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Water Rates Increased
By Wilmington Council

~. action of the city council
,rnaGsnesday morning, city water
Ws sos we're advanced, effective
r ,s;1 I. to bring about an estimat-
gym n per cent increase in the total
ca ~ Il of the Water and Sewer
ue TSe increase, which it is said
~ cause relatively little advance
x !, +he individual consumers bill,
L., b been made necessary by the
na mas Of a $4,000 deficit in the
Ipssuusartment by the end of the fis-
cal year. IT, $4,000
4 Nv three-to-two vote, with
favor ~ B. B. Cameron, and Coun-
s SI5 Robert S. LeGwin and
I pnhert R. Romeo favoring the
! ncr and Councilmen Garland
! = rurrin and W. Ronald Lane op-
s',.ng it sat the present time"
! p levin introduced the motion,
NV was supported by Romeo.
'l Curtin and Lane indicated a de-
,;rs to watch operation Of the
s Smt and Sewer department, as
nnit separated from other city
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Free Button Service
Is Offered At Davis
By Red Cross Workers

CAMP DAVIS, March 8 -
Chevrons, patches and buttons
sewed on free while you wait
Will be a new series offered
us at this post on Saturday
afternoons in the game room
OF Service Club One. Beginning
this Saturday, Red Cross work.
efs from nearby communities
Will brandish needle and thread
from 1900 until 100 to relieve
soldiers of troublesome sew
ing chores.
The first Ca mp Davis
sewing circle" will be four
women from Wallace, N. c.,
"'lo on IDIIOW1ng saturdays
other groups will be brough
mere through arrangements
made by Mrs. John D. Robert
son, chairman of the Red Gross
council for this area. The
lamp Davis Special service
offlce is cooperating with the
ned Cross Council by furnish
ing space and a sewing ma
ohine for the new service.
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Longergan's New Trial
On Murder Charge Set
To Begin On March 20

NEW YORK, March 8-F-
Wayne Lonergan's second trial
on charges of killing his heir
ess wife, Patricia, is sched-
uled to begin March 20, it was
learned today from the office
Of District, Attorney Frank S.
Hogan.
1t also was learned that the
case has been assigned to a
section of general sessions
court presided over by Judge
James Garrett Wallace.
Judge John ]. Freschi, who
presided at the stormy first
trial-which ended with dis
missal of the special jury panel
last, Friday, had expressed
hope he would not be called
upon to serve again.
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likely to outline the United States
basic needs.
The timeliness Of the discussion
is emphasized by the approach OF
Congressional debate on renewal
of the Lend Lease Act, subject
which, on the basis of past expert
ence, is sure to provoke 1egisla.
tive demand for the acquisition OF
bases in advance ofany peace con-
ference.
Stettinius will bring to the con-
ference his background OF expert
ence as Lend Lease administra'
tor and will have available re-
search on island bases which was
ordered undertaken nearly a year
ago by the House naval sub-com'
mittee.
With the importance OF the COM
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u. S. Armada Of Over 900 Bombers
AM Fighters Raids Smoking Berlin;
'yious Battle Raging In Ukraine
GOOD RESULTS
SO Enemy Aircraft Are
Knocked Down By
Allied Aerial Fleet

LONDON, March 8-(P-U. S.
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
with a tremendous fighter escort,
which made up an armada esti-
mated at between 1,600 and 1000
planes, struck at Berlin today for
the third time in five days with
what conservatively Worded
American communique called
"good results
Out of the huge fleet 38 bomb
ers and 16 fighters were lost, but
the escorting planes alone knocked
down SO enemy aircraft; gunners
aboard the bombers destroyed 9TH
ers yet urtabulated.
Factory Is Disclosed
The commun1que named the Elk.
ner ball-beacing factory in an east
ern Berlin suburb as one OF the
primary targets for ga concen-
trated attack by divisions of BIZ
Flying Fortresses and B-A LIBERIA
tors of the Eighth Air Force"
and said that other industrial and
military targets in the capital
area also were bombed.
Ten thousand high explosive
bombs and $4,000 incendiaries
were cascaded down upon the
ruined capital, the communicate
disclosed, and this devastating
load was estimated at approx
mately 1000 tons.
In plunging 600 miles into the
heart of the Reich again, the
American air fleet proved its abil-
ity to pound back within two days
from the savage battle it fought
along the same route Monday,
when a record of SO U. S. bomb
ers were lost and a record Oh
179 enemy aircraft were shot
down.
Losses Are Reduced
The fact that today's losses were
reduced almost half-38 bombers
cut of a force Of probably 800 to
1 0OO-indicated the strain that the
repeated Allied attacks have plac-
ed on Germany's air detenses.
The two great American
punches at Berlin this week nave
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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Britain Reported Ready TO Agree
TOT. s. Domination Of The Pacific

