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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-18
JAP SHIP SUNK,
2ARE DAMAGED

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Tues
day. Jan. 18.-(R-Bombs from
Navy Catalina patrol planes sank
a 10.OO0-ton Japanese vessel ano
set afire two other merchantmen
of a six-ship enemy convoy caught
off the Japanese base at Kavieng,
New Ireland, Sunday night, Allied
headquarters announced today.
The Allied planes, members Of
the South Pacific command Black
Cats squadron, spotted the convoy
of four cargo vessels and two war
ships, possibly cruisers, As miles
off Kavieng, the happy hunting
ground of Allied patrol aircraft in
recent weeks.
Left burning were an 8,OO0-ton
ship and another of 5000 tons. En-
envy escort craft put up stiff anti
aircraft fire, but none of the Cat
alinas was hit. Both of the DAM
aged ships were observed still
burning when reconnaissance
planes visited the scene Monday.
The Japanese have stepped up
their air activity, communicate re-
ports indicated, and Allied filters
continued their blows on enemy
bases at Rabaul, New Britain, and
along the northeast coast of New
Guinea. ,t
Al attack on the American in,
vasion area at Saidor. on the New
Guinea coast, cost the japanese
II fighters and one divebonlber,
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vember election, whethe
Roosevelt is a fourth ter
date or someone else &
Democratic colors. Only Co =
Ellis Arnall of Georgia exprea
the idea the South may bargain
for its political support.
Tn more convinced than ever
that Southern Democrats ought to
get what we are entitled to from
the party before giving our I'M
qualified support Arnall de.
clared.
Arnall quickly added, however.
that Georgia will vote the ticket
this fall and added that Mr.. Roose-
welt is "a swell fellow. and I like
him personally
Governor Spessard Holland of
Florida gave reporters an opinion
reiterated by most of the execu-
tives:
There will be no break away
from the party by the South; we'll
settle our own affairs"
Holland said that if the election
finds the war still going on most
Southerners will forget an inclina-
ton against a fourth term. On
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disc losur e of Bradley's pres
.ence was widely accepted as tam
tamount to announcement that the
zero hour would find him COM
manding all American landing
soldiers, just as Gen. Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery will head all the
British.
1t was strongly indicated out
side the conference that the choice
for the overall American ground
command had not been finally. de-
cided But Bradley. who proved
himself as commander of the sec
ond corps. in Tunisia and Sicily,
has been in Britain many weeks,
and seems logical choice. Even
If someone else is chosen for the
post, the square-jawed infantry
man seems a certain bet for COM
mand of an army.
/, Choice of the American ground
leader will complete the western
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SENATOR FAVORS
new STRIKE BILL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-R-
Senator Vandenberg R.-Mich.) de-
clared today that Federal legisla-
ton outlawing i'm unequivocal
terms all Interruptions in war
production would be preferable to
the national labor draft act pro-
posed by President Roosevelt.
Citing government tabulation
showing 3,737 strikes in 1913, Wand
en5erg said in a statement insert
ed in the Congressional Record:
Organized labor gave us a not
able no strike" pledge which has
been widely kept. Unfortunately,
however, it has also been abused.
1t makes no difference in net re.
suits that this abuse has often
been unauthorized.
The government figures tell us
that there were 3,737 total strikes
IN 1873, which is twice as many as
the 1924 average, and that we
lost 1891, 557 man days Of pro-
auction as result. 1t makes no
olfference that overall production
figures minimize those figures. An
elght-ounce heart can stop ZOO
pound body.
If the President, at long last.
is now ready to face this problem
unequivocally, I want to cooper
ate But I am unable to under
stand why we must regiment every
adult male civilian and particular
N every adult civilian woman in
order to achieve the desired re-
suit.
In my view, such a remedy
might become worse than the dis
ease. | prefer to outlaw all strikes
Or lockouts in defense production
4 or services for the duration.
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WEATHER

