurion did not ask for a sign or
document proving Christ's power. he SIM
ply said that if Christ commanded the heal
ing TO be done it would be done. He had
that faith that surpasses all knowledge.
Kn"wledge can only lead us to things tenn
poral while faith leads us to things eternal
From "Forward.''
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-06
Fair Enough

Editors note.-The Star and the News
accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many of his read
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people thlnk.)
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 P,.-(war Food Ad-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hogs. $4,000: total
81 1000; weights 270 pounds and down, 25
to 40 cents lower; closing slow, mostly
35 40 cents on; barrows and gias over
27o pounds. steady to 10 cents higher;
sows weak to 10 cents lower. good and
I4.25, spar,nsly. most closing sales around
pe1nds eo g. 1a;oo.l4 sl 10; few sooa and choice
choice 3o0-500-pound sows, 13.so-14.00:
good clearance
Salable cattle. $4,000: total. $4,000;
salable calves, 1000; total. 1000; glutted
marekt on fed steers and yearlings. in
cludine yearling heifers: trade weak to
20 cents lower than Tuesdays close. most
steers so cents under early Tuesday and
so cents. to 90, mostly 100, below late
last week: most sales. 13.00-1 80; bulk
unso.d: early top 1880 on average-choice
1.150-pound averages, with 1900 bid on
chojce to prime steers: most heifers, 13. 90
1900 best, 16. so: cows, bulls and vealers
very scarce and active. strong; stock cattle
slow. steady.
Salabie sheep, 5000: total. 5000: early
sales slaughter classes steady to strong:
four cars good and choice fed clipped
lambs Nc. l and fall shorn pelts, 1928;
scattered bids 14.50 on native lambs with
good and choice fed wooled westerns held
above 1476: load good yearling wethers.
fall shorn pelts, 13 90: yearling ewes out
at 1900; odd lots good and choice native
ewes, 6.25-6.50: load. Gull and common
light ewes, 500.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Stock Market Rests,
Pivotal IndustriaIs
Decline Slightly
BY BERNARD S. O'HARA,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NsSSSApsto AAtoS WEttCIs
NEW YORK, Dec. I3.-The stock
market lost some Of its buoyancy to-
day as pivotal industrials eased into
slightly lower ground and volume
fell bit under the average OF recent
sessions
Specialties came to the fore in
some sections of the list moving up
fractions to around 2 points.
Changes in the general list were
narrow near the fourth hour.
Neither war news nor home-front
developments offered anything to
stimulate speculative interest. While
selling was relatively light, it ap-
peared that many accounts were be-
ing reduced in the belief that the
markets sizable advance since the
start Of December put it in the
way OF possibly substantial cor
rective reaction.
Bonds and commodities were ir-
regular.
Stocks inclined to reach for lower
levels included U. S. Steel, Republic
Steel, General Motors, Chrysler,
Goodyear, Douglas Aircraft, and
Kennecott. Willys-Overland was
bid up about point on good volume
and American Woolen preferred
rose around 2. Rails showed little
either way.
The steels were under wet
blanket in the statement of a high
official Of United States Steel Corp.
That because Of present costs his
company would have to sell more
than 100000 tons of steel a year
at present prices to cover current
operating costs alone without any
return to stockholders or income
taxes to the Government
Evening star., 1944-12-13

Equitable Trust Co. Of Baltimore
elected Charles ]. Hanzlik vice pres
ident and treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Chicago Grain