ing conferences underscored by the
expectation that they will last at
least three weeks, well informed
Britons declared there would be
no Limitation on the scope OF the
discussions, saying, 1.-The sky's the
limit
Thus the coming get together
"a sign of the increasing effort
of both countries to clear away
doubts regarding each others OBJ
iectives - will be interviewer with
the economic and political prob
lens of Allied and Axis countries
and neutrals, including one having
diplomatic discussions SO delicate
that reports of them are banned
from publication.
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
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Rabaul is commanded by Am
erican warships.
The southwest gateway, through
the Vitiaz Strait between New Gui-
nea, and New Britain, has been
dominated for sorf1e time by AZ
lied ground forces on both flanks,
as well as by Allied warships.
Yesterday, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur announced Allied forces had
full control of Los Negros island
in the Admiralty group to the north
and that Momote airfield there was
ready for use.
That places an Allied airbase
within range of japanese whipping
seeking to enter the Bismarck Sea
from Truk, to the north, or from
the northwest. 1t virtually closes
the Bismarck Sea to enemy ship
ping for Allied planes easily can
patrol the comparatively short
over-water distances between Mo-
mote and Kavieng, New Ireland, to
the east, and between Momote and
the New Guinea coast to the south
west.
Further strengthening the Allied
grip on the southern flank of the
Bismarck Sea, American ground
forces advanced ITO miles along
the northern shore of New Britain
toward Rabaul. This advance was
paced on the southern shore of the
island by an American push of "a
miles eastward from Arawe toward
the Japanese base of Gasmata.
These overland advances and
seaborne thrusts brought measure
bly, nearer fulfillment OF MacAr-
thurs pronouncement, immediate
ly after the surprise landing on
Los Negros last week, that 1.-The
end of the Bismarck campaign is
now clearly in sight"
Marine units of the First Divi-
sion sacrificed warship protection
for speed and surprise in their
leap frog advance around enc
my held shores to within five
Continued on Page Three; Col, ~
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RAIL TO RED
Nazis Reporte4 ,andon-
ing Tanks, Guns And
Trucks, Stuck In Mud

LONDON, Thursday, March o.
R,-Moscow announced early to-
day that a furious battle was rag
ing in the town of Staro-Konstan-
tinov, a vital lemy base" in the
southwestern Ukraine, after the
Red army yesterday battled its
way into the suburbs and, 30 miles
to the southeast, captured the dis
trict center of Cherni- Ostrov on
the OdessaLlow railway.
More than 5000 Germans were
killed, two regiments of German
infantry routed and 100 conInuni-
ties were captured by Marshal
Gregory K. Zhukov's First Ukrai-
MAN front forces, said the mid
night Moscow bulletin, recorded
by the Soviet Monitor from a
broadcast.
Vital Enemy Base
"Retreating under blows of the
Soviet troops the Germans are
abandoning tanks, guns and trucks
in the mud it said. particular
ly fierce engagements are going
on in the area of the town of Sta
ro-Konstantinov, which is vital
enemy base"
German attacks with
hastily gathered infantry and tank
forces were defeated by the Red
army troops which captured Cher
niostrov, the Russians said. In an
other sector the Germans counter
attacked with about 100 tanks, but
were declared thrown back with
AZ tanks destroyed.
Far to the north in Estonia the
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departments, for a period Of sew
era1 months to a year before a
change in the rates is effected.
According to statistical memo
randum prepared by City Mana
ger A. c. Nichols, users of the
minimum water rate will witness
no increase; however, the mini
mum has been dropped from 1850
gallons per month to $3.50 gallons,
under the new plan. Users of from
5000 to 5000 gallons per month
will pay an additional 10 cents;
those using up to $1,000 gallons,
IS cents more each month; those
above 10000 gallons, 70 cents more
a month.
The new prices, it was pointed
out, will still keep Wilmington's
rate considerably below the aver
age for 174 North Carolina cities.
For example: The average mini
mum for the 174 cities is SLIT,
whereas Wilmington's minimum
charge will be 81; Wilmington's
gallonage allowed under the new
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Commentator On Paris
Radio Says Wednesday
Is Day For Invasion