FORECAST
NORTH CAROLINA: Fair and warmer
Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy and
continued mild.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau) I
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
1870 am, SO, 1880 am, 80, 1870 pm,
4o, 1880 pm, 49,
Maximum so, Minimum 81, Mean 40,
Normal 46.
HUMIDITY
1880 am, 80, 1880 am, 81, 1880 pm, IS,
7:30 pm, u.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
2.44 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Wilmington OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3 ga 10:38a
Masonporo Inlet -------- 12:4ea 7:o7a
Sunrise, TIT am. Sunset. 5:29 pm,
Moonrise. 1905 am, Moonset, 1900 pm.
Cape Fear River stage at Fayette-
vile, "a feet.
fCor4;o,,aJ nm Papo Ty,n. Col ~
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Gen: EISENHOWER
READY FOR TEST
Bradley Is Senior U. S,
General Heading Yank
Ground Troops 49,

LONDON, Jan 17,-GP,- With
good humor, Gen. Dwight d. Eli
senhower declared today he had
found the pre-invasion machinery
rumbling briskly when he reach
ed Britain, and disclosed that It.
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Gen. o m a l. N
Bradley was sen
ior A m e + i C a r
general heading
the great ano
swiftly mounting
numbers of U. S.
ground troops in
the United King
dom.
Eisenhower, Civ
ing his first Lon
don press confer
ence as supreme
Allied command.
er in the west,
went no further
in defining Brad
lev's role hllt
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Poles Awaiting Further
Action In Border Rolu

LONDON Jan. 17-QP9-Healing of the breach be-
tween the London Polish government and Soviet Russia
appeared to hinge whether diplomatic relations be
eestabshed through the efforts of the United Statesand
Britain Poe who feel the problem all the Unit
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
PUKKA GIN RANKS
AS DERBY LEADER
3y SID FEEDER

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-PIFor
what the information's worth when
you start dipping into the bankroll
for your annual winter-book con-
tribution, 1t. Col Sonny Whitney's
Pukka Gin today was tabled the
good thing in the first call-over
of potential Kentucky Derby can
didates.
Early each year, New York Rae
ing Secretary John B. Campbell
assigns weights to rate the brand
new ttree-year olds for the ex-
perimental handicap, a six-furlong
dash at Jamaica's spring meeting,
and this time he put the long-leg-
ged son of firethorn on top with
1875 pounds to 1874 for George D.
Widener's late-developing platter.
The experimental handicap has
little connection with the Derby
but is a prep for the Wood Memo
rial and the Wood is the Eastern
test for the Derby. And as a re-
suit, Campbell's experimental
weights, in which he rates last
years two-year olds by the way
he figures they add UP since
they've come of age, is regarded
annually as the first expert opin-
ion on the derby
With Occupy, the gee-gee voted
the two-year old championship,
dropped into third place for the
1874 experimental, Pukka Gin, is
being asked to tote top load as
result Of his juvenile record of
winning one big stake-the one
mile champagne at Belmont's fall
meet. Platter spent the early part
of his juvenile career doing more
eating than winning, but later he
got out his running shoes and took
the Pimlico Futurity and Walden
Stakes, and a number of the boys
voted him the young man most
likely to succeed when the dis
tances started stretching out to-
ward the Derby's mile and a
quarter.
The 1943 two-year old field being
what it was, fillies are given more
than just a nod by Campbell. In
fact. five of the young ladies are
among the top II in the ratings,
with Brownell Combs Durazna
and Warren Wright's Miss Keene-
land sharing the third spot with
Occupy at 121 pounds each. The
choice of Miss Keeneland came as
somewhat of an eyebrow-raiser
since her stab1emate, Twilight
Tear was named queen Of the di-
vision.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
Municipal Service Mems
Cage Loop Begins Today

