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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
SENATE APPROVES
new TAX MEASURE
Lawmakers Draw Bill More
In Line With FDR's
Request

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-R-A
So, 275, 600, 600 tax increase bill, crit
icized by President Roosevelt as
unrealistic and yielding hardly a
fifth of the Treasury's goal, passed
the Senate UNANIMOUSLY tonight
and headed toward a conference
with the House.
The Senate completed its work
by adopting a series of amend
ments which iberalize somewhat,
from the standpoint of industry,
the operations of the war contracts
renegotiation law. although not SO
much as the finance cmmittee
once tentatively decided upon.
In modifying these previous pro-
posals, the lawmakers drew the
bill more in line with the recon-
mendations of Mr.. Roosevelt, who
said in his recent budget message
that he was disturbed by suggest
ed changes which in his opinion
would restrict if not destroy the
effectiveness of the law under
which the government recaptures
war profits deemed excessive.
The Senate, however, fatty de-
clined to heed the Presidents ad-
monition to send him a tax bill
yielding the full $1o,5oo, 900, 900 de-
manded by the Treasury.
The Finance committee estimat-
ed that its amendments added
about $130,OOO,0o0 to the bill ap-
proved by the House, bringing to-
tai Federal income to more than
$43, 500, 100000 year.
Nearly half the extra revenue
$l.O11. 100, O00-would be obtained
from new and higher excise taxes
on a long list Of items, including
liquor, cosmetics, furs, jewelry,
bowling alleys, admission charges
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
DRAFT DEFERMENT
OUT FOR FATHERS

New Hanover county is expect
ed to send it's first pre-Pearl Har-
Dor fathers into military service in
February.
This was clearly indicated Fri
day as officials disclosed that
the two draft boards here have
ordered approximately 80 fathers
to stand pre-induction physical ex-
aminations at Fort Bragg on Jan.
26.
Officials of county Draft Board
No. said there is every reason
to believe that these pre-induc.
ton examined fathers will be in
Quoted into the armed forces next
month, if they are physically ac-
ceptable.
Draft officials at city board No.
l said they would undoubtedly
induct in February some of the
married men with children born
prior to Dec. whom they have
called for pre- induction physica.
tests.
About one-half of the 100 mer
called by city board No. l anc
approximately 30 of the heavy
pre-induction physical call made
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Annalyst

British elements Of the Fifth Ar
my in Italy, pushing down the
north slope of low Minturno ridge
on. the left flank, have set foot
on something more Immediately
important to the Allied march on
Rome than the classical Appian
Way route between Rome and Ma
pies.
With capture of Minturno, they
are moving on an indicated seven:
mile front to clear the coastal
sector of the MISUNDERSTANDING
lateral highway. French units OF
General Mark. Clark's army are
astride that road at the enshore
end, and American forces in the
center, are converging on Casino.
Thus it seems clear that an Al
lied triple squeeze is. in progress
aimed at clearing the whole width
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
Allied Triple Squeeze Underway
In Italian Liri Valley Sector

Of the Liri Valley. German expec-
tation of the early fall of Casino
was indicated in the Berlin an
nouncement of an evacuation Of
Minturno.
Further proof that the Nazis are
prepared to give up another short
but highly important step of the
main military road to Rome comes
from German prisoners. They re-
port a secondary defense line six
miles north of Casino is in readi-
ness. 1t probably is keyed to the
next highway lateral-the Gaeta-
Pico-Arce, Sora cross road.
British elements holding the sea
flank of the Fifth Army front west
of Minturno are astride the Appian
Way. Allied naval units in the Gulf
of Gaeta have shelled it in the
region of the town of that name
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
DAYLIGHT ASSAULT
Berlin Is Given Its Worst
Raid OF War II
Planes Lost