LONDON, March s-P)-
Jean Paquis, commentator ON
the German-c0ntr0lled Paris
radio. said tonight:
"This is the last week OF
three years of patient waiting.
Next Wednesday, un ess
Churchill changes his plans.
the Anglo-Americans will have
landed in the west. The great
AngIo-American offensive will
have begun"
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COP PARTY Halls
COLORADO WIN
Claim Election Shows
Trend OF People Against
The New Deaf

WASHINGTON, March g. Up -
Republicans rejoiced today over
another special Congressional elec-
ton victory-this time in Colorado
where business man defeated a
war hero-political neophyte. Demo-
Gratis, while unhappy, refused to
concede that it indicated a nation
al trend.
Republicans have won eight Of
the ten such elections held since
the general elections of 1912 and
five more are coming up. They
now have 210 House seats against
PIG for the Democrats, with 218 a
clear majority. But they have no
hopes of organizing that branch
this year through future special
elections.
The COP leaders are counting
on winning the 10Th Illinois district
seat vacated by the death OF
Republican, Rep. Wheat. and be-
lieve they have a good chance of
capturing one OF the four Demo
cratic vacancies, the End Okla
homa where Rep. Nichols resigned.
Special elections also must be held
in the 3rd Alabama. 4th New York.
and 7th Illinois.
Rep. Halleck of Indiana, chair
man of the National Republican
Congressional Committee. saw in
the victory of Dean M. Gillespie.
Denver Republican business man,
over the Democratic nominee, ma
jor Carl E. Wuertele, wounded and
decorated World War II flier, evil
dence that the people are Through
with the new deal"
Halleck said that of late the peo-
pie 'have struck at the new deal
and it's sponsors whenever and
wherever they have had the op'
portunity' and added the issue in
Colorado was clearly drawn - he
called it constitutional govern
ment VS.. bureaucratic dictator
ship"
Republican National Chairman
Harrison E. Spangler recalled he
had predicted Republican presl-
Dental victory in November. He
said he would repeat that forecast
on the basis of the Colorado vote
and recent returns from New
York's 21st district where a demo-
crat won by a reduced margin IN
a Tammany district.
A Democratic spokesman. Victor
Hunt Harding, executive secretary
of the Democratic House Cam
paign Committee, made no attempt
to hide his disappointment, but
said in all special elections SO
many local factors are involved
that it is difficult to detect gen.
eral trend"
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HEROIC SCOUTING
OF RANGERS TOLD
Bv RICHARD G. MASSOCK

NAPLES, March 8.@R-A grim
secret kept locked in the hearts OF
Allied troops in Italy for over
month now has been placed in the
record of heroic but hopeless last
stands
This new chapter concerned two
lost battalions of Rangers who set
out on what for them was rou-
tine assignment to t'raise help in
Cisterna di Littoria at l am. on
Jan. 80 and by noon of that day
had been swallowed into oblivion.
Even now all that is known of
their fate is the fragmentary pic
ture framed By the few who re-
Continued on Page Seven; Col. y
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Bismarck Sea Virtually
Held By The Allies Now
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific
Thursday March 9.-(F}rThe Bismarck Sea, strategic
body of water that symbozes control of the SouhSouh
west Pacific virtually Allied lake. The southeast
entrance through St. George channel leading past
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FIRE CHIEFS MEET

SALISBURY, March 8.-R-The
North Carolina Fire Chiefs Asso-
citation opened its annual conven-
ton here today with approximate
ly 100 chiefs, about one-half the
departments in the state, attend
ing.
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AIR RAID WARNING
LONDON, March 8.-(R)-An
air raid warning was sounded in
London tonight.
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FORECAST

,ther cold Thursday. Continued cold
thursday a,,d night with slightly warmer
tiaI,neratures in extreme west portion.
: ;sht to locally heavy frosts. Friday
in-,esreasns cloudiness and warmer with
iisht rains in mountains during after
neon.
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Continued on Page Seven; Col. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

-ssLF-sloTrlNc This pen requires no
blottcr with quick-dry ink writes per.
fectly with any ink.
The TIP is hooded, streamlined, directional
=. covers and shields the point.
TIE acknowledgement makes writing
practically eGortLess!
Nogales international., 1944-01-21
The Death OF Col. Harry N. Renshaw

