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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
AMERICAS FOOD
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Year To Be One OF In.
creas :ng Difficulties For
Countries Though

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-(R)-
Secretary of Agriculture Wickare
tonight pictured 1914 as likely tt
be a year of increasing food diff
culties for both sides in the war
but with the United Nations as
whole facing somewhat better pros
poets than the Axis nations, par
ticularly Germany.
The cabinet officer, in an annu
al report covering activities of the
Agriculture Department and the
War Food Administration, said the
United States may be confronted by
a tighter supply situation because
production has about reached the
top limit while overseas demands
are increasing.
The situation elsewhere was out.
lined as follows:
Great Britain - With domestic
production greatly increased and
the oceanic shipping situation i'm
proved, that country should be in
position to support its present
standards of nutrition.
Russia - Millions of civilians
face "actual starvation" Food for
non-combatants has been cut to
the barest minimum with black
bread the main food and meat
available only on rare occasions.
Germany - The situation is con-
siderably better than it was in the
comparable period of the First
World War, but a downward trend
from the earlier years of this war
has been clearly apparent for
some time.''
Gernan-occupied Europe-Con-
ditions have deteriorated further,
except in Greece, where a slight
improvement from the famine con.
Continued On Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
Brunswick, Hanover Hammered
By Mighty U.S.. Air Armadas;
y anks Charge Toward Casino
81 PLANES SHOT DOWN
Airplane factories, Rail
Yards Are Principal
Targets

LONDON, Jan. 3O.-NAMighty
armadas of U. S. heavy bombecs
raining fire and destruction on
Hitler's roofless Germany for the
second straight day-blasted air.
plane factories at Brunswick and
industries and railway yards at
Hanover today and, with their
fighter escort, shot 81 Nazi planes
cut of the sky.
The attack came while British
and Dominion light bombers and
fighters swept over northern
France and Holland in operations
which resulted in the downing of
IL more enemy planes, bringing
the total bag for the day to 1903. A
joint British-American communi-
que announced that 20 heavy
bombers and five fighters failed
to return from all the operations.
OF the 81 German planes brought
down during the raids on the two
German cities, 46 fell before theg
guns of the Flying Fortresses and
Liberators, and the escorting long
range Mustangs, Thunderbolts and
Lightnings accounted for As.
There were indications also that
heavy Raj night bombers might
be taking up the attack after dark.
The German DNB agency's two
long-range transmitters left the air
tonight as did the Paris radio. An
alert sounded in Zurick, Switzer-
land at 9 pm.
(The London radio, in a broad
cast recorded by CHS, quoted a
report from Stockholm that tele-
phone service between the Swedish
capital and Berlin had been sus-
pended for nearly three hours.
Such suspensions sometimes have
occurred when Berlin was the tar
| get of a raid.
This was the fourth day of an
unprecedented British American
aerial offensive in which it is esti-
mated that 1000 tons of bombs
have shaken Germany and occu-
pied Europe.
The American heavy bombers
stabbed $50 miles into the heart
OF the Reich to deliver their blows.
Berlin, Frankfurt and now
Brunswick and Hanover have
borne the brunt of a staggering
assault by force estimated at
5000 British and American planes
in the greatest sustained aerial at
tack of the war.
Thus far this great offensive has
cost the Allies 16 aircraft, mostly
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31

tacks against Germany and Nazi-
occupied Europe must be assured
of safe transportation.
Pvt. Birdsong was indicted into
the army on March %, 1913, and
received his basic training at Mi
ami Beach, Fla. Previous to his
assignment with this nit, he was
driver with another bomb group
in the States.
Il like driving said Pvt. Bird
song. 1T gives me a real chance
to see and do my part.
The son of Mrs. Ellen Birdsong
of the Wilmington address, Pvt.
Birdsong was steel burner with
the North Carolina Shipbuilding
COMPANY of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
SubsiidiesNow
Believed Safe
Until The Fall
ELLENDER, PREDICTS
Congress Held Una
Muster Streng'
Override
WASHINGTON, Jan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %
The administration is preparing to
carry on its present food subsidy
program until November on the
assumption that Congressional op-
ponents will be unable to override
a veto of a measure designed to
stop price rollbacks.
With stalemate in sight on the
question, Senator Ellender
ID. La.) predicted today that the
Senate and House will get togeth-
er on measure forbidding the
rollback, that President Roosevelt
will veto it and that the veto will
be sustained.
Beyond that, Ellender said he
expected Congress would agree to
continue indefinitely the life of
the Commodity Credit Corporation
and that the administration would
continue to draw on funds of that
agency and the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation to make pay
ments until late next fall.
THAT certainly would suit me-"
said Ellender, who has been one
of the leaders in the administra-
tons fight to obtain Congressional
authorization for subsidies.
1.-THE CCC and the RFC have
enough funds available to meet the
cost of subsidies which probably
will not run more than 1880, 000,-
900 between now and fall" he said.
by then, I think there will be a
country wide demand for continu-
ing the subsidy program.
He said Information he had re-
ceived led him to believe the op-
ponents eventually would acqui-
esce in the payment of subsidies
by this method, so long as the
administration had to assume the
full responsibility for a program
Continued On Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
BY HAROLD STREETER
Associated Press War Writer