The Municipal Service Mems
basketball league, sponsored by the
Wilmington Department of Rec
reation, opened its competition
with two speedy contests, in the
Chestnut Heights gym Tuesday
night.
A Fort Fisher hoop group over
came the Coast Guard outfit, 35-
rs, in fast, hotly contested game.
This tiff was a hard fought en-
counter throughout the entire game
and the final quarter found the
Coast Guard quint putting on a
brilliant but futile comebac.
In the evenings other engage
ments the 53rd Coast Artillery
five edged out the Bluethenthal
Air Basers, 1913. AS the low score
indicates, this scrap was close
ly guarded affair with the en-
phasis on defense.
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N. e. Preflight Cagers
Trounce Catawba, 68-22

CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 12-R-The
N. c. Navy Preflight CloudbusteN
using an all-cadet team, romped
to an easy 1922 victory over Cat
awba College in a basketball game
here this afternoon.
Midway in the first period, with
the Cloudbusters leading 800.
Coach R. A. Reese pulled out his
first team, and before the game
was finished every Preflight play
er in uniform saw action.
The victory was the 10th in a
row for the Cloudbusters, who
60 to Annapolis, Md, this week.
end for a game with the Nava!
Academy.
Bud Palmer hit the hoop for Is
points to pace the Cloudbustcrs'
while teammate Whitley Myers
racked up 81. Joe Halter led tho
visitors with eight points.
In a preliminary game. Pre-
flight reserves defeated the Say.
rockets, base sports program
champs, 30-17.
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MESSAGE TERMED
A 4TH TERM BID
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
be interpreted as a campaign plat,
form.
Irrespective Of the Presidents
views on another term in the White
House, it is clear that he believes
the pre-War program of social
changes which was called the new
deal'' should be pressed again once
the conflict is over.
His bill of economic rights pro.
jected a vast extension of Social
security and governments aids and
assurances to the individual. Listed
as detectives were rights to use.
full and remunerative job, to earn
enough for food, clothing and rec.
reation, of farmers to make fair
profit on their crops, of business
men to be assured of fair COM
petition, of a decent home for ev.
cry ia linn y,oaf deetqau wuhtoa
cry family, Of adequate medical
care, of economic protection in old
age. sickness and unemployment,
and to. a good education.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
Big Highway Network
Is Suggested By FDR
As Postwar Project

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12- R -
Development of a 34,00o-mile net
work of modern highways was
proposed today by President
Roosevelt as a postwar project
to take up the slack in unemploy-
ment, and bolster the nations de-
lenses and future economic well
fare.
Generally, he told Congress, the
system would follow the existing
routes of Federal-aid highways.
Presumably some of the busiest
routes would be developed into
express highways similar to Penn
sylvania's streamlined four lane
turnpike between Harrisburgh and
Pittsburgh.
The chief executive put the cost
at approximately $3.50, 600, 900 an
nually over reasonable period
of years" A report of the naticn-
al inter-regional highway commit.
tee, on which the Presidents rec
concentrations were based, esti-
mated that the job would require
about 20 years and employ 2,0O0.-
900 persons.
While the President did not say
who should bear the cost, the
committee suggested that the Fed.
eral, state and possibly local gov
ernments assume the expense on
a share basis yet to be determin-
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
Handsome Wallie Ward
Meets Jimmie Coffeld

week with triumph over Char.
ley Harden. Since that Bout, Pro.
moter Bert Causey has been
stormed with requests for Ward,
return. This weeks schednls
throws him against Jimmie Cot.
field. Coffield needs no introdIIc.
ton to the bone bending custom.
ers since he is as we'll known .,
he is tough.
Milo 1.-The Muscle" Stenbor,
opens up the nights action as ba
collides with big Jim Clinstock
the powerful Indian. Milo viii
have to toss his entire supply a,
strength against the tricky Gin.
stock in order TO gain a victory
This affray is a 2 out of 3 fan,
tiff with a 60 minute time limit
Tickets for these bouts Went An
sale Wednesday and are movins
rapidly. The advance ducats nav
be obtained at the Orion HonI
desk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
Shipyard Cagers Dovn
Camp Davis, 40 To 81
Clever Boatbuilders I'm.
pressive In Spelling
Soldiers Debut
BY BILL McILWAN