wheat was steady today. but other srsin
futures were easy to weak, with corn and
rye. suffering the heaviest losses. Proht
rising prices was apparent in all pits.
oferings in the wheat pit never were
heavy ano prices held to within an eighth
or a quarter Of cent of the previous close
most of the session. The trade was local
in character and some selling was attrib-
uted TO weakness of the corn market.
Announcement that the Cfiice of Price
Administration had increased ceiling prices
for cash wheat cents had little effect
on the market.
At the close. wheat was s. higher to ss
10. Corn was on y to /. December
La Oats we're % TO IS lower. Decem
sembeI, LII Barley was on % to a
Evening star., 1944-12-13
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Evening star., 1944-12-13
{. {. BaItz Reelected
Director Of Federal
Home Loan Bank
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Edward C. Baltz, secretary of the
Perpetual Building Association, has
been reelected director of the
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Winston-Salem for a two-year term
beginning January l. james Twohy,
governor of the system, announced
today
Two other building and loan ex-
ecutives, Frank Muller, jr, of Balti-
more. and w. Brown Howell, Pan
anna City, Fla, were reelected, while
Frederick Willetts, Wilmington, N. c.,
also was elected to the board by the
banks member institutions.
Norris Heads Appraisers.
Rhesa M. Norris, real estate deal
er, was elected president of Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter, Society
of Residential Appraisers, succeed
ing Samuel Scrivener, ST., at the
annual meeting at the Mayflower
Hotel. Owen w. Hohenstein was
named vice president; r. Lee Bax-
ter, tary-treasurer; directors
including Samuel Scrivener, sr., F.
Latimer Barkley, Horace Browning
and James D. Skinner. Robert E.
Buckley was nominating committee
chairman.
George T. Whelden, president of
the national organization, said that
wartime limitations on new con-
struction have occurred at a time
when there are very few vacant
dwellings and have, therefore, re-
suited in premium sales prices. 1t
is the duty of the appraiser to note
this condition in all his reports, he
asserted.
P. 0. War Bond Sales Rise.
Scoring sharp advance, sales OF
War Bonds at the City Post Office
in November numbered 1886 pieces,
having face value of S790,437 so,
compared with 12,799 bonds in
October having a value of $491,-
1880, officials announced today.
War Stamp sales totaled $210,200
against S211, $50 in October So far
in December War Bond sales have
been very heavy, the report added.
Six bankers will address the
monthly meeting of the Auditors
section, District Bankers Associ-
alton, tomorrow evening at the
Mayfower dinner meeting They
are Ernest R. Wilson, Bank of
Commerce: Lewis E. Thomas, Liber-
ty National; Mrs. Margaret S.
Mcclure, City Bank; Harold w.
Denison, Riggs; Vernon r. Dorman,
American Security, and Millard S.
Yeatman, Hamilton.
Firm Presented "E" Award
w. M. Ritter, director in the Riggs
National Bank, is receiving many
congratulations on the recent pres
entation of the Army-Navy e.
award to the Mcclure plant of the
w. M. Ritter Lumber Co. Mr.. Rit-
ter, who has lived in Washington
for years, founded the lumber COM
pany. The award for the produc-
ton OF war equipment is a dictinct
honor which has been granted to
less than per cent of plants en-
gagged in war work.
Dividend, Bonus Declared.
Directors of the Union Trust Co.
yesterday declared a Semi-annual
dividend of per cent, or $3.50 per
share, payable January Is to stock
holders of record December 81. The
board also voted extra Christmas
compensation of one-half months
pay for all employees of the bank.
Washington War Bond sales now
total sos, 100000 or 100 per cent Of
the $94 100000 quota "E" bonds are
still being pushed.
Riggs National Bank common sold
at 1899 a share yesterday, new 1914
high. Hecht common equaled the
years high, 2112.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Market Averages
BONDS.
New York Cotton

lures backed away from the best levels
OF the day on increased hedge selling. at
tracted by the earlier advance.
buying and short covering in December.
Distant months lasged due to the possi-
bility of return to competitive policy
rent Government purchase program on
June 80 next year.
Late afternoon prices we're unchanged
to 80 cents bale higher. December,
u s5, March. 21.9b, and May, 21.90.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Woshinqton Produce