The untimely death of Colonel Harry Noon
Renshaw in an accident in far away India came as
a shock to members of his family and his host of
friends in Nogales where he was born and grew to
manhood
It is doubtful if the passing of any man so young
in life ever caused more profound grief in this COM
munity.
He was one of Nogales' greatest soldiers, very
popular gentleman, and member of pioneer and
highly respected family.
His bereaved mother, sister and other members
of the family have the deepest sympathy of the entire
city in this dark hour Of which has fallen
unexpectedly upon them.
The man who doesn't like cold weather can now
get ready to dislike hot weather. It's coming.
Since we got into the Americans have
died on highways than on the fields of battle
The japanese are not believing for a second
front in the Far East.
The Nazs will be "retreatng according to plan"
when the war ends.
It is far better to risk losing the peace than to
risk losing the war
Nogales international., 1944-01-21
John Charles Tovrea

Grim DEATH mans most hated enemy, took one
of Nogales finest citizens in the passing Tuesday Of
John Charles Tovrea
J. C. Tovrea or Charley Tovrea, as he was better
known, man Of sterling worth and strctest
integrity, and who always enjoyed the confidence
and respect of the entire community.
Born in Illinois, he came to relatively new
country in the early COS while still in his teens and
quickly adapted himself to Western customs and
ditions Among his thousands of friends are number
ed many of the older pioneers who to know him
and to enjoy the treasure of his friendship in the
early days at Gila Bend Congress, Phoenix, Prescott
and Bisbee.
He possessed that rare ability Of establishing and
maintaining not alone respect but genuine admiration
and endearing friendship of those who knew him best
He was kindly, courteous gentleman, always
faithful to his trusts, and identified with all civic
movements and with all affairs pertaining to the
welfare of the community
To Mrs. Tovrea and other members Of the family
goes the sincere sympathy of the thousands in Ari
iona and the Southwest who knew Charley Tovrea
and cherished his friendship.
Nogales international., 1944-01-21
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE

$780, W.T. es Gonzalez So Co., Dr. j. Gonzalez
$lOOoo W.T. 692, $500; 693 Dr. It Fits
pa $61l25; W.T. 696 supv 2oo W.T. 697 A
sion Drug Co.. $1oo; W.T. $685. 5o WE
os9 sadamando Drug $500; Drug Company
$SsoS W.T. 7Oo Andrew Kux Nogales Water
Dept $3207; W.T. 7O2 Citizens W.T. H G MedIe1
Agency, $3975o; W.T. 7O5 Wager Agency 71 W.T. w Vic Wager
agency Szoo W.T. 7o7 Mt States Tel & Tel
Nogales International Nogaes Plumbing & Electric 70
S1oo W. ho Nogales Plumbing Electric
oe Naase' SlooV; W.T. IT, FoxWohKllen Lumber
712 len 713 Ell Paso Store s27 54
W.T. 4 Nogales Merchants Credit
piy $A1ol; W. 716 Banner Manufacturing
Rched Oil Co., $685. Trust Co. s37 o W.T. sag
East Side Garage $20S42 W.T. 34O Welding Mach sn
$780, W.T. 3 Arthur Purdey III Martha Guerrero
migration Commissioner $4,000.
The following appeared of
ceber 1s audited allowed paid the salary
fund: ~ ~ '
WITS 7sSS2 Gordon Farley Judge
WITS 7e4S2s " Reporter $15ooo WITS 7e5sss
Bessie Parker Probation Officer 7s6-8so Dorothy I1tcom
Clerk Superior Court OOo WITS Deputy CLERK
s375o WITS sSs2 Arturo vlenzuea Interpreter 5o WITS
ssSS Rffo Enosa County Attorney 8Ooss4 Mary
Hamln Treasurer 8O28 c. Nignardot Deputv Tp
$l5ooo Fleer Assessor $3.50 oO WITS M
SS8 Ruth Smonton Mav Betv
Recorder $15ooo WITS Deputy Recorder s1s75O
WITS so7-s4l Louis Eaada Chairman sooOO so8s2 r.
Frazier, r Member Supv, 332 Sorels Mem
Der supvs $685. WITS 8os smonton Clerk Board of
Supervisors $2oooo WITS 81s45 Eea
Supervisors $oOOo $3.50 oo WITS 3d.
s47 O. wke sl4-s48 j. NJ soto Jr
s1e-85o Blan sooO 87-851 Enriquea
Borand Jail Matron Montoya Call and
County Nurse $13O Everhr County School
supt, $4,000; W Everha Teachers Retirement
Fund.- WITS 821855, Dorothy Hopkins
WITS 822 1885, $15OOO 823857
$4,000; s2s oliver Rothrock
Justice of Harvey Parrish Justice
Burke Constable No. $500:
W.T.. Blain
stable r., 1888;
Walter
Sanitary $500
they adjourned, o January 3d
G.. L, ESCALADA
Clerk.
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Marty's Letter
Continued from Page Onej

