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that night. We were raised to-
gether, so we spoke His being there
didn't signify that he was a men,
ber, however, because there were
hundreds there that night who did
not belong. We members frequently
brought nonmembers we knew were
all right"
Origin of Issue.
Both Mr. Goddard and Mr.. Chris
man said they had been Klan men,
bers.
At Kansas City, Bruce r. Trimble
professor at the University OF Kan
sas City and co-editor and publisher
of the Jackson County Times, said
the question of Senator Trumans
membership in the Klan arose from
some investigation he had done.
Il followed tip and found a num-
Der of men who knew the story. The
news got around, and before long /
found myself introducing these men
to newspapermen from New York, u
Mr.. Trimble said. Il am publishing
a pamphlet on Truman, part of
which concerns this alleged Khan
connection"
Here is partial text Of the story
which appeared in morning editions
OF the Kansas City Star September
IA. 1926, which Senator Truman said
would prove that the Klan story
was a lie:
The independent" Democrats of
rural Jackson County would support
the Republican nominees for the
County Court in an effort to keen
the county government out of the
hands of ''the boss controlled
Democratic machine" Todd George
of Lees Summit. president of the
independents" said last tight.
Mr.. Georges statement was re-
garded as significant, as Demo-
cratic organization leaders had
hoped the rural detection which
aided in the defeat of the Demo-
cratic ticket two years ago had
been corrected. The independents
are known as an organization of
the Ku Klux Klan: At least many
OF its members are credited with
membership in the Klan 80
I'VE expect to deliver every one of
our votes against the boss controlled
Democratic organization and ticket
Mr.. George said We are unalter-
ably opposed to Harry Truman, the
Democratic nominee, the Democratic
nominee for presiding judge, and We
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Popula tion Shifts
10An xn 1nAo
Nephew Of Gen. Hodges
Missing in Action
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Oct. 27.-First 1t.
Sam N. Hodges, jr.. %, nephew of
1t. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, COM
mander of the American 1st Army
in France. has been missing in ac-
ton In Germany since October 4,
the War Department notified his
family yesterday.
Lit. Hodges is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam N. Hodges OF Atlanta and
graduate Of Georgia Tech. He re-
Gently was awarded the Bronze Star.
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SiSStCN VI ColOCilt l
of the Board OF
D ire C tors OF
Emergency Hos
pital at it's meet
ing yesterday.
He will fill the
vacancy caused
by the death of
Stanley D. Willis
last July.
S. H. Kauf-
mann, assistant
business man.
ager of The Star,
served as acting
president until
Mr.. CARROTS
election.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
12Die asCargo Planes
Collide in Midair
By the Associated Press.

RENO New, Oct 27.-TWelve men
we're killed, the Army air base here
announced, in the collision of two
big Army cargo planes above the
Reno field yesterday
First 1t. Robert H. Heintz, Reno,
formerly of Plainsville, Miss; Corpl.
Henry J. Long, jr, Westerly, R. L.;
First 1t. Paul V. Frykman. Memphis,
Tenn; Flight Officer Robert F.
johnson, Smyrna, Ca; First 1t.
Irwin F.. Hoepera, Chicago; Sergt.
Frederick E. UrWeifer, Paterson, N.
j.; Corpl. Leland F. Hickman, R. F..
D. 2, Friend. Nebr; Corpl. Robert
Y. Goebel, Philadelphia; Pfc. Donald
H. Kraft, Rochester, N. Y,
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and the University of Maryland,
Capt. Witt worked as an engineer
for the War Department at Gravelly
Point before entering the service in
July, 1910. He was with a coast
artillery antiaircraft unit, and went
overseas in March, 1943.
The Legion of Merit was awarded
to Capt. Witt for exceptionally
conduct" as commanding
officer of several gun operations
rooms in Corsica between November
co. 1943, and May Is, 1914, when there
were no antiaircraft units on the
island. The citation accompanying
his award said he formulated long
Evening star., 1944-10-27
StowawaY on Bomber
From Hawaii Fined S100-

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27-Sam
Holman, IS, painter, was fined $10o
yesterday after he told Federal
Judge Michael j. Roche he slowed
away in bomber at Honolulu be-
cause his wife was about to undergo
Q serious operation in Oklahoma
City and Army officials refused to
give him a release from his civilian
Army job.
Holman was discovered seven hours
out. and arrested when he arrived,
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Nation Needs Dewey,
Giunnini Declares
v the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.-A. P.
Giannini, chairman of the board of
the Bank of America, told a lunch
con meeting yesterday he had de-
cided to support Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey for the presidency.
He told the meeting he had sups
ported President Roosevelt in two
elections. Then mentioning Gov.
Dewey and Gov. John w. Bricker,
he said, "I believe we need their
type OF leadership In order to secure
our country's position both at home
and abroad"
Evening star., 1944-10-27

