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Pacific War
Farley Held
By Adnliirals
PLANS ARE DISCUSSED
Nimitz, Halsey And King
Gather In San Francis
co For Meeting

WASHINGTON, May 9 - Up -
Three top admirals met in San
Francisco last weekend in con-
ference that offered full opportuni-
ty for planning even heavier blows
e. Japan, the Navy disclosed today.
The announcement from head
quarters made disclosure of the
meeting incidental to the award of
a new decoration to Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz, Pacific fleet chief,
but the extraordinary opportunity
for high strategy planning was evil
dent.
Participants were Nimitz, Ad-
miral William L. Halsey, South Pa
cific commander, and Admiral Err
nest J. King, commander in chief
Of the United States Fleet.
Plans Not Revealed
What line this planning took was
in no wise indicated by navy Of
ficials here. However, Admiral
King is known to feel that the
Pacific fight must be pushed to
the limit even while Allied forces
are massing finally for the assault
on the western Europe.
The main line of strategy of the
forces under Nimitz and Halsey is
likewise obvious. They must either
assault Truk in the Caroline Island
group directly ahead of American
conquered positions in the Marshall
group or, bypassing Truk, seek to
establish one Or more bases in the
Mariana island chain running
north from the Carolines to Japan.
The aim of these operations is
to open a Central Pacific supply
route to the Philippines for General
Douglas MacArthur's amphibious
legions advancing from the south
and already in possession of a new
jumping off point at Hollandia New
Guinea.
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GIVES UP CONTROL

WASHINGTON, May 9-tR-The
government tonight relinquished
control of Montgomery Ward and
company's Chicago plant, simulta-
neously with completion of an en-
ployes' election to determine
whether the CLIO union represented
a majority of the workers.
President Roosevelt, at a press
conference few hours earlier had
announced the case would be ended
with the election, but Secretary OF
Commerce Jones' order ending
government possession came three
hours before the election count was
expected to be completed.
The Chicago plant was seized on
presidential orders April rs after
the company had defied War La
Dor Board orders to continue a con-
tract with the union, pending the
election.
Seizure of the plant aroused a
storm of controversy in Congress
and both the House and the Sen
ate have undertaken investigations.
Jones said the purpose of Selling
the plant had been accomplished
and the election had been COM
pleted. Therefore, he said, the gov
eminent was turning back the pro-
perty to Montgomery Ward at z
VNor Tir,on
At the game time that he made
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f r Still Silent
On A 18th Term

WASHINGTON, May 9-R -
President Roosevelt had another
opportunity today to state whether
he would run again, but passed it
up with come degree of annoyance.
James L. Wright, of the Buffalo
Evening News, asked the President
at his first press conference since
his return from a Southern vaca-
ton to comment on last night S
statement by Chairman Robert E.
flanagan of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee that it was his
Hannegan's) personal judgment
that Mr.. Roosevelt will be can
didate.
Before Wright could complete his
question, the President interrupted
to say, look, look, I am only just
back. am not going to talk about
that now any more than before.
didn't read it and if I did I would
not talk about it.
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ROTC Unit Inspected

