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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
LONDON I5
 BLASTED BY
 BOMBS
Pre- e-midnight Attack Made : Fires Started Prop
 erty Damage Large

LONDON, March IS. = Rescue workers toiled through smoking ruins today in search of dead or injured as London dug itself out after a fierce pre- midnight fire fol- lowing an air raid of unrivalled in- tensity as a big German attack was made and at least 41,000 incendiar- ies and high explosive bombs were showered on the city.
 The attack was short one, but concentrated.
 Fires were touched off in many sections and extensive damage was done to two of the Capitals best known business and residential sec tions.
 Bombs also dropped on scattered points east of Anglica and in south west England causing both casual ties and heavy property damage.
 The total raiding force is estimat- ed at from 150 to 200 German planes but how many of these reached London is not announced.
 At least B raiders were shot down.
 It is believed that some super heavy bombs were rnloaded
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
N. H. ELECTS CONVENTION
 DELEGATES
Returns lndi. cate Battle Between
 WiI|kie and FOR

MANCHESTER, N. H., March IS. New Hampshire voters, the first in the nation to select their national convention delegates, chose a Re- publican slate including a four to three leaning toward Wendell l.. Willkie, and an unopposed Demo- cratic slate pledged to a fourth term for President Roosevelt.
 Incomplete returns indicated, with about TO percent of the returns tabu- lated, what is considered test of the convention strength between Willkie and Gov. Thomas A. Dewey
 Voters at yesterdays primary ap- parently elected seyen-man slate of delegates large, four of whom favored Willkie. One of the four, National Committeeman Robert Burroughs, said in his statement that Willkie has scored a notable victory" He explained that under New Hampshire's primary law, the delegates to any given candidate must continue to vote for him as long as the candidates name is kept before the convention
 For that reason, Burroughs said, Willkie has agreed not to put the formally pledged slate in the field, but would rather his supporters would run unpledged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
STEEL RING TRAPS NAzI5
 IN UKRAINE
Ten Thousand Germans Killed Attempting 10
 Escape South Russia

MOSCOW, March l5.-Red Army troops are liquidating several trap ped Nazi divisions in the southern Ukraine. dispatches said, in the smash. along the Black Sea coast, and closed the harbor of Nikolaey leaving Odessa the only large port ill southern Russia still available to the Germans.
 Ten thousand Germans have been killed and 4,000 captured already, the Soviet communique said, in trying to break out of the trap sprung by Malinoysky's Third Ukrainian Army
 About 46 miles northeast of Mix olaev in the Bereznegovati Sniger- evka area, coiumns are driving in from the north and south, and have forged a ring of steel around the Nazis.
 Other Red Army troops pushed l8 miles beyond captured Kherson and cut the Germans escape line through Nikolaev harbor into the Black Sea, and captured Shirokaya Balka, 28 miles southeast of Mix olaev. and less than 10 miles from the mouth of the southern Bug River.
 Soviet guns now control the exit from Nikolaev, and the Red Army also closed Nikolaev from the north capturing Kiseleyka, which is 2l miles east.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES, March 15.-The Allied air power has devastated Cassino in the greatest concentrated bombing attack in history and ground forces immediately charged in on a drive on Germany's rubble fortress town.
 More than 1.400 tons of bombs were hurled on the target area, less than one square mile. by every type of Allied plane, during 5000 sorties.
 The first reconnaissance photo- graphs showed Casino levelled, a goal of destruction.
 Cassina is where the Germans have been blocking the main Fifth Army advance since early in Jam uary. The town is on the main highway to Rome, 75 miles south- cast of the Italian Capital city and 60 miles east of the Anzio beach, head.
 Heavy Artillery Barragc
 British and American artillery smashed out heavy barrage after the morning long bombing stopped.
 It. Gen. Baker flew every plane in his Mediterranean Allied Air Force in the gigantic blow to smash the German grip. The planes start ed in shortly after daylight and continued pounding the town until noon.
 Allied troops, who had been hold- ing about one third of the city withdrew quietly during the night to give the bombers free hand in the great and terrific bomb blow.
 German Pocket Wiped Out
 Allied beachhead troops have wiped out a German pocket of re- sistance and improved positions south of Carroceto, 21 miles below Rome where the Germans last month launched some of their fer cest attacks against the Allied lines. The attack was launched by British troops and last reports they were still mopping up in the enemy area.
 The Allied offensive south of Carroceto came as bright sunshine replaced the raw weather but the ground is still soggy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
0pA's BIaek Market
 Blues Being Sung;
 investigations Made