W tlle idllk Ol
m a jor general
and his COM
mand has been
b ro a d ened to
take in all shore
b a S e d Marine,
Army and Navy
aviation in the
Gilbert and Mar
shall Islands and
adjacent waters,
t h e M a r i n e
Corps has an
nounced.
The area now
covered by Gen.
w s. COM
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Hale Says Eisenhower
Uses Fog simHe
About End of War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-Trying to
figure when the war will end?
Well, here's how Gen. Eisen-
hover looks at it, on the au-
thority of Representative Hale,
Republican, of Maine, who
visited the supreme command
er in France:
"War is like pushing a heav-
lily loaded wagon up steep hill
in a fog and never knowing
when you are going to reach
the top. So you have to push
like hell all the time"
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there's a smooth one. IN fact,
Turkey. has been so clever about
being neutral during the entire war,
that it's hard to tell whether the
Allies or the Nazis are getting the
part that comes over the fence last.
released by Consolidated News Features
Evening star., 1944-10-27

some real COM
mon sense into
it. For instance,
our country had
been having a
lot of trouble
recognizing Gen.
de Gaulle. Good
ness. I'd know
that bia hand
S ON e fell W
anywhere.
And speaking
OF recognition,
take Frkey. If
v u're talking
about ncy
d i D ! O m cy,
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be as great or greater than 1t was
in 1910.
If there are still just as many
people in given State as there
were, civilian vote of the same size
as 1910 would be normal-not alb
normal. Census estimates for No.
vember, 1943, for the nine States
reported above show the following
gains and losses from migration
alone tnot including normal popu-
lation Increases:
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Two Hurt in Refinery Fire

BEAUMONT. Tex, Oct. 27 LP).-
A spectacular fire which followed
two explosions, believed caused by a
leaky pipe at the big Magnolia Pc
troleum Co. refinery here early to-
day, was confined to gas-storage
tanks. Two men were hurt. No es-
innate of the damage was available
Evening star., 1944-10-27

mand is 10 times the size of Texas,
the Marine Corps said.
Gen. Woods was cited for his work
In Haiti in 1888 and received the
Distinguished Service Medal as
commander of marine aircraft dur
ing portions of the Guadalcanal
campaign. He assumed command
of the 4th Air Wing last August.
His wife, Evelyn Ninde Woods
and a daughter, Marjorie Adelaide
live at 1880 Reno road NV.
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Oracle Aliens S
Comments

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27.-Well. II
you ask me, what the field of in
ternational diplomacy really needs
Is woman here and there to put
Evening star., 1944-10-27
6. A. Garrett, Broker
To Head Directors Of
Emergency Hospital

George Angus Garrett, resident
partner in the firm of Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner g. Beane, in
vestment securities house, was
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Blood Quote :
tFor District, Pentason and
MnhIle ITpitg

MODlIt UNIIs.I
District quota per
week -------- 1000 pints
Donations last week 3,095 pints
Donations SO far
this week - 2,874 pints
To d a y S appoint
ments 1888 persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center,
in the Acacia Building, 81 Lou
isiana avenue NV, by calling
District 5000 between 8 am.
and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Brig. Gen. |. E.Woods
Made Major General

Brig. Gen. Louis E. Woods of
Washington, commander of the 4th
Marine Air Wing, has been advanced
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On the Roll of Honor
Killed

