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teFday they had evacuated.
"A German communique broad
east By Radio Berlin renewed the
charge that Allied artillery had
shelled the leaning tower OF Pisa
and asserted that the famous struc-
tuFe was damaged.
Indian units holding the western
anchor OF the 18th Army siege line
below Florence pushed forward west
0f the Pisa river yesterday TO cap
fiiFe Castigllono,, 8 ~ miles south'
vest Of Florence, while New Zeal
andeFs and South Africans on their
right flank fought bitterly for the
dominating heights looping above
san Michele, La Romola and san
Andrea,
TIE most advanced British units
around san Michele and San Adrea
both OF which were held by the
eth ATmy-WeTe reported less than
I'VE miles from Florence,
East Of highway two British
auaFdsmeD stabbed out toward Ger
nlansheld ImpFuneta, 8 Ia miles
#HAkR " FfHtNffh1i an ~ hAN Hf'HftF
talns gust west Of highway 30 other
British forces advanced through
relatively weak opposition 10 occupy
SENATE, Q Ia miles south'southeast
81 Wl0Fenee,
Eighth Army troops also pushed
ahead north OF Monte scalaFl, eapF
turing Monte Maggie and advance
smU osa DaRnaan nogiti0ng On the
slopes Of Monte Mass0, eight miles
southeast Of Florence,
Upper ArDO
IN the upper Arn0 Valley, the
Fltisbh drove two miles north OF
0iline on highway 90 10 within
little more than nile ol lDelsa,
and cleared the hills east OF The
road,
Heavy fighting continued IN the
hilI country northwest OF AFezz0,
where German machine gnnneTs
and mptaF crews were dug ~
strongly % heights above cssll'
eli0n,
Eoght miles northeast Of ATeEgo
the British captured hills eae and
5el, Just vest Of AnghaTl, Brisk
patrol NghtinR was reported on the
AaTiatie coastal flank, where polish
linit6 Of The eth Army met stir
opposition N their advanced posi-
Tons neTtb of the Mlsa river,
Meanwhile, 9 headquarters ans
nellneement FeyeaIad that q sCzeeh
Army ct some 1000 men, believed
n represent the entire armed
foFees u Bohemia and h0Tavla, was
II aeilen IN italy, protecting Ger
ngainst tbe Italian paFtisana- The
czeehs we're said 70 have been sent
10 italy IN midway, although they
originally were m0bllized only f0F
home service.
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for Bennett.
The margin was the smallest Fish
has had ever. He battled for re-
nomination in a reapportioned dis
trict In which voters Of three coun.
ties were strangers.
The colorful Clark was running
for nomination for his third term
In the senate. Un0fleial returns
from 800 of the s.l97 precincts gave
Attorney General Roy Mekittrick
81. 065 votes and 3O.2i3 for Clark.
In the race for the Republican sem
atorial nomination. Gov. Forrest c.
Donnell was sweeping the field.
Charles Ferguson held the lead for
the Republican gubernatorial NOM
nation over Jean Paul Bradshaw
on the basis of incomplete returns.
Phil NJ. Donnelly was far In front
for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination.
A incumbent congressman with
opposition were leading.
In Kansas. Rep. w. p. Lambert
SON, q Republican veteran Of 10
years. appeared defeated for re-
nomination by state Sen. Albert
Cole. But Sen. Clyde NJ. Reed APP
parently had won denomination.
Rep. Thomas Winter of the third
district appeared certain Of renom-
ination. Rep. Thomas Winter Of
the third district appeared certain
of denomination.
In Virginia, Rep. Patrick II.
Dyewry, Dem, won reconciliation,
In the only other contest IN that
state, state Sen. Ralph Daugbton,
baked by the political machine Of
Sen, Harry y. Byrd, held slim Lead
over his nearest rival In Q three
way race for the denomination to
the house seat vacated by Rep.
WindeT r. Harris. TO enter private
business,
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ss.YEAR GLASS REUNION

Boston - (Upl - Twenty-Five
members 80 more then 0ilestbiFe 80
n Boston unlversltg's e0-yeaF elass
attended the annual luncheon re-
union this year, OF the aF0up. four
are currently university trustees.
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WALTER WINCHELL's column will be resumed on his
return Sept !. During his absence Jack Lats column
will appear on Mondays and Wednesdays
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There we're e0e0,0oo workers on
American farms on April !, about
fbgee per cent below the same date
. veaF age.
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sTOwNs HOLD %