LONDON, Saturday, Jan. 22.-N
Strong o r m on of Allied
planes hammered mystery targets
on the French invasion coast yes
terday, shooting down 10 German
planes at a cost of II in an opera
ton that followed the largest aerial
attack ever made on Berlin.
1t was estimated that 1000 AL
led panes participated in the
attack on the French coast.
Six of the II missing Allied
planes were U. S. heavy bombers.
German long wave radio trans
mitters left the air last night, pos
sibly indicating that the Raj
again was attacking the German
capital for the second successive
night.
Hundreds of American heavy
and medium bombers and nearly
all types of Raj planes partici-
pated in the daylight assault on
the Pas-de-Calais, the portion of
France closest to England.
Describing the enemy fighter op-
position as generally weak over
France, joint communique is
sued by the British Air Ministry
and the U. S. Army credited U. S.
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
with destroying seven Nazi planes
while escorting American fighters
got an equal number. Raj, Do
minion and Allied fighters account
ed for an additional five enemy
planes.
The Allied attacking force, lost
two light bombers and three fight
ers in addition to the six U. S.
heavy bombers.
.Nazi planes struck back at Lon-
!, dibn last night in the heaviest raid
since October, setting off the A.url-
der of Britain's powerful ring Ct
anti-aircraft guns. At least eight
German night raiders, including
some attacking London, were shot
down over England, it was learned
authoritatively. Some London Al 5
were trapped amid ruins and the
extent of the damage of the Ger
man raid was not Immediately de-
termined.
In a new attack cycle with re-
inforced strength, American heavy
and medium bombers and nearly
all types of Raj planes raked
mysterious Nazi forward defenses
during the day in the Pas-de-Ca-
lais area.
Perhaps 1000 tons of bombs
crashed down on the French coast
targets. In its attack Thursday
night the Raj hit Berlin with more
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
Wilmington Library
Needs Copy OF Star
For July 3rd, Last

The Wilmington Public Lib
rary has lost its copy of the
Star for July 3 last. The Star
is unable to replace it.
Miss Emma Woodward, the
librarian, is making an appeal
for this issue, SO that the
bound volumes of the Star,
which form an important item
in the library's reference de-
partment, may be unbroken.
Any reader possessing Star
of this date and willing to part
with it, will receive Miss Wood
wards grateful acknowledge
ment.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
Attempts To Settle
Polish Border Dispute
Is Completely Locked

LONDON, Jan. 2l-R)-Ef-
forts to settle the Russian
Polish border dispute apart
ly were deadlocks tonight at
least until Moscow answers
overtures made by Washing
ton.
The Poles, insisting the dis
pute was matter for the
whole United. Nations, were
waiting anxiously to see
whether the Soviet government
replies to the offer of media
ton made by U. S. Secretary
of State Hull.
It was generally believed
that Prime Minister Churchill
after comforting with Polish
leaders yesterday may have
communicated with Premier
Stain in an effort to bring the
Russians and the Poles to-
gether.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
SUBMARINES SINK
Il JAP VESSELS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.- R -
Hard-punching American subma.
rines engaged in continuing bat
tie to ruin Japan's shipping, have
sent IL more of the enemy's cargo
vessels plrnging to the bottom Of
the Pacific.
The blow, another long step to-
ward cutting off men and materi-
ais from the enemv's ocean bases,
was announced today by the Navy
in a matter-of-fact communique
which told only of the types Of
ships sunk. The II ran the total
sunk by Americas Pacific subma-
rines to 408.
The communique did not give
any indication of the problems sur
mounted by the submarine crews
on their many weeks of cruising
beneath enemy waters, nor did it
indicate where the Japanese ships
were attacked and sunk.
But there is a strong possibility
that some Of the submarines oper-
ated virtually within hailing dis
lance of the Japanese shores.
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
Small Pieces OF Coping
Fall From Clock-Tower
OF County Court House