vestigators mot even an average of one ccunty-it investigated 650,000 cases of alleged violations last year
 The No. l black market headache is, of course, gasoline. Last year almost half of the black market convictions were for illegal dealings in gasoline or gas ration coupons OPA estimates that almost 2.500,000 gallons day are being moved by black marketeers and that if the racket could be stopped every driv- CT in the United States would have enough gas to travel 45 additional miles a month
 But Hoover warns that the liquor black market may surpass all others unless the trend can be curbed. The old gang methods of highjacking liquor stores by the truckload; rob- ping warehouses; and selling cut and bootleg liquor at exorbitant prices, are with us again. Even speakeasies are back in some sections, but now they are called cheat joints. :" Authorities believe that only the ra- tioning of sugar and the difficulty in obtaining metals for stills has pre-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
WRONG RIvETs USED

"On airplane No. A. Irons stated, several thousand rivets of the wrong type were used in the main center section of the airplane, through lack of competent inspec- tion. This was not discovered until the center section was practically complete. These rivets were re- moved and replaced. In this opera tion, the center section was twisted several inches out of alignment. Every time this condition was men tioned to the top supervisory and management officials, they would immediately inform me to shut up and say nothing.
 Tn my position as chief test pilot, I was forced to fly this air. plane against my better judgment. Immediately upon taking off, the airplane started vicious roll, and only with the help of the co-pilot on the controls did we avert dis aster. The airplane was returned to the field, and I immediately contacted MT. D. M. Smeton, Gen. eral Superintendent of the B plant. He said: Don't tell anybody about
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The Office of Price Administration has the black market miseries. Fear of the spread of this kind of wartime racketeering colors almost every de- cision OPA makes.
 Few realize it, but not since the days of bootlegging has racketeer- ing been so widespread as it is today in the black markets. The authority for this is none other than FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover Although careful to point out that there actually were fewer crimes reported in the United States last year than previously. Hoover emphasizes that the types of crime are changing. Gangs are on the upswing for the first time since repeal, and the ordinarily law-abiding public is CO., operating with them. Both Hoover and OPA Director Chester Bowles point out that black markets couldn't exist without cooperation of the public.
 Bowles' report on the black market activities last year is revealing. AL though OPA has less than 5000 in-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
The w ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON ct. Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Armyo

WASHINGTON situation has existed inside North American Aviation plant at Dallas, Texas, which has caused the Army to make careful inspection. The North American company, in it's anxiety to push out planes in a hurry, is reported to have relaxed it's standards at the Dallas plant As a result, there has been battle between the company and plane in- spectcrs, with the latter determined to keep defective planes from reach- ing the Army.
 So far, according to the Army investigators, no defective planes have reached the men flying at the front.
 However, one chief inspector em- ployed by the North American con- pany resigned in disgust after reg istering vigorous protests.
 The inspector is Verne T. Irons of Irving, Texas, who, after ten years flying experience with IVA and the 4-engine pilot-training school at Albuquerque, joined the North American plant at Dallas in August, 1922 In December, 1942, he was given the title of superln- tendent of B flight tests and chief test pilot.
 In the early part of 1943, the first B-24s produced at Dallas began to come off the assembly line. In a sworn affidavit, Irons has stated that the first plane was produced in fast time and efficiently. But he continued, "the records will re- veal it was several weeks before airplane No. ? was completed for flight. Succeeding planes grew worse, due to poor workmanship incompetent supervision and lack of inspection"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
Diplomatic villory
 For Allies If Films
 Withdraw from War

