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pledged or claimed delegates to 239,
with $50 needed to nominate at the
Chicago convention.
The lineup in the Senate primary
races:
Alabama-Senator Hill defeated
James A. Simpson, Birmingham at
torney, for denomination by 110,608
to 85,298, with 1898 of the States
2,310 boxes, or precincts, unreported.
Senator Hill called his victory a
verdict of the people of Alabama
sustaining and upholding the poll
cies and the principles of our great
Commander in Chief Franklin
Delano Roosevelt"
Florida-Senator Pepper was max
ing strong fight to sidestep run
off on May % which would be neces-
STATED If he failed to win more than
so per cent of the votes in the
preferential primary. Senator Pep
per had four opponents. With 1,035
precincts counted out of 1896, the
incumbent had 134,246, while the
combined total of his opponents was
124,954.
South Dakota-Senator Gurney
was renominated over 1t. Gov. A. C.
Miller by vote of about four to
three. Senator Gurney polled 32,041
to Mr.. Miller's 23.488, with all but
655 of the States 1868 precincts
accounted for.
In South Dakota's Democratic
primary all delegate candidates are
fourth term supporters. With their
eight votes, there are now 37l
pledged or claimed for Mr.. Roose-
welt. 1t requires 589 to nominate.
Acknowledgements chose "a un-
pledged delegates.
Arkansas-Selection of the State
Republican delegation OF IL was
completed, but the convention turned
down proposal to instruct them for
Gov. Dewey. Two, previously elected
by district conventions, are pledged
to Gov. Dewey.
Florida-A group of Byrd-for-
President supporters was making a
bid to carry the States banner to
the Democratic National Conven-
tion. The State has Is convention
votes and full ticket for the Vir-
ginia Sneator was in the field Of 40,
although without Senator Byrds
encouragement. Incomplete re-
turns showed that II pledged to
represent President Roosevelt and
6 pledged to Senator Byrd were
leading.
A long Florida ballot delayed re-
ports on all Of the States contests.
Indiana-The States IL Congress
members-nine Republicans and two
Democrats-appeared assured OF re-
nomination as incomplete primary
(See PRIMARIES Page A-4J
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Slight Nazi Penefrations
At GarigIiano Wiped Out
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Ma
Piles. May 3.-A German attack yes
terday in the Garigliano sector, on
the west flank of the Allied line
across Italy, succeeded in making
slight penetrations, but these were
quickly wiped out, it was announced
today.
Brisk patrol clashes were reported
on the Anzio beachhead, one SOUTH
east of Carroceto and another
southwest of Cisterna.
Allied forces who raided enemy
held Cerreto Alto, on the extreme
right flank of the beachhead peri
meter, returned with the informa-
ton that village on the nearby
coast apparently had been evacu-
ated by the enemy.
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Two Flyers Grounded
For Loose Talk Prior
To Attack on Berlin
BY tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE IN BRITAIN, May g.
Two crewmeIl of an American
bomber who were reported to
have talked too much before
the last attack on Berlin have
been grounded and probably
will be court-martialed.
Their names were withheld.
1t was reported that shortly be-
fore the takeoff time they were
overheard to mention in a place
where the conversation might
be heard by the wrong people
that Berlin was the target.
Evening star., 1944-05-03
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A mighty American naval
force, roaming the South Pacific
seas unchallenged by the Japa-
nese Navy, has run its string of
air victories to 232 enemy planes
destroyed in a little more than a
week by smashing Truk Atoll,
Japan's stronghold in the Caro-
lines, with one of the heaviest
blows of the Pacific war.
An 800-ton blast by carrier-based
planes last Saturday, Sunday and
Monday wrecked Truk's defenses
and destroyed 60 parked planes.
Sixty-six more Japanese aircraft
were shot down.
On the preceding week end the
same task force supported 9Th Army
invasion forces at Hollandia, Dutch
New Guinea, and accounted for 106
japanese planes.
Truk's satellite bases at Satawan
and Ponape in the Eastern Carolines
were bombed ana big guns from
battleships and cruisers added their
heavyweight explosives to the new
est assault.
80 Flyers Missing.
Not a warship was damaged and
air losses were confined to 80 flyers
missing, Admiral Chester w. Nimitz,
commander of the Pacific Fleet,
said yesterday in a Pearl Harbor
communique disclosing the newest
attacks.
Carrier planes, opening the second
such task force assault on Truk-
the first occurred February 16 and
17-shot down 60 Japanese planes
in combat Saturday and destroyed
80 more on the ground. Guns of
the warshipS accounted for five
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Lou Boudreuu Tukes
Army Physical Test
By the Associated Press.

