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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
Nv MARION FRINK

The Nations n'edicala forces to-
dav. are n1arsnaling new strength
for their greatest battle against
an old enemy-tuberculosls. :.
The fight against the disease is
being waged on many fronts. One
- those battle-lines is in Whining
.o, Taking the lead among North
industries, the North
Carolina snipbuilding Co. is con,
40 S,'ot;ns an active fight against
tuberculosis as an Important par,
If it's medical examination ano
health program for its thousands
of employees. - ~ ;..t.u,
ton of modern chest X-ray equip
,oent in its clinical laboratory If
t 4,,1v 1913. Designed about foul
.,a.rs ago this apparatus takes
w 5 inch picture OF the cnest II
~ ~ = f;fths Of a second. The pro
aod,,ra requires total time Of
sho,,t one minute per person ano
80 MANY as 400 pictures have been
~ abe in one day The daily aver
aee is about II.
To date, $4,000 chest examlna'
t,ons have been made without any
o .no to the applicant or employee
within an hour after the picture
;s 'raade it is ready for examina'
r., Nv Or. C. B. Davis, Jr., medi,
al .i examiner. Taking advantag sc
of their three-dimentionsl effect
-. studies each carefully.
If there is the faintest hint oil
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
SeyNah Breaches Old Maginot
,<f1e AS Third Crosses Blies;
Yanks Sink Seven Jap Vessels
Tokyo Is Showered
With Incendiaries,
Jap Radio Declares
Nv The Associated Press

Another incendiary bomb attack
on Tokyo Tuesday night Japanese
time) by American Superfortresses
was. reported by the Nippon radio.
The Tokyo broadcast, picked up
by the Federal Communications
Commission and lacking American
confirmation, said zone or two" B.
29s from the Marianas islands (Sa.
PAM roared over the city at Too
p m. Is am, Tuesday, EWT) I'm.
loaded incendiaries lin two or
three places and then fled to.
ward the southeastern sea-
Prior to the actual bombing, the
japanese said other B-29's were ov
er Japan three times between mid
night Monday and am, fuesda,
Japanese time). Tokyo claimed al
these planes fled southwark ap
parently without dropping a n
bombs These flights, it added
were over the Tokaido district ane
Shizuoka prefecture. The latter re
gion was hit by earthquake ane
tidal wave last week.
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It was believed that France was
waiting until Gen. de Gauue had
finished digesting his talks with
Marshal Stain before submitting
plans so that they could harmonic
with those of the Soviet Union.
Submissions Of the American pro-
posals, which Winant was believ-
ed to have discussed with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the State De-
partment during his recent visit to
Washington, marked the first time
that. any of the big powers formal
ly had put forward any plans for
future German economy.
The inter Allied committee.
composed of all the smaller United
Nations, however, submitted pro-
posals early this year for control
ling and liquidating German econo-
my.
In connection with the American
proposals, U. S. Secretary OF State
stettinius, appearing before a Sen
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
English Troops Drive
=, .Toward Shwegwn With
East African Support

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Randy. Cey-
lon. Dec. 12.~-tA 3, .:..-l
NV troops driving south along the
Kalewa-Yeu road in western Bur
ma have advanced toward Shwe-
gyin with East African units bat
tering their way within 500 yards
of that japanese stronghold.
A communicate from Admiral
Lord Louis Noun batten's head
quarters also announced that Sc
ries of heavy air assaults had
forced the enemy from hill posi-
lions five miles east Of KaleWa.
Eastern Air Command planes
blasted a japanese camp and
stores in northern Burma. posi-
lions in he Chindwin area and
supply dump on h e Mandalay-
Rangoon railway. Other Allied
planes strafed arfields at Melktl-
ala and ThedaW. 81,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
JAPS REPORTED
FLEEING TOKYO
Berlin Says Evacuation Of
Capital Follows
Raids