potatoes.
What a soldier! Funny thing, too.
When I was kid I wanted to be
soldier, my brother wanted me to
be a ballplayer, my sister wanted
me to be priest, my father wanted
me to be a president, my mother
wanted me to be quiet. I couldn't
satisfy all Of them SO I became a
tomatero and that's a combination
of al Of their Wifhes.
Had an invitation the other day
to 90 out to visit Mr. Slmnons-,
YOU know, ZALMOR Simmons, the
euy who bought your fathers place.
ZAIMOR-there's a name for you.
When they christened him they
went away back in the end of the
book for a name If they'd turned
over one more page they'd have
named him Index.
He calls the ranch now the SIM
that's right, SIN. Well, when
I got the invitation said to Joe
Bacon, Lets go out to the Sin
Ranch" Joe says, Have they got
one near here?''
Anyhow, we went out and met his
charming esposa Virgie, and also
met Clare Flippen, the wife OF Jay
G. Flippen, one of Americas top
comedians-I mean Jay, not Clare.
Jay is also Americas leading
Yankee baseball fan. He is nuts
about the Yanks. I'll go further
with that statement and say he's
Just nuts. He thinks Joe Mccarthy
should be president of the United
States. Bill Dickey vice-presldent
and that the Yankee mine" should
be on the Supreme Court bench. At
that they'd probably agree oftcner
than the nine that are there now.
That's about all, Betty, except to
wish you further advancement in
the Marines. We know that between
the Army, the Navy and the Marines
things will be pretty hot for the
Nazis and the Japs. The heats on
for them. Now if the Montezuma
Hotel would only put the heat on
for Joe Bacon he wouldn't have a
thing to kick about-but don't tell
Manager Charley Bauer 1 said so
ZAIMOR-what a monicker!
Best regards,
MARTY.
Nogales international., 1944-01-21
J. c. Tovrea

Continued from Page One)
tenant Howard Tovrea, Norfolk,
Va, and Corporal Maurice Tovrea
two stepdaughters, Mrs. Craig Pot
finger, Nogales, and Mrs. Lewis A.
Curtis, Chula Vista, Calf, a STEP
son, George Reade White; a sister,
Mrs. Dora Oliver, Whittier, Calf,
and two brothers, Will Tovrea,
Beaumont, Texas; and Harry R
Tovrea of The Dalles, Oregon. He
was an uncle of Phil Tovrea, head
of the Tovrea Packing Company in
Phoenix.
ARIZONAN So YEARS
Born in Sparta, Illinois, March
26, 1873,- son of Arthur and Rosa
(Hood) Tovrea, he received his edu-
cational training in the schools OF
Wichita, Kansas, and in 1892, when
10 years of age, came to Gila Bend,
Arizona, to assist his brother, the
late E. A. Tovrea, founder of the
Tovrea Packing Company, who had
a contract to furnish meat to a
crew building dam across the Gila
river. ~. ,
In 1895 he went to Congress Mine
where he resided for about 20 years.
From 1906 to 1912 he served as a
deputy sheriff there and in 1915
moved to Nogales where he was en-
gagged in the meat business for many
years. In recent years he lived a
retired life except spending part
of his time looking after the whole
sale business of the Tovrea Packing
Company in this district.
He was a charter member of the
Nogales Elks and Knights of Pythias
lodges, former member of the No
gales board of aldermen, twelve
wears a member of the Nogales
school board, and at the time of his
death a member of the state and
county Democratic central commit
tees. For years he was a member OF
the Chamber of Commerce and
active in all civic matters which had
as their objective the advancement
of this community.
Nogales international., 1944-01-21

Flag on city hall at half mast for
late Colonel Harry Noon Renshaw,
Lieut.. Ray G. Fortner and Former
City Alderman j. C. Tovrea.
Nogales international., 1944-01-21

Two banquetS same night last
evening-Chamber of Commerce at
Rancho Grande, and federal en-
ployeeS across the line.
Nogales international., 1944-01-21

Visitor eXclaiming 1.-The best T.
bone steak I've had between London
and New York as he stepped out
of the Montezuma Dining Room
Sunday.