u 'IIV heoUIIHIeu PTtsS,
CHICAGO, May 3.-Lou Bou-
oreau, youthful shortstop and man
agel of the Cleveland Indians, re-
ported for his preinduction physical
examination today at the Armed
Forces Examination and Induction
Station in Chicago.
Boudreau, 26, married and the
father of two children, has been IN
Ia for several weeks.
Beginning his third season as
Cleveland manager, Boudreau for
merly played with Buffalo in the
international League after being
graduated from the University of
Illinois in 1898.
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Sedition Trial Halted
To Await Completion
OF Contempt Hearing
New Moves to Sever
Cases of 28 Defendants
Expected Next Week
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Chief Justice Edward C. Eicher
adjourned the mass sedition trial
in District Court today until 10
am. Monday, awaiting the COM
p1etion of a hearing before JVs-
tice Jennings Bailey tomorrow of
a contempt citation against
James J. Laughlin, a defense at
torney in the sedition case.
Meanwhile, there was increasing
talk among defense attorneys that
fresh motions would be made next
week to sever the cases against
their clients from that of Edward
James Smythe and Edward Noble,
represented by Mr.. Laughlin.
Members of defense counsel con-
tend the Laughlin contempt pro-
ceeding is likely to create prejudice
against the other % defendents.
Few Persons on Hand.
Only handful of persons at
tended the brief process in Justice
Eicher's court. Most of the defend
ants were absent, though some OF
those out on bond had come. The
marshaPs Office had not been re-
quired to bring in the accused men
In custody.
j. Austin Latimer, counsel for
James True and George E. Deather-
age, asked the court if it would be
possible to hold the Laughlin con-
| tempt hearing in Justice Eicher's
courtroom rather than in the
smaller courtroom of Justice Bailey.
Mr.. Latimer pointed out that all the
attorneys in the case wanted to at
tend the hearing
That Is entirely up to Justice
Bailey" Justice Eicher replied.
This court will make no sugges-
ton
Court Adjourned Quickly.
Another attorney was on his feet,
but Justice Eicher quickly adjourned
court.
Mr.. Laughlin is cited to show
cause why he should not be held in
contempt of court for his reflections
on Justice Eicher in a series of mo-
tions presented during the two
weeks of the sedition trial.
The task of choosing a jury in the
sedition case will begin Monday for
the second time, with members of
the new May venire present. The
old jury venire was dismissed Mon
day, the last day of the court term
after the court and the attorneys
had struggled futilely to obtain a
jury from these panels.
Inquiry Request Goes to Committee.
Several defense efforts to bring
conduct Of the trial to the attention
OF Congress had resulted today in
referring the matter to a Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee, which was
asked to determine whether any in
vestlgation or other action was justi-
fed. Chairman McCarran referred
a petition by Albert w. Dilling, at
torney and former husband of the
defendant, Elizabeth Dilling, to a
subcommittee consisting of Senators
Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico;
Eastland, Democrat, of Mississippi
and Danaher, Republican, of Con-
necticut.
Mr.. Dilling asked a congressional
inquiry into the way Justice Eicher
has run the trial. The attorney
charged in his petition that virtually
all defense motions had been denied
and prosecution motions upheld and
the defendants deprived of their
constitutional rights. Senator Nc
Carran said he doubted that the
committee had jurisdiction over con-
duct Of the trial, but had referred
it to the subcommittee for further
study.
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Hotel Fire Suspect
Indicted as Murderer
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3.-Dis-
trict Attorney Edmund Brown said
the San Francisco County grand
jury last night voted a 22-count
murder indictment which named
George Holman, 49, OF San Francisco
as the man responsible for the New
Amsterdam Hotel fire the night of
March n in which % persons died.
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Lute Bulletin
Army Rejects Commock

William Cammack, IS, CO.
heir with his brothers to a
S3,000,00O fortune, who was
arrested on a charge of fail
ing to register for the draft,
was rejected by the Army to-
day after a pre-induction
physical examination at Fort
Myer. The reason for his re-
lection was not revealed by
military authorities.
Earlier Story on Page BID
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Navy Raid on Truk Increases
jap Plane Toll to 232inWeek
Task Force Shoots Down 66 Craft,
Destroys so on Ground at Boston