The ROTC unit at the New Han
over High School here has been
for an ''honor high
school, rating by Capt. Edward
C. Ruth, army officer who made
the inspection recently, according
to a report issued by T. T. Hamil-
ton, principal, yesterday.
In copy of the report made by
Capt. Ruth it is stated that "class
rooms at this institution are limit
ed. AT least two more rooms
should be provided for ROTC in
struction"
The state and condition of the
equipment was said to be excel
lent" and the report showed there
were no violations of regulations
or deficiencies. The status of the
military department as to organi-
zation and efficiency is SUPERIOR"
and the cooperation of the author
tiles at the institution is described
as "excellent.''
The report also showed the in
stitutio1 is very desirable for the
purpose of military education.
According to the report, excel
lent" precautions are being taken
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west wall by letting the civilian
population take it."
Here is tn air war picture as
seen through the eyes Of the men
who are running it:
The Allied aim at present is
three-fold:
One-to wipe out German air
craft reserves by bombing facto-
ries and air fields so that when the
German first line fighting strength
is destroyed there will be nothing
to replace it.
Two - to soften-not completely
sma sh-the Nazi fixed defenses by
bombing.
All Allied air sources confirm
that production Of aircraft has
been cut by American precision
bombings below the point where
the German air force can carry
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by the institution to protect govern
ment property from loss, destruc-
ton or damage by fire, flood, theft,
tornado or other causes.
It was noted in the report that
New Hanover High school does not
"have 16 MN. sound protector
OF film strip machine. Both train
ing aids could be used to an adj
vantage for instruction at this in
stitution. This unit is recommended
for 'fhonor high school"
The leadership of the cadet Of
ficers was noted by the inspecting
officer to be, in general, excel
lent" The only thing, the report
shows, that they are falling be-
hind in is military courtesy and
customs of the service. In this,
satisfactory" rating was given.
In military drilling, the unit was
classed, excellent"
The military education Of the
unit was also quite high, receiving
many excellent scores.
Pat Preston is the cadet corps
student commander.
The unit is commanded by It.
Col. Henry, USA.
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Nazis Adopt Miser Policy In Air
War To Save Planes For Invasion

on full-sca1e air war and survive.
So the Germans are only defend
ing their most precious targets
when public opinion forces them
to do so.
They are making no attempt to
defend the outer fringes of Europe
or even large parts of the home
land. American bombers meet
heavy opposition only over tn e
heart of Germany around Berlin,
Brunswick and vital parts of Aus
tria such. as Regensburg.
In this way Goering is able to
build up his first line fighter
strength for D-day despite falling
production.
The Germans are keeping forces
well dispersed over scores Of fields
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Continued on Page Five; Col. A. ar

LONDON, May 9.-RNThe Ger
mans have adopted "miser" poll
cy of air warfare at the expense of
both the civilian population and vi
tai industry in order to scrape to-
gether a large air force to strike
at allied invasion forces on D-day,
top-ranking American airmen said
today.
Whatever the Germans do, even
the most conservative American
and British air leaders believe that
the Allies can win complete con-
troll of the air in from seven to
ten days after start Of the inva-
sion.
Despite big losses in production
through American bombings, Mar
shall Goering is building large
air force striking arm along the
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proved bill outlawing the tax as a
qualification for voting for feder-
al officers. Bailey declared:
II hear that this whole program
is to be followed by an effort al
the Republican convention in June
and the Democratic convention in
July to have each political party
join in this assault on the con-
stitution.
81 make no threats, but I will
simply say that when Sidney Hill
man and the communist crew, in
the name of the Go, come in the
doors or the windows of the party
in which my father and I lived
and served, I will 60 out
Connally led off for Southern
Democrats in the Senate's first
clash of the season over poll taxes.
"Give that old instrument, the
Constitution, the benefit of the
doubt" he pleaded. He argued
u1dL IL 11ldhCS IllC oIdICS SO1C JUOSC
of voters qualifications.
Poll taxes place Democracy ION
basis of wealth alone" Chair
man McCarran D-Nev) of the ju-
dietary committee asserted in call
ing up the BILL
"A dollar to one man may mean
as much as a million dollars te
another" he declared.
Majority Leader Barley Ky.)
said he would file tomorrow a pc
tition to limit debate to Sc hours
The fate Of the bill hinges on a
vote Monday on that petition.
Senator Bailey characterized the
anti-poll tax bill as part of "a mis-
cradle assault upon the Constitu.
ton of the United States by press
ure groups"
He said the groups forcing the
issue to Senate vote were the
CLIO political action committee
and the National Association fol
the Advancement of Colored PEG.
pie.
Bailey declared:
The political action committee
of the CLIO is headed by Sidney
Hillnan, the Russian bolshevis1
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Germans withdrawing
Miles On Italian Front