From the War Food Administration
EGGS-Market. nrm. Light fresh re-
ceipts were supplemented with dwindlins
changed. Prices paid for Federaisstate sn
Graded ,eEgs received from sradins Stations
(Decemeer 13): Whites, browns, mixed
age So; q; s. grade A.. medium 47-4s,
average 4S; U. s.. grade B, large, AZ
dium {s4 silsqse lsqse fse a. cn3rent SS1sn me-
ceipts. nearby unEraded eggs, mostly As
LIVE POULTRY-Only one load ar
rived today and that earmarked for
slaughter. for the Army. Prices paid net
T. 9: b. Washington (permitted transpor-
milsagsl: fowl. 2sla: chickens. 3Ih.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 R,,--Foreisn ex-
chanke rates follow tGreat Britain In dol
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. 10Is per cent discount, or SO. 9.93o4
u. s. cents, UNCHANGED
Europe; Great Britain oficial buying,
4.02; selling, 4.04.
Latin America: Argentina free, 24e0,
UNCHANGED; Brazil. free, 5.25n; Mexico,
20. 0.65n. Nominal.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 13 LP.-The Se-
transactions by. customers with odd d-lot
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for December IL: 4.519
sales involving 12b.253 shares, including
81 short sales involving 2,445 shares.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Approximate Sales To-day.

AppfOx1mate sales Today.
1900 am. 21e $50 1900 noon A24 300
100 pm. 5Se lao 900 pm. 766 $50
tUnit Of tradils 10 shares; sales printed
IN i,ill In bankruptcy or receivership o.
benz reorgantzed under Bankruptcy Act.
are annual disbursements based Oh last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration On
less otherwise neted special or sxtra divi.
e 8 rights. 9 Also extra Or extras. d Cssn
Or stock a Declared p paid @ far this
Psysbis Il can.dssn iunds 1ss HeeSnmS nss5
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

theory Of this bill Is that the studies
have reached q point where the
Government should erect one or
more larger demonstration plants.
Emphasizing that there is no in
tention to conflict with private in
duStry, Senator O'Mahoney said
every precaution has been taken to
make certain no authority is be-
ing granted to establish Govern
ment competition with industry"
Cites Foreign Production.
In reporting the bill to the Sem
ate, the Public Lands Committee
recalled that liquid fuel has been
made from coal in Germany, Japan
and England. The process has not
been used in the United States, the
committee said. largely because OF
the cost, "and industry has not as
| yet undertaken to demonstrate the
possibilities"
After the bill becomes law, an ap-
preparation would have to be OBJ
tanned for one or more demon
stration plants.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

sour hope u that the Govern
ment can lay down the pattern by
which industry could quickly de-
velop synthetic liquid fuel" added
Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, Of West Virginia, chairman
of q special committee appointed
to study the subject for the House
two years ago.
Other Materials Added.
The Senate bill originally dealt
with coal and shale as the new ma
terials to be used. The House added
agricultural and forestry products
and the conferees agreed to their In.
clusion. The coal and shale demon
strations will be carried on under
the Interior Department, and Sena.
tor O'Mahoney said the conference
report will make it clear that any
Experiments with agricultural anc
forestry products will continue to bs
carried on by the Agriculture De.
partment.
i The Bureau Of Mines has carried
on successful experiments in
laboratory at Pittsburgh, and thu
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Poles Claim 248 Nuzis
Slain by GuerriIIos
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 25.-The killing
of 24s German soldiers in wide
spread guerrilla activities, especially
In the Wilno district, was reported
today by the Polish Telegraph
Agency, which quoted the under
ground radio.
More than 200 German soldiers
were killed in a machine-gun bat
tie near Srodborow in the Warsaw
area when the guerrillas wrecked
q train, 1t was said. Not far from
Wilno "a Nazi Storm Troopers were
slain In an ambush, and Il more
killed In a bloody clash at Ida,
where a Todt workers barracks was
burned.
A German garrison surrendered
at Rudomino, the agency said, and
the railroad line between Rozarek
and zoludek was put out OF COM
mission.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Conierees in Accord
On 3O-MiIIion Bill for
Synthetic Oil Plants
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Conferees reached an agreement
yesterday on the O'Mahoney-R Ran.
dolph bill authorizing $40, ,000, 900 Il
build demonstration plants to en-.
courage the production of synthe.
tic gasoline and fuel oil from coal
shale and other products in thi'
country.
Both houses are expected to ap
prove the conference report thi
week.
I'VE want to make sure tina
America Is independent of foreig1
sources for liquid fuel" Senate
OMahoney, Democrat, Of Wyoming
said.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