Ferdinand, w., - (UPl - THE
unoFgaHlaed" towns Of AVegill, Lewis
and Ferdinand cover 100 square
Biles Of Essex County and have .
total population of ~,
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The average daily gage OF q K0T'
can worker Is about one yen, 0F apa
pF0EimalelY IS cents.
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feed control aDd conservation p0lls
eles; veterans affairs; and the
question Of the relationship between
unemployment insurance and enls
pioynlens services.
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1Al8n8 and even photographs
N4 ne basic method Of propulsion
M4a ng the Mash IS motive power
Zee their robot bomha-And. more
recently. Cor let-propelled fighter
NlanoB flown hy pll0ts-were con.
Hnlenonsiy published IN thls country
Menth1 before Pearl aarhor. The
M4Ehod Is noe The same as that Of
eAa Wlaely-puhllclaed white Set
plane. announced months ago b. y.
b and British air forces.
1Aaee aEo NJ two young people
n hollywood more interesting than
Universal starlet Lois Collier and
Meimut Dantine, the Warner wo.
Masnswlnner. But The stories link
1nk them IN . romance are bald
bank. Their personal press agents
rom together :. The only items Of
4elsement 50 far reached between
TIA Lapino and Captain Louis Hay
ward give him the house In Holly
wood and her the house In Santa
Monica Claudette Colbert fears
Hhe may have 10 have an operation
fer her sinus trouble The Dean
0oodmans (she's Marlene Dietrich's
oaushterD win experiment With a
reconciliation after months Of sep
arAtion Kay Evans, OF the
Latin Quarter chorus, doubles day
times as secretary to a Commander
In the Brooklyn Navy Yard i
Dorothy Lamour and her husband
Captain william Ross Howard are
seeking O baby TO adopt Babe
Ruth Is about TO close a contract
for the film story OF his life. in
which he win appear as soon as he
Is well enough.
when Ernest Hemingway got 10
London, he was ordered TO shave
off his page ] beard, before he was
allowed into Normandy: 1t would
make him conspicuous for shippers
.. winthrop Rockefeller frantically
cabling q gorgeous Wac 10 choke off
marriage rumors which she hasn't
taken trouble to deny Joe Smith,
3 ranking dance band leader Of the
pre-jive age, Is selling paint in
Macys basement Italian prison.
cFs on their way to Fort Hamilton
are being transported via subway
Yes, q nickel goes In the turnstile
for each one :. Peggy Fears turned
down q fat offer for the film rights
10 the story Of her life-because
the studio would not let her play
the name part.
when e seemed doubtful that
Senator Wagner's health would per-
NIT him to run for reelection.
Mayor LaGuardia supposedly a Re
publicanD high-prcssured President
Roosevelt TO throw him the Demo-
cratic nomination Colonel Bill
ODwyer. Brooklyn District Attor-
ney on leave, now In Italy. can be
elected again without opposition. or
can have the Democratic nod for
Mayer. But he will decline both and
quit public service when he leaves
the Army. As O cop, magistrate and
prosecutor, he has piled up enough
years TO give him a handsome PEN
sion. He viii practice law-and not
criminal law.
Barbara Hutton Grant has quietly
taken over another trust fund. which
can't be written In less than seven
gigures-nnd that's a lot OF nickel
ard dimes Dan Parker has been
commissioned by Golfers TO write a
biography Of Morton Downey. all
In bgogue Lee Tracy, with
medical discharge. VIII soon stare
camera In the lens again for the
first time In years Lewis Tit
EeFton, whose first wife was the
tragic figure Of the notorious bath
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Race Riots
Increase

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Reports that The photoplay to be
called "Stork Club" has been chilled
because Of LaOuardias shipping are
the salamL Paramount long-dls-
tanced Sherman Billingsley to tell
him that he win get the 100000
hand-out and that preliminary work
has started Eleanor Roosevelt's
presence on the special train from
which FDR broadcast his accept.
ance speech was strictly delcted in
news reports and news photographs.
But she was along. all right. And In
Los Angeles. one Of her guests was
Mayris CLANCY. the dancer whose
government morale" Job died Of
publicity poison.
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A Hollywood studio story-head
received the following letter: Would
you consider scenario Of small-town
boy and girl who fall In love in
primary school. In due time get mar
ried, and she is so proud OF him she
thinks he should be President OF
the United States? He doesn't make
IL. but the details OF their wonderful
life together and his adventures
aiming for the top would make an
extraordinary picture She
got back a rather flat and
bored rejection Mrs. Ruth
Owen Is our former Ambassador To
Denmark, daughter OF william Jen-
nings Bryan. whose story she was
testing out as above. She Is not dis
couraged and Is now writing a
lengthy synopsis.
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Rep. Fish Is
Renominoted