Radarman Second Glass; Paul
Raymond Lanigan, %, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Raymond M. Lanigan, 500
Fourteenth street NE, has been
killed III action, the Navy Depart
ment reported today. He previously
had been listed as missing.
Mr.. Lanigan was lost July Is over
the Atlantic while his plane was on
a routine patrol hop off the South
American coast. A vessel sighted
the plane, and members of the ships
crew reported the plane nose-dived
into the sea.
A graduate of Mckinley High
School, Mr.. Lanigan worked at the
Army War College for year before
enlisting in the Navy in August,
1912. He was stationed in the Carib-
bean almost two years, and received
the Purple Heart in August, l94S,
for wounds suffered in action.
Pfc. Robert A. RilI, 19, son of
Mrs. Eleanor Rill, 325 Franklin
street NE, was killed in action in
Holland October 5, his mother has
been notified by the War Depart
ment. He was a member of an
Army intelligence unit.
Pfc. Rill entered the Army the
day after he was graduated from
st. Johns College in January, and
was sent overseas in August While
in school he served as captain ad-
jutant in the cadets, was president
of the junior class and treasurer
of the senior class. Throughout his
high school career he played foot
ball, and last year was guard on
the city'S all-prep team.
Besides his mother he is survived
by five older sisters, Mrs. Francis
C. Brahler, Mrs. James S. Kenny,
Mrs. John A Shea and Misses, Grace
and Jean Rill, all of Washington.
COrpl. Lewis Kenneth Bausell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence K
1928 Twelfth street NE,
also was listed on today's Navy De-
partment casualty report as killed
in action. A story of his death ap-
peared in The Star october IL.
Wounded
Pfc. Henry Cantellay, jr., "a, hus-
band of Mrs. Lucille Cantellay, 80
New York avenue NV, was listed |
On today's Navy Department casual
ty report rs wounded in action. He
suffered severe shrapnel wounds in
the back and arm July 81, while
fighting with the marines on Guam.
He is recovering in a hospital in |
Hawaii.
Pvt. Cantellay, a native of Enid,
Okla, attended high school there
md worked as a painter and deco
ator before entering service in July,
942. He went overseas in Decem-
Der, 1943, and participated in the
Marianas campaigns.
Capt. Emit c. Witt, jr., 27, son
# Mr.. and Mrs. Emit C. Witt, 1923
street Sc, was wounded
uly 26 in Italy, but returned to
uty July 81, the War Department +
las Informed his father.
Capt. Witt was riding behind
nemy lines in jeep during a
'lackout when the jeep hit a land
nine. Two captains riding in the
'ack seat were killed and the
ergeant driving the jeep was
wounded seriously.
A graduate of Eastern High School
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"These figures include estimates for the armed services
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YARD BOND SALES
MOVE TO $402,425

The sale of extra War bonds
at the North Carolina Shipbuild-
ing company during the Fifth WI
Loan drive reached $402, 42s
through Friday, officials in charge
of the campaign said yesterday
This total is 160- per cent above
the yards quota of $250,000.
Officials declared that Satur-
days sales, together with late
reports, are expected to extend
the grand total to about $410,000
The drive was started at the yard
on June IL and the response to
the general appeal of ''buy an
other bond' has been exception
ally good with the result that the
total sets a new record in bond
purchases for the shipbuilders.
Various departmental officials,
including foremen, supervisors
and personnel men, were praised
for their efforts during the cam
paign. Not only were sales more
numerous than during the prev
ious four drives but many more
bonds of the larger denominations
were sold.
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ordinator supervises the program
so that both the student and the
employer may profit most by the
arrangement.
Hamilton explained further that
any occupation which justifies as
much as one years training, and
for which adequate related instruc.
ton are provided, may be includ-
ed in the course. The occupations
in the program depend entirely up
on the interests and abilities OF
the students selected.
In past years, students have re-
ceived training in radio service,
radio operation, auto mechanics.
general machine work, refrigera-
ton, auto body repair, dry clean
ing and many other skilled occu-
pations.
The principal urged all students
who desire further information re-
garding the course to contact Co.
ordinator Willard in the Isaac Bear
building, room 201, any day of this
week between the hours of $3.50
am. and pm. Appointments may
be made for other hours.
Most of the selections will be
made prior to the opening of school
and both boys and girls will be
accepted, Hamilton said. Elective
slips may be altered for those
who are selected.
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Diversified Occupations
To Be Offered Students
George S. Willard to Serve
AS Coordinator And d.
rect The Program

Diversified occupations will be
offered again next year in the New
Hanover High school to limited
number of Juniors and Seniors, &C
cording to an announcement yes
terday by Principal T. T. Hamil-
ton.
At the same time, he said that
George S. Willard, dean of boys
and director of vocational educa-
ton in the Charles L. Coon high
school in Wilson for the past five
years, will serve as coordinator and
will direct the program.
Hamilton remarked that diver
sified occupations is no new course
in the school as New Hanover high
was among the first three schools
in North Carolina to inaugurate
this part-school and part-work pro-
gram.
During the past seven years the
Wilmington school has gained
statewide recognition for outstand-
ing service in this field of educa-
ton.
Diversified occupations is a vo-
cational course which involves a
cooperative arrangement between
the employers of the community
and the school. Each D. o. student
spends a minimum of three hours
each day learning the manipula-
tive part of the job under actual
working conditions. During two per-
iods of each school day, the stud
ent studies related and auxiliary
subject material.
The course carried two units of
school credit, and all students are
paid prevailing wages for their
work on the job, which occupies
the afternoon. The commercial and
industrial establishments have been
most cooperative in providing
training opportunities, and the CO.
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MAJOR JAP ATTACK
REPULSED ON SAIPAN
CONTINUED From Page Oney