GEN. MACARTHUR REPORTS de-
struction of 1,727 small Jap ships
in two years. Page A-9
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Weather Forecast

Continued warm, fair tonight Tomor-
row increasing cloudiness windy.
Temperatures today-Highest, 78, at
1:30 pm; lowest, SIS, at $50 am. Yes
terday-Highest. "a, at 2:55 pm: low
est, 81, at tbs am.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23

in North Carolina, is on Its way
to become well balanced farm
ing county. The postwar plans now
underway will hasten this. Partl-
cular attention will be paid to
poultry, eggs, milk and swine.
Hens are kept in flocks OF from
100 to 1000 for egg production and
the eggs are satisfactorily handled
by the truck routes. There are
plenty of local hatcheries which
use eggs from locally-grown blood
tested producing flocks. Last year
the poultry income of the coun-
ty amounted to around $3.50 900.
The growers are improving Their
turkeys and are adding to the fine
reputation that these birds now
have on the Nor II Carolina mar
ket. The growers brought in ITO
new purebred toms bred by the
poultry department Of the State
College and will endeavor to pro-
duce a medium-sized broadbreast-
ed bird which will give the most
meat at the least expense. These
things all point the way in which
old Arson is moving. But the
greatest thing is the clear-eyed,
alert vision of the people.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23
Carolina Farm Comment

host Of other electrical applian-
ces needed by the rural people.
The people have increased their
flocks of chickens and their tur-
keys and the increase to food and
feed crops has been little short
Of phenomenal. Jimmie says that
local Neighborhood Leaders are
responsible for much of the good
work being done by the rural peo-
pie of Arson county and he looks
for their influence to be continued.
These people meet with their
neighbors to discuss the impor-
tant movement that should be I'M
dertaken and usually they get con-
certed action. For instance. last
spring there were about 60 food
conservation meetings held among
women with 1923 people present
and learning how best to conserve
food of all kinds.
Building richer soils, checking
soil erosion, establishing diver
sified crop system, and improving
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23
BY F. H. JETER

Arson county rural life will be
disrupted as little as possible by
postwar conditions if plans now be-
ing studied by the Arson Agri-
cultural Workers Council can be
made effective. The council is
composed Of members from ev-
cry agricultural agency and ru-
raj organization in the county and
there is a cooperative spirit pre-
sent not found in many counties.
Much of this is due, of course, to
the effective leadership of Jim
mic Cameron who has been coun-
ty agent there for nearly 80 years
and who, with the home agent,
Mrs. Rosalind Redfearn, has serv-
ed his people continuously with
out friction and with the highest
interest of the rural folks always
in mind. The other evening, jim
mic held a dinner meeting in the
old National Hotel in Wadesboro
with representatives present from
all the official life of the city
and county Each representative
was asked to tell briefly just what
his organization had in mind for
postwar work and how plans were
being made now to meet the sit
uation.
It was interesting to hear that
the Mayor of Wadesboro the
County Commissioners, the health
department, the educational auth
critics, the welfare department, the
civic clubs, the bankers, and even
the ministers had in mind some
activity which would tend to brunt
the evils of postwar let-down in
business. All Of these people spoke
briefly and to the point. The Ex-
tension workers, the rural electri-
fication people, the farm security
and soil conservation folks, the
vocational teachers, and the Triple
A committee also had suggestions
and Mr.. Cameron reminded them
that much more than planning
would be needed. He. asked for ac-
ton because. as he pointed out,
Arson has much of its acreage in
cotton and the outlook for cotton
after the war is not very rosy. He
told of other crops that could pc
grown profitably and pointed out
that in the previous fall the farm.
ers had used 100000 pounds OF
winter peas, 10000 pounds OF vetcn'
80, 900 pounds Of crimson clover
and about $4,000 tons Of limestone
in an effort to make the soil more
fertile for these substitute crops.
There are ISL rural boys ana
girls organized into All clubs ana
studying just how they may IN
prove farming and homemak,ls
in the county. The rural electill,-
Ication line serving Arson ana aa-
Joining counties has 1,728 patrons
at present with % new extensions
built last year and with many
more awaiting the close OF ING
war. At that time. Mr.. Cameron
! said. there would be demand aur
more hrooders. water pumps, mus
ing machines. milk coolers ana
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23