nounced line of the Eighth Army
in that area. It appeared likely
that Allied patrols had been oper-
ating beyond these positions in re-
cent weeks.
Palena is % miles southeast of
the big Pescara river dam which
was blasted apart by Allied airmen
last Friday afternoon, flooding the
countryside along Axis communi-
cations lines, but there was moth
ing official to indicate that the with
drawal could be attributed to the
bursting of the dam.
On the Anzio beachhead the
Germans heavily shelled the rear
area and poured strong mortar
fire against the left flank.
In the lower Garigliano Valley
west of Minturno enemy motor We
hicle movements were shelled by
American guns. 1t is in this sector
that the Nazis were reported to
have evacuated all civilians for 8
depth of 20 miles,
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MANY NAILS SLAIN
Thousands OF Enemy
Troops Die AT Guns Or
Perish In Sea
STAIN TELLS OF FALL
AT Least 100000 German
And Romanian Soldiers
Believed Killed

LONDON, Wednesday, May 10.
Marshal Stain an
nouned early today the capture by
storm of the Crimean fortress-port
of Sevastopol after 24-day siege
in which thousands of Axis troops
died at their guns or persisted in
the Black Sea trying to escape by
ship.
At least 100000 German and Ro-
manian troops were believed kill
ed Or captured in the overall 81
day Crimean offensive which be-
gan April 8. and ended late yester-
day just few hours before Sta
Inns dramatic orde:, of the day.
Three Day Assault
The victory, gained after final
three-day assault against the ex-
hausted Axis garrison, freed two
big Russian armies for the major
mainland offensive expected soon
in conjunction with an Allied in
vasion of western Europe.
The Soviet Black Sea fleet also
gained a valuable port for amphi-
bious operations against Ro-
mania's coast, 200 miles to the
west.
In the dying hours Of the Axis
struggle at Sevastopol swarms Of
Soviet bombers and torpedo boats
bounced on enemy ships trying to
evacuate troops, sinking two trans
ports totalling 1000 tons in the
open sea and smashing other ves-
sells in Kazachya, Stretletskaya
and Kamyshevaya bays west of
Sevastopol near Cape Kherscnnes.
Troops Blasted
Russian infantrymen scrambling
over the chalk face of the hill city
also blasted enemy troops in their
cave hideouts.
Stain named Sc commanders for
distinction in the drive which COM
pletely cleared the last of the TO-
000-square-mile Crimean penin-
sula. Among these was Marshal
Alexander M. Vasilevsky, chief of
the Red Army general staff who is
a master Soviet operational plan
ner.
Order Of the Day
The order of the day was address
ed jointly to Vasilevsky and Gen.
Feodor I. Tolbulzhin, whose Fourth
Ukraine Army topped Sevastopol
in a final overwhelming of three
deep zones Of steel and concrete
Notifications laced with barbed
wire and mine fields.
Conspicuously absent in the final
citation was Gen. Andrei l. Yere-
menko, commander of the indie
pendent Maritime Army W h i c h
participated in the early phase of
the Crimean offensive. His troops
reached the Sevastopol area in the
south April 10 with the capture of
historic Balaklava.
1t was thus indicated that Yere-
menko and his army already have
been shifted to the mainland for
the big spring summer push
against Germany.
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SIS DELEGATES
PLEDGED TO FDR
Ohio And West Virginia
Voters Select Guber-
material Nominees
By The Associated Press