A suggestion that Japan's once
mighty Rabaul, the key position
to which all New Britain, New Ire,
land and northeastern New Guinea
are hinged, no longer constitutes
serious air menace, even gdefen-
sively, was tucked innocently into
a headquarters communique Sun
day.
"At midday (Thursday), Solo
mons heavy units, with fighter COW
er, struck supply dumps at Sui
phuz Creek the communique re-
ported on operations against the
New Britain air and sea base.
There was no interrogation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
Once Mighty Bastion OF Rabaul
No Longer Serious Air Menace

This is perhaps the first time in
more than two years that Allied
planes have been flying with ever
increasing frequency Rabaul
that the target has not been air
dromes, planes, ships or anti-air-
craft defenses.
During the Allied surge up the
Solomons, from which all air blows
at Rabaul now are directed, mill
tary leaders pointed out the sig
nificance when their planes quit
dumping bombs exclusively on
Bougainville aizfields and diverted
some to supply dumps. They said
this meant air mastery of that
northern Solomons island was def
Continued On Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
BODY: IS FOUND
in RIVER HERE

The body of a man identified by
police as that of billiard Clotselter,
Harlan, KY, was found floating
in the Cape Fear River about
noon Sunday.
Police said that Clotselter had
oeen missing from Camp Davis,
since Christmas Eve.
An autopsy will be held Monday
morning, it was stated.
The body was first seen by
members of the crew of the Car
cline, an oil barge, near a dock
at the foot of Grace street. It
was recovered by Tom Murrow,
U. S. Coast Guardsman, and police
and army authorities notified.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
Wlmington Man With 18th AAF
Praised For His Safe Driuing

81 AN an, EIGHTH AAF BOMBER
SSal!oN, England, Jan. 3d.
tb bptee,aD-1n the seven months
v ,ld; ne has been driving army
9 9eenl l. Private John Birdsong,
Inn VI slo South 9Th Ave, Whining.
cident. " n"o az "
Fo NE Eighth Air Force Flying
i O. Js base work Pvt. Birdsong
no, uoiAg as driver for the COM
hang hang section of his bomber group
in aSu 'l requires experience
NJ ollVlng, and a sound knowledge
MiE emergency mechanical repairs.
raao ,afy destinations must be
ti rno IN the shortest possible
nat; e and the 9persnonel partici-
p0Vn1g In the AAF bombing at.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
Comedian Sells Over
$37,63O,O0O Worth
OF Bonds On Radio

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3d.
-(P)-Eddie Cantor sold $751;
63O,O75 worth of War Bonds in
his 24-hour marathon war bond
campaign over RADIO station
KPO ending at 6 a. m. today.
During the program the ra-
do and film comedian read
newscasts, spoke of the Japa-
nese atrocities against Ameri-
cans, interviewed celebrities
and sang.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
GREATEST BOMBER
is COMING HON E

AN ALLIED AIR BASE IN TIA
LY, Jan. 29.-P)-DelayeO-The
greatest American bomber of
them all is going home.
In quiet peace 1.-The Blue Streak"
rested in a cold, windy Italian
pasture today while worshipping
mechanics painted the legend Of
Continued On Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
IdPARTs CRACKED
American Troops Within
One Mile OF Vital
Base In Italy
BY HAL BOYLE