in the soils Of the commercial let
tuce area, and may attack vari-
Gus other crops in addition to let
tuce.
Studies on. the control of post
emergence damping-off have been
conducted in the laboratory and
green house at Raleigh, and in
plant beds in the lettuce area. In
tensive plant bed tests have been
run at the Willard Test Farm and
on the farm of M. A. Boryk near
Burgaw, while more limited stud
les have been conducted at several
additional points in Fender and
New Hanover counties. This work
has been primarily concerned with
the testing of various soil treat
ment> chemicals applied both be-
fore and after seeding.
Suggestions 1or the control OF
the damping off problem for the
1944-1945 season:
/. Treat all lettuce seed with
either spergon or yellow cupro-
eide.
2. Continue cultural practices
which help to reduce the disease
rotate the plant bed site, avoiding
land on which lettuce has been
grown recently; avoid low areas
and provide good drainage; pro-
vide maximum aeration and expo
sure to sunlight; avoid setting too
thickly q pound of seed per l00
square yards is sufficient when
the seed are treated.)
8. Try out the thiosan drench
treatment on part of your plant
bed area. Thiosan comes in the
form of a blue powder which can
be dissolved in water and applied
with an ordinary sprinkling can.
Officials hope and expect that
further experimental work will
result in their being in position
to make more definite and prac-
teal recommendations for control
of this disease at a reasonably
early date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23
By PROF. R. S. DEARsTYNE
N. C. State College


The North Carolina poultry in
dustry. which produced and sold
over SIS, 100000 worth of poultry
products in 1913, includes 100000
producers but probably ninety per
cent of these had less than SO
birds in the flock. Thus the pro-
gress or the lack of progress OF
the industry, at least for the i'm
mediate present, revolves around
the performance of these small
units and as to how successful the
owners are in meeting the number
Of problems that are constantly
arising.
49, Efficiency
Regardless of flock size, there
are certain fundamentals which
must be observed If profits are
to be secured. Birds must be ade-
quately housed and carefully man
aged whether the flock be SO or
500. Small flocks are just as sus-
ceptible to disease outbreaks or
to injection with parasites as larg-
er ones and thus the requirements
for sanitation are the same. Very
often because of the relatively
small investment there exists a
tendency in the small flock own
er to neglect detail.
Efficiency in poultry production
means securing the highest per-
Torrance with the least possible
expenditure of money or of labor.
Fundamental to such efficiency is
the securing of stock that has
bred in it the ability to live and
perform if properly managed. This
brings up the matter of the per-
Torrance OF the past. Is the small
flock owner satisfied with the re-
turns from his investment of last
year, and if not, what shall be
done about it? Very often, care
full management is given poorly
bred stock and a lack of return
may be directly traced to this
fact.
Difference in Baby Chicks
| If the owner is not satisfied with
last years work. it behooves him
to>make a new start. It is unwise
to reproduce from birds that have
not performed well. Consequently,
the most satisfactory method Of
approach is to start chicks from
a proven source. During chick
season the newspapers contain ma
ny advertisements of baby chicks
for sale. Sometimes these adver-
tisements are misleading as to the
quality of such chicks. There is a
wide range of quality in chicks,
this difference resting solely in
the breeding Of the parent stock.
In view of this, the purchaser
should buy from known source;
that is, from a concern which has
a reputation of selling quality
chicks. North Carolina has a large
number Of reputable breeders and
hatcherymen whose stock has pro-
ven to be good in the past, and
when satisfactory chicks can be
purchased at home, it is, unwise
to buy them at a distance and on
the basis of advertising alone.
Feed Situation
Apparently we have passed the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23
LETTUCE GROWING
ADVICE AVAILABLE