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Fin- lands withdrawal from the war would be a great military and dip- lomatic victory for the Allies. It would mean
 l. The 70O0O to 100000 Russian soldiers now believed tied down along the Finnish border could be added to the Soviet troops battling the Nazis in Poland and the Baltic states. If Hitler chose to make Finland a battle-ground as he did Italy he would likely be forced to send additional troops into the country and weaken his forces elsewhere.
 2. Pressure would be taken off Russia's Arctic port of Murmansk and the Nazis might lose air bases from which they have pounded at lend-lease shipments going to the Soviet. The threat to Leningrad from the north would also end.
 3. The Russian Baltic fleet could range into the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic sea to hit Nazi installa- tions in Estonia, Latvia and Lith- uania, without danger of attack from bases on the Finnish shores.
 4. Hitler would lose raw mater ials he vitally needs. Finland pro- duces about five percent of the worlds nickel - used for armor - and has large output of copper which has been a boon to German electrical industries.
 5. Finland's quitting would open thinly held Nazi garrisons in nor thern Norway to Russian attack.
 6. Following Italyls surrender, the exit of Finland would strike another blow at Hitler's falling prestige.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
VOLCANO IN WEST ALASKA
 E ERUpTING

KODIAK, Alaska, March 15.--. Eruption of Veniaminoff, rumbling out fire that lighted the surround ing countryside, is reported on the arrival of boat here from Chignik village, 12 miles from the volcano and PTS miles from Kodiak.
 The eruption is the first since 1889 and according to reports made by the boat from Chignik had con- tinued for three days, ashes falling steadily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
Quints, } Girls. 2 Boys, Born 10 Pretty Italian
 Woman; All Healthy

BUENOS AIRES, March 15. = Newspapers acclaimed pretty 42- year-old Italian woman as the mo- ther of quintuplets, born eight months ago but kept secret be- cause she remembered "how crowds mobbed the Dionne home in Can- ada"
 The mother is the wife of Franco Diligenti, moderately wealthy rancher.
 The couple have three other children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15

The Society Editor of the English Language Buenos Aires Herald broke the story. She visited the mother and saw the quints, all in robust health.
 Other reporters rushing to the Diligenti home, were kept out by the father who promised photo- graphs later and then displayed a picture of three girls and two boys, shouting: Look gentlemen, a full house."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
STORMY VOTE BILL PASSED
 CONGRESS
Compromise Measure k Now Up to President
 May Not Sign

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Con- gress completed action on the stormy service vote issue when the House voted 273 to III and adopted the bill which compromised the differ ences between the House and Senate, and relayed it to the President
 President Roosevelt has not said whether he will sign the legislation which places emphasis on State control over balloting by the armed forces in the general election.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
ALLIED AIR F0R(EMAkE
 BIG ATTACK
Sweep Over Jap Targets in Wide Section in 48-
 Hour Campaign

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE UTHWES ST PACIFIC, March 15.-The Allied Air Force downed 31 enemy planes, destroyed three-ship convoy and a mum Der of smaller craft and barges in widespread attacks on Jap targets from Hollandia, New Guinea, to Rabaul in AS hours ending Mon day, according to the official com munique. Speedy Navy patrol boats increased the plane total to 35, headquarters also announces.
 A heavy attack on Wewak Sun day by the Fifth Air Force dellv- cred no tons of bombs and down. ed 18 interceptors against loss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
JOE EASTMAN
 pA55E5AWAy
DireCtor of Defense Trans portation, ICC Member
 for 25 Years, Is Dead

WASHINGTON, March l5.--Jos- eph Eastman. 6i. Director of De- fense Transportation and member of the Interstate Commerce Com mission for 8 years. died in hos pital today after months illness. Attending physicians said Eastman's death was sudden. resulting from coronary occlusion.
 Temporarily. his deputy. Brig. Gen. Charles Young, will be in charge of running the nations war time transportation system.
 Woodrow Wilson appointed East man to the ICC when he was s6.
 PETERMAN FROM SITKA
 Ray Peterman, Sitka contractor, is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
 JOHNSTON HERE
 Here from Sitka, P. J. Johnston is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
Harbor at Anchorage May Be Surveyed