WITH FIFTH ARMY TROOPS
BEFORE CASINO, Jan. 30.-R-
American tanks and infantry
cracked forward ramparts of the
Wanted Gustav Line today after
49 hours of bitter battle and reach
ed to within slightly more than
one mile of Casino.
Armored elements and dough
boys, teamed in what a field Off
Ger described as lone of the best
cooperative jobs of the war;" have
fought thanking battle around
Casino during which they cap
tured two hills, small mountain
yillage and an Italian graveyard
which the enemy had converted
into a strong point.
More than 100 prisoners have
been taken.
Employing Russian tactics, the
infantry moved forward simultan-
eously with the tanks to consoli-
date and hold gains. Doughboys
walked in the treadmarks of the
tanks, which exploded German
anti-personnel mines with a noise
which one said was like a million
fire-crackers going off,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
German COlOniStS Flee
Before Russian Armies

LONDON, Jan. 31.-QP-Gen. Leonard A. Govorovs
Leningrad army racing toward the 30-milewd Narva
gap between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Pepus swept
up SO localities yesterday, capturing the rail juno
ton of Veimarn only II miles from the Esonan border,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31
Road Flooded

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al.
giers, Jan. 30.-R-German en-
gineers in hard new blow to de.
fend their Gustav line in central
Italy have diverted the waters of
the Rapido river, flooding the sup
ply road behind Americans who
punched across the stream, Allied
headquarters declared today.
In the invasion area below
Rome, Allied forces made some
gains and threw back another Nazi
counterattack near Bordo Montello.
seven miles southwest of Cisterna.
The towns of Bordo Montello and
Campo Morto, northeast of Anzio,
and Cantoniera and Carroceto
north of Anzio, are firmly in Al
Lied hands.
GA dispatch from the bridgehead
area dated Friday said six Allied
infantry divisions-7O, 1000 to 10000
men-already had been put ashore
and were being reinforced with
armor and heavy Artillery
A week of Allied sledgehammer
blows have failed to break the Gus
tav Line to open the way for a
junction with that invasion army
Continued On Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-31

NORTH CAROLINA: Monday fair t.
partly cloudy and slightly warmer.
additional Weather on Page Two;
Col. 81
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
Architects
Give Aims
New Officers Keep UF
Drive for Members

a continuation OF the drive for
new members 10 the Michigan
Society Of Architects will be the
aim OF the newly Installed officers
az the Both annual convention
which Just ended here, IL was
announced Saturday.
John {. Thornton Of Detroit is
president; Roger Allen, Grand
Rapids. vice president. Adrian y.
LangiuS. Lansing. second vice
president: Fart W. PefterIn, De-
troit. third vice president; l.. Rob-
crt BlakeSlee. Detroit. secretary,
and Lawrence r. Caldwell. Detroit.
treasurer .
Talmage c. Hughes Detroit Is
executive secretary and Robert
B. Erantz,- Saginaw BraHseH- =
Gambler Detroit and Malcolm r.
Stirton, Detroit, are directors al
large.
William Stanley Parker. Boston
architect. advised the architects
10 work with the local administra-
ton in setting up long term
privately financed city planning
program.
George Fred keck, Chica g o
architect, discussed The Solar
House
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
CodeUrged
For Masonry
Building Law Officials
in Cities Get Plea

Building code officials in 1000
communities were urged Saturday
by the Producers Council. ma
tiona organization Of manufac-
turerS of building materials and
equipment 10 adopt standard code
requirements for masonry as a
means Of lowering the cost of
building and improving the quail
ity Of maSonr. construction,
James W Follin, managing direc-
tor announces.
The types Of masonry products
covered by the standards include
brick and tile. cement blocks. gyp-
sum blocks and unre-enforced
concrete.
Although some local building
codes already provide for most
of the standard provisions incor-
pOrated I'm the masonry require
mentS, adoption Of the proposal
will permit important savings In
many cities" Follin stated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
Screen Of Asbestos
Protects Furniture

Overheated stoves often cause
the paint on nearby furniture TO
blister and crack thus marring II,
experts stated Saturday.
When desks, dressing tables,
bookcases, chairs or beds are
placed near stoves, a screen made
OF asbestos eencnt- board, Set-be-
tween the stove and furniture,
VIII prevent this damage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
Protection
Paint Outdoor Pieces Now
Experts Advise