Small pieces OF coping, de-
Perforated with age, fell from
the clock tower Of the century
old county courthouse yesterday
afternoon.
Immediately upon the discov-
cry by T. X. Woody, clerk Of
the New Hanover County Board
of Commissioners, at 1:1o p. m.
the west entrance of the court
house was blocked off to keep
pedestrians from being injnr-
ed by any further debris. Mr..
Woody stated that repairs were
being effected Immediately.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
By HOWARD SUBTLE
,Star-News Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, Jan. q. = The
Atlantic Coastal Cities Air Service
Association is ION the eve of sue
cess in it's long fight for a COM
mercial airline connecting coastal
cities south of New York. Rep.
Winder r. Harris, D-VO, declar-
ed at the annual meeting of the
association here today.
Representative Harris referred
to Aeronautics Board decision, ex-
pected within 40 days or two
weeks and awarding to Colonial
Airlines an extension from New
York to Nassau, in the British Ba-
hamas. The line would provide a
long-needed service to Whining
ton, with other stops at Atlantic
City, Norfolk, Elizabeth City, New
Bern, Myrtle Beach, Georgetown,
Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick
Jacksonville, Datona Beach, Palm
Beach and Miami.
Mayor Henry w. Lockwood, OIL
Charleston, was reelected presi.
dent of the association. Mayor Je.
rome B. Flora, of Elizabeth City
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22

tlCu TO Ine FreS1QeQC capped a
round of activities preliminary to
the Democratic National Commit
tee meeting tomorrow to elect
Robert E. Hannegan of st. Louis
as the new party chairman to
succeed Frank C. Walker. who is
ready to resign to devote all his
time to the postmaster general
ship. The group is expected to de-
eide to hold the national nominal
ing convention in Chicago in July.
A copy of the resolution was Civ
en- Mr.. Roosevelt at reception
at the White House at which the
political leaders and their. wives
shook hands with him and Mrs.
Roosevelt, had tea and sandwich
es, and talked briefly in small
groups and Individually with the
chief executive.
Minnesotans, on leaving the re-
ception, reported they had receiv-
ed the Presidents blessing on a
proposed merger of the Farmer
Labor and Democratic parties in
their state, and Wisconsin mem
bers said Mr.. Roosevelt told them
he favored a similar coalition OF
Democrats and Progressives there.
Elmer F. Kelm, Minnesota state
chairman, and Elmer Benson, for.
mer Farmer-Labor governor and
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
DemocraticL Leaders Tell
FIR They Favor 18th Term

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-(AP)-Democratic leaders
today presented resolution to President Roosevelt favor
ing fourth term nomination. but said they heard only
noncommtal ooh" in reply. The resolution was adopted
by group of Md-Western Democrats and its presenta-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
FORECAST

NORTH CAROLINA: Fair ana mild
Saturday, not quite so cold Saturday
night Sunday partly cloudy and con-
tinued mild.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-24
Old Homestead Is
Still In Agin Family

The old Agin homestead, east OF
Bluffton in Orange township, which
has continuously been in the pos
session of the Agin family since
sturdy pioneers wrested it from the
wilderness more than a century ago,
passed on to other heirs of the
family this week.
Merle Agin, Wadsworth, Ohio, at
torney purchased the homestead from
his father, Jesse w. Agin of Ada,
who in turn received it from William
Agin, father of Jesse and grand
father of Merle.
The original deed, made out to
William Agin was signed by Presi-
dent Martin Van Buren, who was
in office from 1887 to 1841 and the
farm has ever since been in posses
sion of the Agin family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-24
Little Discs will Provide Change
and Ease Public's Arith-
metic Woes
Red Tokens will be Used for
Meats and Blue Tokens for
PrOcessed Foods