BY BILL MclLWAlN
A speedy, well-rounded Whining
ton Shipyards cage team defeated
Camp Davis Blue Brigade hoop
sters, 1922 to spoil the Soldiers
court debut at Davis. This upset
win may be attributed largely tot
the keen edge the Boatbilders
possessed from additional prac-
tice.
The Brigade hardwooders have
been able to drill only in the past
two weeks, but their spirited play
made up for much OF the deficit OF
polish. Not a man on the Soldiers
five was a member of last years
stellar aggregation. 81
The Davis cWlrteers jumped off
to an early lead when Mcbride
took charge of the scoring and
racked up 9 points in the initial
heat. The end Of the first quarter
Ffound the Soldiers holding a lis
advantage.
Al: this point in the contest the
Shipyard turned on the heat to
push themselves back into the ball
game. With Hobson, Churchill and
Cockerham sparkling the attack,
the clever defense workers moved
to 20-16 lead at the intermission.
The Shipyard continued to DOM
mate the play after the rest per-
iod and displayed highly potent
scoring machine. Kaylor, shifty
Boatbuilder guard, collaborated
with Hobson, Churchill and Cock
erham to push the Yarders to 35-
la lead at the end of the third
canto.
The Builders scoring punch
dwindled slightly in the final STAN
"a, but their lead enabled them to
emerge victorious over the hust-
ling Davisites. The Soldiers flood
ed the engagement with numerous
reserves in the last period, but
were unable to catch the deter
mined Shipyarders, who held the
big end of 40-32 score at the final
whistle. ....4 ..
The Blue Brigade quint will meet
the Wilmington Coast Guard outfit
Tuesday at Camp Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
Angelic Bertelli Gets
Honored Heisman Trophy

NEW YORK, Jan. II. - P -
Angelo Bertelli leader of Notre
Danes football team until called
up by the Marines in mid-season
today received the Heisman Tro-
ply annually awarded by the
Downtown Athletic Club to the
outstanding gridiron Of the season.
After being described by his
coach Frank Leahy, as ''the great
est "T' formation quarterback
ever to play college football" Ber-
tell received the trophy from club
President Joseph R. Taylor and
then presented it to Notre Dame.
II was a little sad at leaving
an unbeaten team" said Bertelli
but I was glad ito join up with
an unbeaten outfit
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
Dixie Courteers Meet
Richmond Air Basers

DURHAM, Jan. 70 La Duke
University's Blue Devils will
square off at 1880 tomorrow night
against the Richmond Army Air
Base Thunderbirds for their thir-
teenth game of the season, to be
played in the Duke indoor sta
dunn.
The Blue Devil record is five
wins and seven defeats. The latest
loss was handed out by the Cherry
Point Marines.
Coming to Durham with tae
Thunderbirds will be some OF the
most outstanding cage players in
the nation. The team is coached
by First 1t. Stanley A1corn, for
mer guard at the University Of
Illinois.
Coach Gerry Gerard has been
putting the Dukesters through in
tensive scrimmage this week, try
ing to iron out the flaws that have
stood in the way of victory in the
last three games.
Bill Wright is leading the Duke
scoring with 1873 points, contest
ed holly by Gordon Carver's 141
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
SPORTS TRAIL

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-(P)-Connie Mack held meet
ing the other day and reelected Connie Mack head
the Philadelphia Athletics but little also out
of the session It announced determined effort should
be made to get out of the American League cellar.
Now this sounds if other efforts in years had
been something less than determined, and that the att
tude that if the team did by chance get out fine but
if it didn't, that was okay too
We don't think the statement really was meant to con-
vey that impression, but it made for the digestion
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13