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Bette Davis will not sell her New
Hampshire honeymoon estate,
Sugar HILL" despite It's memories
OF her happiness and sorrow, since
the death of her husband Mrs
Huntz Hall and MRS. Leo Corey
both divorced from Dead End Kids,
are sharing an apartment Bill
lie Burke, widow Of Flo Ziegfeld
who has been drawing royalties on
all the films and revues bearing his
name, is now cleaning up a fortune
as her take on the new "Ziegfeld
Girl" purse accessories David
Burton, directing Lower North" for
Beiasco opening, August 80. was
negotiating with Frances Farmer to
play the lead when she broke down
again Claudia Morgan. who
broadcasts on THE Thin Man" pro-
gram, was fired from the Broadway
hit, Ten Little Indians" because
to make her air show, she had TO
report 4 minutes late. The manage
nent refused TO delay the first cur
tain 4 minutes, though variations
OF many times that period are COM
monplace.
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David o. selEnie kis in town, en-
route TO a Maine vacation. HIS
faithful, Hollywood indoctrinated
secretary reports to him daily as TO
what gees on in his absence. And
she starts each report: Since You
Went AWAY"
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Fletcher To
Assist Hull

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tub stransling, h q father for the
second time with his second wife.
Prince Mikhail ooundofoff has for-
saken the salons Of New York TO hoe
potatoes on q farm outside Albany.
Romantics, Liquor magnate Sam
Sokol finds Gloria YounRblood loo
proof Monte rroser running
round land round again with
Jane Ban Louise Jarvis, Con.
over coverette, may have an an.
nouncemens TO make when Bedford
Sharp, wealthy Texan, gets to town
this week Laird Cregar's brother,
Barton, also an actor, very thick
tarent all the Cregarsp) with Cara
Williams. 20th Fox redhead
Mara Williams. Copacabana Choir
Inc, and Joel Heron, former band
leader, there, are an e02some.
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CAMP DAVIS PRO
GIVEN PROMOTION

CAMP DAVIS March 90 The
promotion of LIST 1t. Roger B. Dou-
lens public relations officer, to the
rank of Captain, was announced
at Antiaircraft Artillery Training
Center Headquarters today.
Capt Doulens has been public
relations officer since October 1912
and has become well known
among various civic and official
circles in Wilmington.
Graduated from the Antiaircraft
Artillery Schools Officer Candi-
Date Division, 1t. Doulens has also
completed the Master Gunner
school at Fort Monroe, Va.
Before entering the Army on
March 81, 1941, Capt. Doulens was
press secretary to Gov. Ray Bald
win. of Conn. Capt. Doulens was
associated with several large
radio chains in public relations
advisory capacity after an earlier
newspaper career in Conn.
Capt. Doulens and staff are re
sponsible for the national notice!
that Camp Davis has received II
newspapers.
Capt. and Mrs. Doulens live a
Sunset Park, Wilmington.
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Sneeden-Y York Company
Here Is Purchased By
G.B. Canady y, W.B. Boles

Announcement of the purchase Of
the bicycle and sporting goods
business of Sneeden- York Company
by George B. Canady and William
B. Boles has just been announced.
The business which has been OPP
Grated by J. r. Sneeden for tie
mast 30 years is well-known in east
crn North Carolina, and the new
ownership is familiar with the
trade requirements of their hun
dreds of customers. Mr.. Canady
has been actively identified with
the business for six years and Is
well-known among the sportsmen
having been secretary-t1easure1
for many years of the New Han
over Fishing Club.
MIR. Boles, originally of Wilson,
before entering the armed forces
was connected with the North Car
DINA Shipbuilding Company.
Mr.. Canady announced tina
Frank LeRay and J. F. Jarrett
would also remain to assist the
customers in their respective de-
partments: Mr. LeRay in the re
pair department aid Mr.. Jarrott
in the sales department. Mr.. Can
adv said that the company woulo
feature athletic equipment, fishing
tackle, bicycles, and radios under
the name of Sneeden-York Com
pany until the end of this year a
which time the new firm name
will be announced.
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ll,760 PERSONS
/ TOUR ship HERE