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IS matching bag ag----------------l7.5o -. 1850
tss l. Fringe top provocative straw cloth, pos
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1880
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
War Conference
Opens in LA.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. I. OUP)-
Lieutenant General William S.
Knudsen, commenting on reports
that west coast aluminium and mag
nesium plants will be closed in the
near future, said bluntly Friday
hat the country has adequate stocks
of the two strategic metals.
Reporters at a press conference
first directed the request for com
ment at Undersecretary of War
Robert P. Patterson at a press con-
ference opening two-day confer
ence of army, navy and industrial
leaders.
Knudsen leaned across the table
and broke in:
Il can answer that. We have en-
ough aluminium and magnesium.
And I mean by that we don't need
any more"
Patterson gave an inside look into
ferocity of the Pacific war when
he said the United States in more
than two years of battle with Japan
had captured only 377 japanese
soldiers. The rest were exterminated.
Patterson said that Pacific coast
aircraft industries have not yet
reached their manpower peaks, that
they need more labor, and added,
we intend to get it,"
Il have always stood firmly for
universal service, including the
drafting of labor he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
Memphis Police Nab Trio
Of California ConvictS

ern California and then shifted to
southern California, where the trio
committed three armed robberies,
kidnapped one person and stole two
automobiles before authorities lost
their track.
A fourth member of the escape
group, Austin Redford, 20, became
separated from his companions and
was retaken two days after the
break in Fort Bragg, Calf.
Redford and Drake were men,
bers of four-man gang which
robbed the Beverly Hills hotel Of
100000 in cash and jewelry last
February, while Ward and Motari
also had been sentenced from Los
Angeles for robbery and burglary
Warden Duffy suspended six pris-
on employees, including the captain
of the guard and assistant secre-
tary, for "laxity and negligence
four days after the escape. The
break brought criticism of the San
Quentin administration from Cover
nor Earl Warren and an early in
vestigation by members of his spe-
cial committee investigating Cali
fornia prison conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

Rout
Grows
Germany's Suicide
Lose Control
In Russ Sector

MOSCOW, Jan. 7. (UP)-
The government organ lZves-
tia reported Friday that the
Red army had broken the German
defenseS along a continuous 200-mile
line now looping n dozen miles into
prewar Poland.
The Germans were in disorderly
flight at some points, their hard
pressed commanders having lost
control, and they were throwing
away their arms and other equip
ment to facilitate their rout, the
official newspaper said.
NAZI LOSSES MOUNT
The magnitude of the German
losses, particularly in armor, was
becoming more apparent daily
While extending his spearheao
westward along the Rokitno-War-
saw railroad and broadening his
salient into the west Ukraine
Vatutin developed his main drive
in three prongS.
West of Olevsk in the northwest
Ukraine the Soviets smashed across
| the boundary line in the Swampy
roadless terrain, beat down fierce
German resistance, and captured
Rokitno, a large station on the
Kiev- Warsaw line and a fortified
stronghold.
There was no indication that the
boundary line had been crossed al
any point except in the Rokitnc
! direction.
PUSH Sc MILES
Some 200 miles to the southeast
Vatutin's left wing, which in three
days had pushed SO miles south Of
Belaya TSerkov, was within Smelling
distance of the railroad running
westward from Cherkasi.
With Cherkasi already in Rus
sian hands and the nearby raj
junction of Smela invested, Ger,
man forces estimated at no less
than 10 divisions possibly 10000
mem, within the Cherkasi bulge
along the Dnieper faced an i'm
minent threat of encirclement.
TANK BATTLE RACES
(Nazi radios reported that
great tank battle was raging in the
heart of the Dnieper bend arounc
Krivoi Rog and Kirovograd, {
Berlin communique acknowledging
increased pressure on both sides o.
the latter town. 1t also reported
heavy fluctuating" fighting in th'
Berdichev sector before the Bus
river line)
Izvestia, reporting the Nazi de-
fenses shattered on the whole Uk
ranian battle arc, said the Rec
army was storming forward relent
leSsly, clearing one district afte
another.