WASHINGTON. March l5.-Del- egate Dimond has introduced re- solution authorizing the Army En- gineers to survey Anchorage harbor to determine the adequacy of har- bor facilities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
CASINO I5 HAMMERED
 BY B0MBERS
Most Terrific, Concentrated Air Attack of War
 Levels Town

BULLETIN-ALLIED HEAD QUARTERS IN NAPLES, March l5.--Tanks and Dough- boys moved tonight into the heart of the rubbled torn town of Cassino and found a pile of smoking ruins. It is impossible to see how there could be a living thing left there. so ter rife was the bombing from the air and the three hour artillery shower of shells.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15
MAYOR DEvIN
 I5 REELECTED

SEATTLE, March IS. Mayor William F. Devin. 45. attorney, was reelected Mayor for a second term at yesterdays municipal election. He defeated James Scayotto.
 Scavotto anomced he had the backing of Dave Beck. Seattle's powerful teamster Union leader
 Mrs. F. F. Powell, John Carroll and Alfred Rochester were elected to the city council.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-15

Arriving from Wrangells Charles s. Jenkins and Raymond Lewis are at the Baranof.
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PETERMAN FROM sITKA
JOHNSTON HERE

Here from Sitka, P. J. Johnston is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-30
PERSONALS

Miss Julia Mae Raney returned
n her home in Country Club Pines
Friday from Windsor, Va, where
she attended the wedding of her
brother, Bill, to Miss Jean Whit
ley. Before returning home Miss
Raney visited in Newport News,
Va.
Mrs. Wayland Joyner Of Wind
sor, Va, is the guest of Mrs. l..
A. Raney in Country Club Pines
over the weekend.
Miss Virginia Taylor Oliver has
arrived from Peace college, Ra-
leigh, and has as her weekend
guests, her roommate, Miss Betty
Rooser of Sanford.
Misses Edna and Betty Burnett
and Miss Connie Porter have gone
to Norfolk, Va, to attend the wed.
ding of their cousin, John H. Glass
and Miss Emma Elizabeth Harris
on Sunday afternoon. NJ
Lieut.. and Mrs. John A. Baugh
announce the birth Of son, John
A. Baugh, Jr., January 81, at
Saratoga ospit |, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y. Mrs. Baugh is the
former Annie Victoria Johnson OF
Wilmington.
Cpl. and Mrs. James Wilbur
Wright of Rocky Point, announce
the birth of a daughter, Wilma
Lee, January Is, Mrs. Wright is
the former Pauline Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. VIVA
ley announce the birth of daugh-
ter, Carolyn Alice, January l, at
Nassau hospital, Mineola, L. l.,
New York. Mrs. Whaley is the
former Mary Helen Setter of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. Roberts,
Jr., announce the birth of a son,
William Rhett, January 4, at Mar
ion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Roberts
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-30
Deceased Veterans
Of Both Wars To Be
Honored By 40 & 8

Arrangements to hold a memo-.
ial service for all deceased yet.
Grams of World War l, and World
War II, at the First Baptist church
at 8 pm. Sunday, February 10,
were made Friday night by Vol.
ture No. Q, Forty and Eight lie.
gion societ. /
The memorial address will be
given by Roy Mcmillan, Of Ra.
leight, national vice. commander
Of the American Legion.
The Voiture voted unanimously
to make substantial donation to
the Legion fund for purchasing the
Bridgers, home Funds were also
provided foc sending cigarettes
overseas to some of the Whining.
ton servicemen.
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rose, Pa, ard later attended the
Woman's college of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. at Greens
boro.
Lieut.. Smith is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren M. Smith, Of
Penns Grove. Before his entrance
into the Army, he attended the
University of North Carolina. At
Chapel Hill.
Following the ceremony, re-
ception was held at the Officera'
club at Fort Dix.
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Irene F. Vendig Becomes Bride
0fLieut. Warren M. Smith, Jr

riage by her father, Morales C..
Vendig. Her only attendant was
her sister, Miss Jean E. Vendig.
Lieut.. Smith had as his best
man Lieut.. Arthur Treaty.
Mrs. Smith is the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Morales
C. Vendig, of Wilmington and Phil
adelphia. She studied art at the
Mary Elkins Tyler school at Mel
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-30