ANY piece 81 outdoor furniture.
Such- As garden or lawn benches or
tables. wears out or rnlS- much
more quickly than furniture used
indoors. because Of IT'S exposure
fo the elements. II was stressed
SATURDAY
If garden furniture Il 90 be
made tn last. II is imperative
that IL he kept thoroughly
painted ar varnished," experts
stated
III Kept indoors during the
winter. the repainting or reNar-
nishing job should he done he
rore the furniture Is placed In
the open for the coming season"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
Conference Will Ponder
Rises in Farm Land Prices

a national conference, the prin-
cipal objective of which Will be TO
review present conditions in the
farm mortgage field and study
current price rises for farm lands
and their relation 10 farm mort
gage financing. has been called by
the Mortgage Bankers ASsocia-
ton of America, II vas made pub
lie Saturday
II will be held in Tulsa May II
and y, in connection with the
associations third and final 1914
mortgage clinic p
r. O. Deming Jr.. OSWego, Kan,
a regional vice president of the
association, and member Of its
farm loan committee, is arrang-
ing the meeting
j. s. Corley, Bankers Lie Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

j. S. Corley Bankers Lite Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
Insulation for Home
Deemed Vital Here

Insulation for the home can nc'
10 overStreSSed. experts ln me
blltdinc ficid stated SatuId1y
1T provides more comfort
and results in many savings
over period of time-to >aN
nothing OF its contribution 10
the war effort nv conserving
fuel theS declared
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

DcS Moines, will act as moderator.
Principal speakers, announced
by Deming will be +. c. Johnson
of the Farm Credit Administra-
ton, who Will discuss the lenders
attitude toward increasing farm
land prices, and Or. r. c. Young.
dean of The graduate schoo \
Purdue University, who will y ,
on future trends in farm land
values and prices.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
Repair Insulation

Insulation around hot water
boilers and pipes should be kept in
good repair for when heat escapes
here more fuel must be burned To
provide hot water, experts sad
SATURDAY..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
Paint Basement Floors

if the basement is lighted dimly.
A light colored paint for the
eesAea@f4eefs- is desirable
Evening star., 1944-02-13
GaI|inger Fugitives
Held in Birmingham
In Three Kidnapings
Police Report Reedy,
Hoekenberry Confess
Attacking 2 Women

Two Washington youths iden-
tilted as the patients who
escaped from Gallinger Hos
pitfalls criminal psychopathic
ward on January 81 were ar
rested yesterday by Birmingham
(Ala) police, who reported the
pair had confessed that they
kidnapped three women, crimi-
nally assaulted two of them and
stole five automobiles during a
two-weeks swing through the
South.
Police identified the youths as
Joseph Hockenberry, 20, of the 300
block of North Carolina avenue
S. E.,and Daniel Reedy, alias George
Butt, 10, of the 1900 block of Mary
land avenue NE.
In Birmingham, Police Commits
sioner Eugene Connor told the As
ISOLATED Press the two had been
booked on charges of criminal as
sault, kidnapping and robbery in con-
nection with the abduction and pen
knife stabbing last night of 81
year-old Birmingham matron.
Identified by Tattoo.
In telephone conversation with
Birmingham police officials, Inspec-
tor Robert Barrett, chief of detec-
tives of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment, identified Hockenberry by
tattoo marks on his arm. Hocken-
berry and his companion fled from
Gallinger after severely beating a
63year-Old guard.
Birmingham police said the pair
had confessed kidnapping Mrs. j. l..
Brasher Friday night as she waited
for her husband to close his filling
station. Police Capt. H. V. Early
said the kidnapers held the hus-
band back with knives and drove
away in his car. Mrs. Brasher was
held captive for five hours before
being thrown from the car, beaten
and bleeding from knife slashes in
the face. She crawled to a farm
(See HOCKENBERRY, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Hopkins Son Killed in Action:
Father Notified by President
Stephen, 18, Dies
With Marines
In MurshuIIs

President Roosevelt last night
notified Harry L. Hopkins that
his youngest son Stephen, 18,
had been killed in action with
the Marines in the Marshall Is
lands and has been buried at sea.
Mrs. Hopkins, wife of the presi-
Dental adviser, said no details were
available. Mr. Hopkins was en- route
South by train to recuperate from
long and recurrent illnesses.
The President, according to Mrs.
Hopkins, sent her husband beau
tifully worded" telegram, telling him
of his sons death. She said the
President told his friend that I'VE
do not know the details, but We will
he prouder of him when we do
Mrs. Hopkins said Stephen, one
of three sons from Mr. Hopkins first
marriage, had graduated from the
Hill School at Pottstown, Pa, last
June, and "the minute he got, out,
he enlisted in the marines. It was