A total of II, 100 employees OF the
North Carolina shipbuilding com.
nanv. their families and friends
inspected the S. S. MONDAY, one
OF the many CO vessels beng
built by the company, at a spe-
cial visitation period YESTERDAY. i,
The long line of visitors started
boarding the ship, tied up at me
apron in the north yard, at III
an and nine hours later many
were still on hand to visit the
craft. Original plans were to END
the period at pm: but the tyne
was extended two hours IN oroer
TO accommodate as many OF ule
large throng as possible.
The visitors toured every sec
tion of the ship that was easily
accessible. Many of the shipbulld-
ers showed ana explained to their
families and friends what they mad
done in the construction OF the
large vessel. All who went aboard,
officials reported showed keen in
+erest i'm the various decks, crews
and officers quarters, equipment
and armament.
The crowd was very well be-
haved and most orderly. it Vas
said. At one time, the long line
extended from gate II, at the foot
of Central boulevard, to and up
Eouth Front street. Traffic in the
section was well handled by mem
hers of the Yards watch force
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HE'S THE GUY WHO
FEATURES TH0RNE

| CAMP DAVIS, March 27-Tech.
Sergeant Robert. Thorne of Colum-
bus, Ohio, was featured in Hes
the Guy Who. -, weekly column
Of the AA Barcage, newspaper for
Camp Davis, North c o l n a,
which introduces key personalities
on the camp. -
Chief Clerk of the Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Training Center Special
Service Office is his title and, as
such, exercises his various capa-
blities seeing that the men OF
Camp Davis get the. type OF enter
tainment they like.
He was personally commended
by Brig. General c. V. r. Schuyl-
er, Commanding the AAA Train
ing Center, for his work arranging
an important dance at the camp
and since has been the right hand
man of the Special Service Officer.
Thorne's job is a behind
the-scenes activity but upon him
rests whether or not the morale
building entertainment for the men
goes smoothly. He arranges dances
and all types of events, seeing that
music, food, floor shows and dane
ing partners are on hand.
Bob has seldom been known to
take a break in his work. Even
as a civilian he was on some kind
of a job day and night. When he
came into the Army two and a
half years ago, he was holding
down three Jobs During the day
he was passenger agent for TWA
Airlines in Columbus, Ohio, he
played the sax in a dance band
al night, and was a meat cutter
on Saturdays.
Shortly after coming to Camp
Davis he married a native of Will
naington, Miss Grace Ha1vath. On
the night of the March OF Dimes
dances, which Bob arranged for
the camp, he took time off from
bis duties only long enough to give
Butch, his three months old son,
a blood TRANSMISSION.
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Four Contracts Let
By Army Engineers

Award of contracts to three
North Carolina contractors for
four wartime projects in the state
was announced today by officials
Of the Wilmington District Army
Engineers office.
The awards were as follows:
All-State Electrical Co., Winston
Salem buildings and utilities at
Raleigh, $11, 1913. IS; A. D. T. Co.,
Winston-Salem, fire alarm system
at Fort Bragg, $46, 1927; S. R.
Lee, Raleigh, buildings and utii-
ties at Raleigh, $4,258.51, and ALL
State Electrical Co., lighting at
Goldsboro, $12, 1893.
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For each 500 pound bale of cot
ton lint there are 900 pounds of
cottonseeds.
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Plans Are Completed
For Lions Convention

CHARLOTTE, March 81 R -
Plans have been completed for the
annual state convention of North
Carolina Lions here June lib.
Arrangements were made at a
meeting of officials and key men,
bers including DR.. Amos Abrams
of Boone. who presided; District
Governors Lynn McIver OF Sam
ford and Sam Afford of Henderson;
Judge S. H. Hastings of Winston
salem, past international director
and past district governor. and B.
F. Buchan of Charlotte, chairman
of the state convention committee.
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Stes employees averaged 98 1913 They established In 1943
ngot record 900 and of U Steel
To these and
nearly employees have been trained by u s. Steel
Approximately have been reemployed
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BIG GUNS USED
BEFORE CASINO