While Ohio and West Virginia
voters elected gubernatorial NOM
inees yesterday from among II
candidates, President RN
picked up 70 more claimed dele
gates in those states. That ran his
total to SIS, only "a short of the
500 required for denomination.
The chief executive added 81 to
his column from Ohio and 10 from
the mountain state. Ohio's went
to him Indirectly through State
Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson, who
filed for the preference vote I'M
opposed with the understanding
the delegation would be for Roose-
welt. West Virginia's 10 were I'm
pledged but described as pro-
fourth term if the president runs.
The fourth term was given an
other boost yesterday. CLIO Presi-
dent Philip Murray told the Unit
ed Steelworkers of America in
Cleveland that an Overwhelming
majority of the people demand
it.
Ohio's so Republican delegates
elected in yesterdays primary are
pledged to Gov. John w. Bricker,
who ran unopposed in the prefer
ence. This gives him Sc, counting
Mississippi's six claimed for him,
and places him second in the COP
nomination race behind Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey. The New York
err leads with 264 pledged and
claimed delegates, with $50 need
ed for nomination.
West Virginia elected 10 COP
delegates from a field of 40 who
were unpledged in accordance
with state party rules, but des-
cribed as leaning toward Dewey.
There also was some Bricker SEN
timent among the candidates.
Ohio's gubernatorial race in
volved six Democrats and four
Republicans. Voters there also
renominated Senator Taft, Repub-
ican, without opposition and NOM
mated Democrat to oppose him
from among three candidates.
Nominees were chosen for % house
seats.
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
pies. May g. R The Germans,
Strengthening their lines, have
withdrawn approximately nine
miles in the rugged mountain area
on the left flank of the British
Eighth Arny's Adriatic front and
have been followed up by the Al
lies, headquarters announced to-
day.
The Nazi retreat was south of
Monte Maiella in the vicinity of
Palena, Is miles inland from the
Adriatic on the little Aventino Riv-
er and II miles southeast of Sui
mona, and near the village of Let
to Palena, which is two miles
northeast of Palena.
Before pulling back the enemy
demolished bridges and houses
and a tunnel.
The official report failed to give
the specific depth of the Withdraw
al, but the villages named are
nine miles from the last an
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CONSUMER GOODS
TO Be PRODUCED
Increase In Production
VIII Be Allowed Soon,
Nelson Reveals

WASHINGTON, May 9. - R) =
The War Production Board will
sccn permit an increase in pro-
duction of consumer goods, Chair
man Donald NJ Nelson, revealed
today.
The increase, it was said, will
not be large but will "fill in the
ehinks" Of the war economy with
civilian production. Small plants
will be permitted to use surplus
materials for certain goods. Large
factories will be allowed to part,-
c0ate also in those cases where
TIE civilian production would not
ere with munitions output
Farmers will be the first bene-
ficiary. Nelson said at press con.
ference. A program now is being
drafted under which simpler items
Of farm equipment-such as. barn
end hayloading equipment and
supplies for bee keepers and poul-
IL nea-could be made from idle
snd surplus materials without re-
gard to WPB limitations and quo
tas
Certain broad limitations we're
laid down to govern the program
They provide that "as a general
thing no WIPE programs for in
creased output of civilian goods
Shall be placed in Group l and
Group 2 areas-the 1873 cities hav-
ing labor shortages, as defined by
the War ManpoWer Commission.
However, the rules contain ex-
ceptions whereby civilian produc-
ten may be undertaken even 10
those areas.
Meanwhile the first major step
toward alleviating the shortage Of
loW-cost clothes for children was
made today with disclosure OF a
program for the manufacture
Of 24,S52,0 essential garments by
September.
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Recommendations for a broad
ened program of athletics for all
at New Hanover High School were
placed before the recreation dlvl-
sion of the Council Of Social Agen-
cies Of the Community Chest at
the May meeting of the division
In the city hall council chamber
yesterday.
J. B. Edwards, member OF the
Exchange club, and others par
tlcipating in the discussion stress
ed the point that competitive. atn,
letics should not be limited to Just
those students with sufficient skill
TO make varsity squads.
Jesse Reynolds, city director OF
recreation, said considerable prog
ress was being made in this re-
sard through cooperative pro-
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gram between the city recreation
j ep art m n and the various
schools. ~.
Announcement was made at the
meeting by Mrs. Helen c. Jones,
Scouts: that through the coope-a-
ton of the Brigade Boys club, the
Grill Scouts will. use the Brigade
summer camp for two weeks in
The camp is located on Middle
sound at Porter's Neck, opposite
Rich inlet.
W. A. Stewart, Brigade club d.
rector, announced the boys OF the
club would use the camp during
the entire month of July.
During the general discussion
that followed, it was proposed that
the various civic clubs join in
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GERMAN OCCUPIED
COAST HAMMERED
Blockbusters Are Rained
Upon Nazi-Held Channel
Area Targets