envy shore batteries on nearby
Tinian island poured fire on Am
erican-held Isely field. Destroy
ers and American artillery sill
enced the guns on Tinian.
Nimitz said no ships were DAM
aged by the japanese planes. He
made no report on damage to Am
erican positions on the southern
end of the island.
The American right flank con-
tinued its methodical advance
throughout the counter attack. 1t
was about mile from Marpi air.
field on the northern tip of the
island.
About 10000 Japanese, or half
the estimated original garrison,
have been killed. The rest are
penned on the northern tip.
Hard Week
The counter-attac came day
before B-29's smashed at the
homeland of Nippon climaxing
heartbreaking week for Tokyo.
The toll of Japanese aircraft
during the July % American
strikes at three islands in the Bo-
min and Volcano groups stood to-
day at 1O5 definitely destroyed,
and 1856 others damaged or prob
ably destroyed.
A Navy supplementary commu-
nique boosted the total by report
ing 30 Japanese planes were
smashed and So damaged on the
ground during the July 3 thrust
at Chichi lima and Haha Jlma
| in the Bonins.
| Nineteen of the aircraft destroy
ed and "a of those damaged were
two-engined bombers. Some OF
this total may have been dam
aged in previous strikes by our
aircraft" the communique added.
Previous reports of July 3 ac-
+ion around these islands and Two
lima in the Volcano group listed
"a japanese planes shot down and
an undetermined number n
aground.
The previous day, carrier
i planes blasting at Two Jima shot
down 80 Japanese interce2tors,
with 16 probably, and destroyed
or damaged "a planes on the
ground.
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RUSSIAN TROOPS
MOVE INTO WILNO
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the Latvian border. was not given
in the communicate.
Capture Baranowicze

in the 'communique.
Capture Baranowicze
Premier Stain announced the
capture of BaranoWiczs. which is
100 miles northeast of Brest Lito-
vsk and about the same distance
east of Bialystok, fortress guard
ing the approaches to Warsaw
Berlin reports have indicated that
the Germans in the KoWel area
had retreated 40 miles to the Bug
river lire whence they launched
their 1871 stroke against Russia
Stain identified Baranowiczs as
a regional center of White Rus
sia," and a powerful fortified
area of the German defenses
guarding the Bialystok and Brest
Litovsk directions.
The break-through into Wilno's
streets put the Russians only 100
miles from the borders of Ger
man East Prussia and about 165
miles from the Baltic. The last
main German artery extending
into the Baltic states of Lithu-
ania, Latvia and Estonia. is only
so miles ahead of the Russians
at Kaunas.
. Three more German generals
were reported captured by the
Russians in the trap east of Minsk
far behind the present Russian
lines. They made a total of 18
killed or captured since the big
offensive began June 49, They
were identified as 1t. Gerural
Steinkeller commander of the Goth
motorized division, and Maj. Gen.
Hirt, head of the 1888 infantry d.
vision.
The remnants of at least nine
German divisions had been trap
ped in the area, and dispatches
from Moscow said that one small
group of Germans stopped
group of American and English
correspondents on the front, try
ing to surrender The Germans
Jolned IN a long column of pri-
soners trudging to the rear.
Aside from the 43,1O2 Germans
already killed or captured there
are still small groups which are
being liquidated, Moscow said.
In the four days from July 4
through July 7 Moscow announc-
ed these German equipment losses
in the trap:
Destroyed-56 German tanks:
PIG guns; 208 mortars; 915 ma
chlneguns; 1874 trucks.
Captured-34 tanks; 27S guns of
various caliber; 1874 mortars; $50
machineguns; 1855 trucks; 60
tractors; $50 carts with supplies,
1857 horses.
The Germans had suffered their
biggest disaster since Stalingrad.
a dispatch from Associated Press
Front Correspondent Henry C..
Cassidy said.
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BRITISH MOVE INTO
OUTSKIRTS OF CAEN
Continued From Page One)