Miss Irene F. Vendig. of Will
mington and Philadelphia, Pa,
became the bride of Lieut.. War
ref M. Smith, Jr., of Penns Grove,
N. j., in a beautiful ceremony
solemnized at the Fort Dix, N. j.,
post chapel on January 20 at 7
pm. Captain Thorne, post chap
lain, officiated.
The bride was given in mar
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Miss Ruth Davis,
Sgt. Mcdonald
To Wed Feb. 9Th

The marriage of Miss Ruth Graf
film Davis, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence W. Davis, to Sgt
Benjamin Joseph Mcdonald of
Watertown, Massachusetts, will be
solemnized at Trinity Methodist
church on Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary at 4 o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
No invitations have been issued
but friends of the couple are in
vited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-30
Special Meet Of N. e.
Board Of Agriculture
Is Called For Tuesday

RALEIGH, Jan. 29-(P)-Agricul-
ture Commissioner w. Kerr Scott
has called special meeting of
the state board of agriculture here
Tuesday. While he declined to an
nounce its purpose, it was known
that Scott has just returned from
a trip into western North Caro-
lima, where he sought land for
test farm.
It is customary for a newly
commissioned Army officer to pre-
sent a dollar to the first enlisted
man who salutes him.
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lis the former Eva Gray of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron H. Pegram
announce the birth Of daugh-
ter. Deana Lucille, January "a,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-30

If your car is equipped with an
adjustable spark control device,
remember that as the octane rat
ings of gasolines are changed you
should change spark settings.
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at Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs
Pegram is the former Sally Bor-
deaux of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebert c. DeBose
announce the birth of, son, Ron
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-30
First Presbyterian
Choir To Present Anthem

The choir of the First Presby.
terian church will present an an
them, "Sanctus" by Gounod, Sun
day morning at 11:15 o'clock, &C.
cording to an announcement by
Mary Eunice Troy, director OF
Music for the church.
The tenor solo part will be sung
by Lieutenant E. M. Brack of
Camp Davis. Corporal William F.
Watkins, who is playing the Sprunt
Memorial Organ for the church
during his assignment to Camr
Davis, will play organ selections
before the morning service Among
the numbers being played Sunday
during the brief recital will he
heard 'Andante Cantabile" by
James and "Carillon" by Sowcr-
by.
The theme of the sermon by DR..
William Grove. Jr.. the minister
will be Those Who Are Sent"
The First Presbyterian church
school will conclude a series nj
five programs this, Sunday, on
'How to Make the World Christ
ian." Moving pictures, some in
sound and color. showing life in
strange lands, have been shown
each Sunday in January at the
Church school hour. Pictures OF
life in the Congo and "Pygmies
of Africa" will be shown Sunday.
according to the announcement.
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ENGAGEMENT

Mrs. Nora Vess of Asheville, an
nounces the engagement of h r
daughter, Ruby Viola, to Herman
Long of Winnabow. The wedding
will take place soon.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. ". B. Wilson an
Dounce the birth of a daughter,
Sylvia Ellen, January q, at Mar
ion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Wilson
Is the former Peggy Benson of
this city.
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Iald v Waddell, January %. at m...
l Ion sprunt annex. Mrs, DeBos msf :.
the former Mary Lou McNo; Se is
this city. 1AeNelll Of
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BRITISH REGISTER
MORE AKYAB GAINS

NEW DELHI, March A. F :
British forces have scored further
limited gains in their campaign to
clear out the Japanese invaders
and give the Allies firm hold on
the strategic Akyab Peninsula on
the western coast of Burma, south
east Asia headquarters announced
today.
Both the United States and Brit
ish air forces kept up their at
triton against military installations
and supply lines which the Japa-
nese have built up throughout Bur-
ma in the past two years of mill
tary occupation. a...
In the jungle battle-ground SC
miles north of the town of Akyab
the British captured some Japa-
nese counterattacks and were well
on the way toward consolidating
their new positions by Friday eve
ming, the commuaique said.
Cambria is the ancient name OF
| Wales.