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Naples March 27-R-Massed ar
tillery has begun a systematic
bornbardment to blast Nazi para
chute troops from the ruins OF the
Continental Hotel and the Hotel
Des Roses in Casino, after fall
ure of intensive infantry assault
and the massive air blow of March
Is if was announced today.
Complete absence of mention OF
Ground activity in. the Allied com
muniqque appeared to indicate that
New Zealand troops who fought
their way magnificiently into the
last quarter of Casino had for the
moment abandoned their efforts
to drive the Germans from their
remaining strongholds.
Mondays broadcast German
communicate said ''an American
Commando force" of two officers
and 10 men had landed near the
naval base of La Spezia, 200 miles
above Rome, but had been wiped
out. There was no Allied conflrma-
ton of the report.)
In addition \ to shelling MAJ
troops and tanks entrenched II
the wreckage of the two Cassine
hotels, in the Ducal palace and an
cient amphitheater south of the
ruined town, Allied gunners alst
plastered batteries Of enemy SIX
barrelled mortars to the southwes'
and apparently blew up an ammu
milton dump. German artillery laid
down a terrific return fire.
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SteePs 6o2 stockholders would 6 the Orange Bowl 81 times
For this army OF owners Steel earned 1913 smallest
investment 397 large production Rising 94
pushing against ceilings resulted lower earnings therefore
mlower taxes There So million 1888
million less than 94 despite increase receipts
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Liquor Ration Will
Remain At Present
Allotment In April

RALEIGH, March 27 -H'- Inc
ration for liquor drinkers Will re-
main at the present allotment OF
a fifth of a gallon or two plnts
during April, ABC Chairman Carr
Williamson saiG roGay.
ssThere is no prospect OF an m
crease anytime soon" ne salo,,
adding, however, there was a gooo
supply of Rocking Chair on hano:
Rocking Chair, an 8O.6 PROOF
LIQUOR acquired under a huge con-
tract. will increase April l from
s2.35 a fifth to $2.85, because OF
the new federal tax. Other brands
will increase proportionately.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, March 27-lR
-Turpentine rs IA cents gallon;
Offerings 20 ESQ gal. bblso SALES
1000 gallons; Receipts IS barrels;
Shipments SO barrels; Stocks &c.
966 barrels.
Rosin, Goo lb. drums), offerings
90; Sales 81; Receipts %; Ship
ments none; Stocks 17,708.
Qpote: B 800; D 4.25; E 400;
IF 4.73; C Ats; H 4.73; 4.76; K
4. 30; M 900; N $50; VIC Gas; WV
and x SGT.
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SAFETY LESSON

NEW YORK, March 27-fs
Forty-sx Brooklyn school cnildrsn
assembled to participate in ? mix
lie safety program of municipal ~
clio station WNYC, were led a
safety today when a fire broka ~,
in a nearby room. WI
The blaze, in storage room .,
me. 10Th floor of the Municins,
Building was extinquished with Il.
tie difficulty by personnel Of th.
radio station. WIG
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with killing Campbell In a break
for liberty while he was a garri-
son prisoner, and the theft Of a
jeep in which he was reported to
have fled. Campbelrs home was
at Oakmont, Mich.
O'Connor was picked up at Harris
vile, S. c., by two military police
men yesterday and brought to
Camp MacKal for further investi-
cation.
The public relations office said
he was travelling under Campbell s
identity when arrested.
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eAn&1HAReoSS CORPORATION
Ooek COMPANY H. nck
CHEMICAL COMPANY NATIONAL
MINING COMPANY srsvecH TENNESSEE
coal MON AND RAILROAD COMPANY
vo Mts STEEL PRODUCTS
e0~A" UNIVERSAL Atlas ~
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and highway patrolmen. No acct
dents were reported.
1t was the first time so large
a crowd was offered the oppor-
tunity to inspect one of the ships
and the response was most graft
flying, officials said. Passes were
made available to every employee
Of the yard and many were ac-
companied by friends.
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Pvt. John ]. O'Connor
Is Arrested By MP's
On Charge OF Murder

CAMP MACKALL, March d.
HACamp MacKall authorities an
nounced today the arrest of Pvt.
John ]. O'Connor, 20, wanted at
Fort Benning, Ca, in connection
with the Staying of Pvt. Richard
N. Campbell, 18, an Army guard
Saturday.
The public relations office said
O'Connor, whose home is at Mas
peth, Long Island, was charged
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OCD CONFERENCE

ASHEVILLE, March IT, up -
Civilian defense officials of Il
western North Carolina counties
held a conference here today. Ad-
dresses were made by military and
civilian leaders in the field OF
home defense