Suggestions for the control 90
the "damping-of' problem IN let
tuce beds are offered in extension
circular 269 which may be obtain
ed from the county agents ONCE
or by writing direct to the agrl'
c,,,t,1ra1 editor at State College
Raleigh R. W. Galphin, County
Farm Agent, announced.
Exnerinental work on the con-
troll of lettuce "damping-off' was
started in 1941 and, while the prob
lem has not yet been completely
solved. it is felt that definite pro-
gress has been made.
This disease obligates growers
to seed two to four times as much
plant bed area as would be neoes-
sary if the trouble could be con-
trolled.
There are two types of lettuce
damping-off, pre-emergence and
post-emergence. Pre-. emergence
damping-off caused decay OF the
seed and death of the young seed
1ings, before they emerge above
the surface of the soil. Post
emergence damping-off affects the
plants after they have emerged.
The plants are rotted off at the
soil line and the disease affects
plants of all sizes up to the time
for transplanting to the field. In
the early part of the season, dl-
seased plants often remain erect
and die gradually but later, when
larger, they fall ove- and death IS
very rapid. At this stage the d.
sease usually develops in circular
areas in the bed which rapidly en-
large and may involve the entire
bed in two or three days, if wealth
er conditions are favorable.
Surveys, culture and innocula-
ton experiments have demonstrate
ed that lettuce da1nping-off is caus-
ed primarily by common soil
borne fungus, which is prevalent
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23
TIPS To Poultrw1en
For Coming Season

crisis in the mixed-feed situation
This does not mean that feed can
| be wasted but it does appear that
there will be available to the poul-
tryman an adequate supply Of
mash that is suitable for profit
able poultry feeding.
The question often arises as to
what the poultryman can do to
reduce feed costs. Chickens re
quire a very carefully balanced
diet if the best returns are to be
obtained. They must have the pro-
per amount and the right kind OF
protein, careful balance of min
erals and suitable intake Of the
essential vitamins. In the most
cases, the poultryman has very
restricted market from which to
secure the number of ingredients
necessary to produce satlsfac-
tory mash. This often results in
the home mixer substituting for
or eliminating vital ingredients
from a balanced formula. If hand
mixing is done, it is very diff
cult to obtain an even distribu-
ton of all ingredients used. Con-
sequently, except in unusual m
stances, it is better for the poul-
tryman to purchase a good COM
mercial mash. However, wherever
this can be economically done,
the poultryman should grow the
necessary grain for scratch feeding
and thus reduce the actual cash
outlay for feeds. There also exists
the opportunity for. cutting feec
costs by growing grazing crops to1
poultry From ten to. fifteen pei
cent in feed costs can be savee
by doing this.
Flock Reduction
No one knows exactly what con
ditions will exist in the postwar
period. At the present time it ap
pears as though a reduction in the
number Of chickens will be nee
essary from national standpoint
However if all the poultry pro
ducts consumed in North Caroline
were purchased from our poultr!
industry, it is probable that httl.
if any reduction of our Nortl
Carolina poultry population woul'
be necessary. This should be al
| incentive for the industry to Civ
greater stress than in the past t.
the production of a high qualit.
product, carefully handled, grad
ed and prepared for market in
neat and attractive way. Qualit,
and price being equal, there is nj
valid reason why our North Caro-
lima dealers should not cooperate
with the industry by handling Nortl
Carolina produced poultry pro
ducts.
It is reasonable to assume tina
the developing of an effectiv
marketing system in North Caro-
lima will lie in group marketing
This would involve collecting ant
grading centers. The small flocl
owner should bear this in filint
and when and if such a movemen
arises, he should give this his mos
careful consideration. To suppl.
large markets, volume is required
and this can be secured under ou,
present conditions only by grouI
action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23
PENICILL1N SENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. = Up -
The American Red Cross sent 5,
600 tubes of penicillin by air ex
press to the International Red
Cross at Geneva to be used for
American prisoners of war held
by Germany, it was announced to
day.. 49,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-23

the farm and farm home sur
roundings is the main goal OF the
present Arson county farm pro-
gram. There, are many well LAID
ont fields in the county as re-
suit of the terracing done and
these take the place of gullies and
washes. The winter rye grass and
small grain planted each fall add
a touch of beauty to the country
side each winter in addition to
providing grazing and hay and
grain for cate. Already about 30
farm families are shipping milk to
outside markets. Two routes have
been established leading to the
Carnation processing plant in Al
bemarle, another goes into Char
lotte, and a third into Hamlet.
As the acreage to permanent pas
lures and grazing crops increase,
more cows will be added and the
sales of milk and cream will be
enlarged. The 80 families now sell
ing surplus milk say that they get
an average. of $40 per month.
Arson also is one Of the leaders
in growing beef cattle. Adam Lock
hart was a moving spirit in hav-
ing the present Hereford Breed
ers Association organized and serv-
ed as it's first president. He has
in mind now an overall livestock
association that will include all
breeds and kinds of cattle. Some
% farmers are growing beef cat
tie in Arson now and these will be
increased if the grass and grain
situation warrants.