LONDON, Wednesday, May 10.
= R RAJ night raiders lobbed
block-busters on the German-oc-
cupied coast across Dover Strait
last night - causing explosions
which shattered windows on h e
English side of the Channel-as a
quick follow-up to extensive day
light attacks by more than 1900
Allied planes.
The violent blasts echoing across
the water from the French coast
reused residents from their beds
a few minutes after a huge fleet
of Raj bombers had passed east
ward, darkening the starlit sky.
The din lasted ten minutes with
out pause and the conclusion
was so great that the ground lit
orally shook at Folkestone d
neighboring towns. dishes ratified
in cupboards and furniture rocked
as from an earthquake.
The bombing appeared conferred
on Calais and Dunkerque-a scant
20 miles across the Channel-but a
light haze prevented observation.
The daylight operations, spear
headed by American heavy bomb
ers, dropped possibly 5000 tons
of explosives on scattered enemy
installations.
The 25th consecutive day of the
colossal aerial preparation for the
invasion saw about 1000 Ameri-
can heavy bombers hurled against
supremacy important German rail-
way centers and airdromes behind
the Atlantic wall. The raids closely
followed night attacks by approx
mately $50 British Lancaster and
Halifax heaveWeights.
Six American heavy bombers
and seven fighters were lost in
morning t a C k S on three rail
yards and eight airfields in France
Belgium and Luxembourg, a COM
munique said. Five German fight
ers were shot down.
The pre-invasion barrage swept
500 miles eastward from Brest on
the Brittany peninsula to Luxem-
bourg, and north of those points
across a huge network of German
communications feeding the Chan
mel ports closest OF Britain. In two
days the Allies have smashed at
least 16 major rail functions, blast
ed that many key airfields, and
broken a half dozen rail bridges.
In the last three days of extra
violent attack against
score of widely separated targets
it is estimated Allied planes based
in Italy and Britain h We flown
about 1880 Sorties and dropped
1880 tons of bombs.
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ARE ASKED
TO JOIN LEGION

Wilmington Post No. 10, Ameri-
can Legion, now has approximate
ly 100 members who have been
honorably discharged from service
in the current conflict, it was an
nounced here Tuesday by officials
of the organization in assuring an
invitation to membership to all
qualified veterans in this area.
1.-THE American Legion has rem
dered invaluable service to the vet
Grams of World War l." it was
declared, ''Now our more than a
million members are pledged to
render equal service to the dis
charged servicemen of this war.
New members will find a hearty
spirit of fellowship in the hearts
of old and new comrads."
Applications for membership
may be filed with any member OF
the Legion Post No. 10 or with
Commander Norwood S. Westbrook,
$40 Chestnut street, phone 1914; Ad-
jutant. J. E. Walker, Courthouse.
phone 2-1811; c. M. Leon, Mem
bership, 2O16 Woolcott Ave, phone
2-3O03.
In issuing the invitation, Com
mander Westbrook observed that
the local post has recently pur-
chased one of the finest permanent
Legion homes in the country and
that they are anxious for all vet
Grams to enjoy the privileges and
facilities of the club house.
Meetings ARE held on alternate
Thursdays at pm. in the Tide
water assembly room. Leaders en-
phasized that veterans will be well
come regardless of whether they
choose to join the group.
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JETER Will VIEW
WAR PRISONERS

Inspection of the work being done
in New Hanover county by prison
ers of war is to be made today
by Frank H. Jeter, editor of the
North Carolina State College ex-
tension service, who is reported
planning to publicize the work in
this section.
He is to be conducted on the
inspection by R. W. Galpin, county
agent, who said that there are
who said that there are about
300 prisoners of war work
ing in the county in fertilizer
plants, cutting pulp wood and
farming.
Most of the prisoners are Ger
mans from RommePs Afrika Korps
with a few Austrians and Romani.
ans in the lot.
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Hillbilly Songwriter
Becomes The 68th Chief
Executive OF Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, May 9 R :
James Houston Davis became Lou
isiana's 68th chief executive today
surrounded by the maroon-shirted
members of the hillbilly band
which accompanied him during his
campaign.
Ten thousand people applauded
the accession to state power OF
the songwriter-actor who resisted
the bid of the faction of the late
Huey P. Long for return to power
in the state.