Next Sunday brings a change in
OPA food rationing procedure with
the advent of the token system, de-
signed to simplify change-making
problems. However, several old type
stamp values will hold good through
March 80.
Best bet is to use the old type
stamps first. On Feb. 27 they will
be green X, l. and Nj stamps in
Book d, good for processed food
through March 20. Brown Y and
2 stamps in Book will be good
for meats, fats and the like thru
March 20. Each of these stamps
will be good for the number of
points just as they have been.
TOKENS WORTH l POINT
The new procedure under token
change rationing provides on Feb.
81 that small discs called tokens be-
come valid for one point each. Red
tokens are for meat and blue for
processed foods.
On Feb. 27 blue AS, B-8, C-8, D-8
and E-8 stamps in Book become
valid for processed foods. Each
stamp is good for 10 points. Blu&
tokens will be given as change for
the stamps.
RED STAMPS VALID
Also on Feb. 27 red AS, BIS and
C-8 points in Book become valid for
meats, etc. Each stamp, likewise,
is good for 10 points and red tokens
will be used as change.
Green one-point stamps may be
used through March 90 for pro-
cessed food purchase change and
red one-point stamps for meat pur-
chase change.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-24
THREE M FROM
AREA CASUALTIES
in WAR THEATRES
Two Nephews u Bluffton Per-
sons Also on Casualty Lists
In Europe

Rejecting the increased tempo of
American war activities in the Euro
pean theatre, three BIuftcn area men
were listed as casualties in official war
department notices received during
the last week by their parents.
Staff Sergeant Olan Herr, son of
Mrs. Alice Herr, who resides south of
town on the Bentley road was in
iured in bitter fighting now going
on in the Italian peninsula.
No details of the extent of his in
juries or how they were received were
forwarded to his mother, but reports
indicated they will not be fatal.
Sgt. Jack Trippleh0rn, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Noah Tripplehorn, of Lima,
a gunner in the U. S.Army air forces
is missing in action over Germany.
He has been overseas about two
months and his plane was shot down
on his third mission over Europe.
Tripplehorn is nephew of Fred
Triblehorn and Daniel Tripplehorn,
both of Bluffton, and the young man
is we'll known here His wife lives
in Flint, Mich.
This third casualty was Pvt. Martin
James Thornton, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse w. Thornton, of Columbus
Grove, who died at Churchwood, Eng
land, on Feb. 6.
The young man is a nephew of
Mrs. Elmer Diller of Spring street.
He left a wife and three children as
survivors. No details of his death
were obtained.
Staff Sergeant Herr's injuries evi-
IDENTITY shortly came after his exper-
iences as an American artillery obser-
yer were written up in ''Yank,' army
weekly. In this exploit, he crouched
for six days and fisgs in foxhole
atop a hill with enemy guns trained
on the spot in an attempt to wipe
him out.
He is the second of his family to be
injured in the war, another brother
Jerome, having been wounded IN the
Pacific about one year ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-24
Philip Marqudrt
Rites On Tuesday

Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon in the St. Paups Luth-
eran church near Jenera, for Philip
P. Marquart, IS, retired farmer, who
died at $40 o'clock Sunday morning
at his home five miles east of Bluff
ton in Orange township.
Mr.. Marquart had been bedfast
for nine months at the farm home
where he resided for 81 years. He
was former member of the Orange
township board of education.
Officiating at the last rites was
Rev. A. w. Baumann, pastor of the
ST. Paul's church. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mr.. Marquart was born April 20,
1858, in Findlay. His parents were
George and Elizabeth (Wilch) Mar
quart. On October 5, 1881, he was
married to Elizabeth Redick, who
survives. Two years ago the couple
celebrated their Goth wedding ami
versary at community gathering
in the Orange Center school.
In addition to his wife he is sur
vived by six sons, Milton, Charles
and William C. Marquart, Jenera
John, Ed and Philip Marquart, Bluff
ton; four daughters, Mrs. Lillian
kempf, Bluffton; Mrs. Minnie Main,
Rawson; Mrs. Amanda Hartman and
Mrs. Francis Gossman, Ada; two
sisters, Mrs. Charles Bormuth, Je-
nera; and Mrs. Ami Marshall, Linda,
Calf; and two brothers, William
Marquart, Bluffton, and Ed Mar
quart, Beaverdam. There are A
grandchildren and 32 great-grand-
children.
Two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth
Klingler and Mrs Victoria Boehm
died during the influenza epidemic
of 1919.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-24
Pianist To Open
Concert Series