Of the loyal fans. Sort of a
winter tonic, sugar coated.
II ever the AS had a chance to
get out of the cellar it is this
year, as there won't be much
holding down the trapdoor, with
the man-power situation on the
other clubs such as it is. 1t won't
be SO much case of the AS
getting stronger as the other clubs
dropping down to the level Of the
AS and, at the rate they have been
losing their key men, that in
cludes the Yankees.
The Philadelphia clubs domina-
ton of the cellar in recent years
has been enough to make even its
most loyal customers turn trifle
sour, and with all due considera-
ton to Mr.. Mack we think that
were it not for his years and the
fact he is something of a base
ball tradition, like the seventh-inn-
ing stretch, there would have been
more than a little pot-shooting in
his direction.
In some cases where team
fails the manager is excused and
the blame thrown on the front Of
flee for not acquiring workable
material Mr.. Mack is both man.
ager and the front office, so the
success or failure of the club is
entirely in his hands and he can't
hold up any Charlie Mccarthy to
draw the fire. He's all alone out
in the open.
That possible critics have re-
Trained from aiming at his lean
frame is a tribute to his standing
among baseball fans. That and his
years and the fact that in the
rapidly-hazing past he turned out
great teams. He's a fine old gen.
tleman, is Mr.. Mack, and the aver
age fan would no more think of
criticizing him than he would of
criticizing a million-dollar legacy.
Anyway, the club is going to
make more than an effort to get
out Of the cellar this year. It's 60
ing to be a determined effort
which will be thwarted only if the
other teams are just as determin-
ed to stay out.
In way, though, it's too bad
the determined effort wasn't made
in normal years. This year no
team will be criticized for finish
ing last. In fact, it might be some
ting of badge of honor and if
team plays a nullo hand and fails
to win game it can just say:
well, look at our service list"
and there's no answer to that.
The outlook being as uncertain
as it is, though, if Leo Durocher
can predict his Brooklyn Dodgers
will finish no worse than third we
guess it's all right for the Athletics
to say they will try to get out
Of the basement Really try, too.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
SERVICE LOOP ACTION

The Municipal Service Mems
cage league will continue its
speedy action with two tits in
the Chestnut Heights gym to-
night.
The first game, starting at
1880, will be an engagement
pitting the 402 Fighter Squad
ron against the Third Tow Tar
get hoopsters. This tiff will be
followed by a contest between
tie BIuethenthal Air Base
cOurteers and the Coast Guard
quint. This second affray Is
scheduled to start al 8:So.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
City Briefs
DANCE TONIGHT

The 117th AAA Battalion Of
Camp Davis, will entertain
Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock
at an Informal dance In Serv-
ice Club Two at the post. AL
girls of the dance club are
cordially invited. Buses will
leave the Woodrow Wilson Hut
In Wilmington at ! pm. for
the post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13

That guy with the good looks
and numerous hooks will reap
pear at. Thaian Hall on FRIDAY
nights mat card. Your guess was
correct-it's that ,22o pound Dlon"
bullet, Wallie Ward.
Ward, who has been the talk OF
all the feminine graphing fans,
made his Wilmington debut last
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
MERCHANTS MEET

The Retail Merchants Div1-
sion will meet Thursday ut
2:30 pm. in the Tide Water
Power Company Assembly Hall
at End and Princess streets.
Important business will be dis.
cuSSed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
TAYLOR ARRESTED

C. w. Taylor was arrested
on a worthless check charge
by Sheriff's officers here for
officers of Wake county. The
prisoners was released on
bond, county police said We'd
nesday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13
NEIGHBORLY SAvANTS

BERKELEY, Calf. 0RO - Fur
thering the good neighbor policy
by means of interchange OF sclen-
tific ideas is the purpose OF TO-
600 mile trip undertaken by two
University of California scientists,
DR.. Sumner c. Brooks, professor
of zoology, and his wife, DR.. Ma
tilda M. Brooks, research associate
in biology. They will tour the lead
ing university centers of S o u h
America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-13

Marriage licenses were issu-
Camp Davis, and Sybil Shaw,
ed Wednesday by the New Han
over County Registrar OF
Deeds to Sgt. Pomeroy Olive,
Camp Davis, and Sybill Shaw.
of Ypsilanti, Mich.