L
were more than 2 IL miles from
the city's perimeter.
Canadians on the west kept up
the relentless pressure by striking
out from north of Carpiquet toward
the heap of rubble that now marks
the ancient cathedral city which
Cnce boosted population of 81, 900.
(Troustworthy advlc-s from the
German frontier said Adolf Hitler
had been in urgent consultation
With his top army leaders most of
the week and that one point of dis
cussion was the possibility of a
withdrawal from Norway and the
Balkans to provide troops to meet
the demands of a three-front war.
The Moscow radio broadcast a
reprt that Hitler himself had taken
command in Normandy and that
Won Auge was only a ''front.'')
Supreme headquarters announced
that the French guerillas, in addi-
ton to tying up many German units
IN southern France, had extended
their attacks to points only 20 miles
behind the Normandy front, posting
snlpers along the roads and dis
ruptlng enemy transport.
Reports to supreme Headquarters
SAID progress was satisfactory on
all fronts, although the Germans
were resisting stubbornly, and
Rommel has yet been unable to
marshal an effective counter-at-
tack under the flashing of thousands
OF guns and waves upon waves of
Warplanes.
The Caen offensive began at 4:2O
a. m. )10:20 p. M, Friday, East
ern War Time) after the Raj I'M
loaded 1900 tons of bombs on the
German positions and artillery had
blasted away for so minutes.
BY 8 p. M, Gruchy, Buron, and
Herouvllle, all from two to three
miles in an arching line from
northwest to northeast of Caen,
were in the hands of British Tom
mics who came in with flame
1nrowesr and grenades and clean
ed out pillboxes missed by the
barrage and the bombers and bav-
cneted Germans from their trench
es.
They had overrun three more. St.
contest, Epron and Lebisey. all
from mile to al half mile closer
III, by the time RommeTs first
armor put in an appearance to
feel out the strength of the blow.
Front dispatches said La Blade
and Galmanche fell at the outset
shortly after the British went over
the top.
Tank spearheads moved ohead
of the infantry to within little more
than half mile of the heart of
Caen, { advanced troops were with
IL mile and a half of the cen
ter, and the main front frightened
the death gripj only two miles
away on the north.
Thirty-five miles west, U. S.
troops, catching the enemy asleep,
knocked out hic central anchor of
St. Jean De Daye, poured armor
across the preached canal defenses
Of Che town, and swept three miles
west, overrunning. a number of
small hamlets including Goucherie.
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New Bombing Range
Opened Near Here

The commanding officer of
the Army Air Base, Bluethen-
thai field, announced yester-
day that a new range for bonn
bling practice has been estab-
lished in the area know as Shell
island. The northern part of
Shell Island, for a distance Of
one mile, and the body Of wat.
er known as Mason's inlet, be-
tween the inland waterway and
a line parallel to the coastline,
extending one mile to sea, are
danger areas. :.
Fishermen, swimmers, hunt
ers and all others are warned
that 1t Is dangerous to frequent
the area. ..
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AKA TO BE NAMED
FOR NEW HANOVER
Continued From Page One)


Navy. Approval was received
few days ago.
The first AKA built here to bear
North Carolina name is tht u.
5. S. Tyrrell, which will be launch
ed Monday afternoon. Launching
dates for other craft having Tar
Heel names have not been set.
In addition to the names as.
signed to vessels here, other Ma
val craft honor several Tar Heel
counties, according to information
received from the Navy. They are
Bladen, Carteret, Chatham, Clay,
Edgecombe, Granvillt, Guilford,
Hyde, Pitt. Rockingham, Warren
Wayne and Yancey.
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ALLIES WITHIN 10
MILES OF LIVORNO
CONTINUED From Page One)

and Castellina, six miles east of
Rosignano, yesterday and plunged
north toward mountain ranges cap
ped by 6000-foot peaks.
Casualties were high on both
sides, for the stakes were high.
The Allies must have the port
quickly to attack the Gothic line
before all the Notifications are
completed.
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Walton, Sr.,
of ISL Pinecrest Parkway have
been notified by the War Depart
ment that their son, Second Lieut..
C. J. Walton, Jr., has been miss
ing in action over Germany since
June 20. He has been overseas as
a co-pilOt on B-24 Liberator
bomber. An alumnus of Wake For
est college, Lieutenant Walton was
employed in the Freight Traffic
of the Atlantic Coast
Line company when entering serv-
ice in March, 1913. His wife. Mrs.
Jennie c. Walton, lives in Atlanta.
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