Josef Wagner, pianist and COM
poser will appear next Tuesday
night in Ramseyer chapel at s
o'clock in the opening number of the
Bluffton college annual concert
series.
Wagner is internationally known
in musical circles and has appeared
as soloist with leading symphony
orchestras in this country and
Europe.
His appearance here will be the
first of series of three numbers
making up the concert series, it is
announced by Prof. Russell Lantz
of the college department of music.
Other attractions of the series are
vocal recital by Harold Hough,
New York city tenor on April IL,
and the Cincinnati Symphony String
Trio featuring Emil and Walter
Hermann on April 21.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-24
DRAFT BOARD GETS
ORDER TO review
farm DEFERMENTS
Directive is Sent Out by State
Headquarters Wednesday
Morning
Blanks to be Furnished for Last
Years Farm Work and
1914 Plans

Allen County Selective Service
Board No. 3 was notified Wednesday
by state headquarters to review
classifications of all II-C and III-C
registrants having agricultural de-
ferments and requested the board to
secure complete current information
for the files Of all such registrants.
Under the recent directive from
National Headquarters it is now inn
perative, Col. C. d. Goble, State
Director pointed out, leach such reg
istrant considered must produce in
1914 a minimum of sixteen war units
of food and fibre by his own per-
sonal and direct efforts to warrant
further deferment.
"The information in the file must
contain convincing information that
the registrant is essential to the
farm or farms on which employed,
and that a reasonable but unsuccess-
full effort has been made to secure
a replacement before he can be
granted further deferment; and fur
ther, hereafter all War Units must
be productive units"
A revised form has been furnished
County USDA War Boards to be
used in submitting information to
local boards on registrants engaged
in agricultural activities. This form
will furnish information on the 1943
production, as we'll as the 1914 pro-
gram, considering the condition and
quality of livestock on the farm; the
1943 yield of grain compared to
neighboring farms, and the regis
trant's work-record, both on the
farm and non-agricultural employ
ment during the past five years.
This report will also furnish in
formation relative to the members
of registrant's and employers family
having agricultural experience, who
are not presently engaged in an ag-
ricultural activity.
"Replacibility of the registrant is
of the utmost Importance, Col. Co
BILE said, and added: "The law pro-
vides for deferments under certain
conditions, but such deferments are
granted for the convenience of the
Government, never for the conven-
fence of the registrant or his en-
ployer. The law specifically states
that a registrant may be deferred
when he is found to be necessary to
and regularly engaged in an agri-
cultural occupation or an agricultur-
al endeavor essential to the War
effort sf
"A registrant deferred because of
his agricultural activity or occupa-
tion may be deferred only SO long as
he is necessary to and regularly en-
gagged in such agricultural activity
or agricultural endeavor, and until
a satisfactory replacement can be
obtained"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-24
AREA HONOR ROLL
WILL BE ON HIGH
SCHOOL GROUNDS
Outdoor Listing Will Honor. Men
and Women In Uniform
From This Area
Movement Sponsored by Bluff
ton American Legion Post
and Legion Auxiliary

Buttons World War ii honor
roll, sponsored by the American Le-
gion and Legion Auxiliary, will be
erected this spring on Bluffton High
school grounds facing Main street.
Permission to use the location for
the outdoor roll, honoring the men
and women in the service of their
country from Bluffton and the sur
rounding area, has been granted by
the board of education.
Names of more than 500 men and
women in this area will be on the
honor roll, it is estimated by the
sponsors. Anyone in uniform may
be listed.
Dedicate Memorial Day
Construction of the honor roll will
be completed in early spring, and it
will be dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies on Memorial Day.
First move in a drive to raise
funds for the project was a benefit
bridge party sponsored by the Legion
Auxiliary, held Tuesday night in the
Legion hall. The sum of $132.50
was realized.
Design and other details of the
honor roll will be worked out by a
committee composed of Legion and
Auxiliary members.