LONDON, Dec. H. Up The
Japanese have started mass evac'
uation of non essential civilians
from bombed and BACKED out
Tokyo, the Berlin radio reported
in one day. ~-e
There was no confirmation direct
ly from Tokyo, but broadcast
from the Japanese capital declared
American Superfortresses dropped
inc endiary bombs tonight Capa
nese tirne) in the fourth appear
ance of the sky giants over Tokyo
II one day.
A German Transocean dispatch
from Janan said 10000 persons had
been ordered to leave the capita.
today.
The dispatch added that meas
ures were progressing according
to PLAN for evacuation of Tokyo
which is being rocked by Saipan.
based superfortresses.
First to 60 were the aged and
no infirm, children, and expectant
:nothers, Berlin said. There was
indication whether Emperor Hiro.
hito and his household would flee
to safer quarters, or whether
changes were contemplated in
plans for meeting of the Japa-
|nese diet in Tokyo December "a.
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r LONDON, Dec. 12.- tR Amer
can proposals for complete ana
ruthless" abolition of German war
industries and strict control OF the
country's future economy were re-
l'ably reported tonight to be under
discussion by the European Advls-
ory Commission as a p TT OF a
tough Allied plan to suppress Ger
many's aggressive powers forever.
u. S. Ambassador John G. VIM
ant was understood to have pre-
scented to the commission two or
more memoranda containing n e
American proposals for controlling
future German industry, foreign
and domestic trade.
Great Britain also was said to
have presented her plans in the
same field, but neither Russia nor
France has submitted correspond
ing proposals. Moscow, hoWevec,
was understood to have given much
study to the subject.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
Senate Approves
s1,571,000 Fund
For Local Harbor
st. Laurence Seaway
Plea By Roosevelt
Rejected In Senate

WASHINGTON, Dec. r. R-
A $500, 100000 program of postwar
improvements to rivers and har.
bors received Senate approval to.
day after an amendment to au.
thorize the controversial St. Law.
renee Seaway was rejected, Sc to
Is.
A last-minute boost for the sea-
way from President Roosevelt fail
ed to turn back the opposition. 1t
came in the form of telegram
to Senator Aiken R-Vt) who read
it to the Senate just before the
vote.
The message. answering an. in
quiry from the Vermont senator,
said:
"Of course l want action as soon
as possible on the St. Lawrence
Seaway. 1t is logical and newt
able. The quicker the better"
Today,s vote disposed of the St.
Lawrence Seaway issue for this
session, but it is expected to come
up again in the new Congress con-
vening in January.
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Sc PERSONS die
IN SNOW STORMS
East Lashed By Gale As
Cold Wave Leaves
Midwest
(By the Associated Press

A lashing gale yesterday cover
ed the East with snow ranging up
to % inches. Meanwhile the Mid
west started to dig itself from I'M
der 10 inches of snow from the
same storm.
Forty-three persons died in the
United States and - in Canada
from the storm.
War plants throughout the East
and Midwest reported hampered
activities and a high rate of absen-
teeism due to the clogged roads.
The cold winds gathering mois-
ture as they met warmer air from
the South, moved in roughly semi
circular path across the Middle
West from central Canada. Extend
ing South, the cold imperiled both
the FLORIDA and Texas citrus crops.
Macon, Ga, reported snow; Jack
sonville, Fla, the U. S. Weather
Bureau said, had 81 degree above
zero and Mobile, Ala, q.
The whole East Coast felt the
sting of a gale with winds touching
70 miles per hour in places. Rain
and snow swept the area from the
Carolinas northward to Maine.
shington, D. c., had light s'ush
with a temperature. of Is forecast
Virginia had 10 inches of snow; and
Mt. Mitchell, N. c., reported Is
inches. -
western .. Pennsylvania had %
inches. Of snow. Dunklrk. N. y,
reported 20 inches, and Buffalo II.
All Wasnington-New York flights
except one, were cancelled as the
snow piled up in New York City.
In New England an easterly gale
carr;ed freezing rain and snow as
the tip Of the storm curled out on
the. Atlantic - .e.=-- D..
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
&ipyqrd Leads Fight
Against tuberculosis

tuberculosis, the film is sent to
Dr.. P. P. Mccain at the State San
atorM1a for opinion and advice.
No attempt is made at final dag
nosis AT the shipward as the main
function of this phase of the
clinics work is to discover the
disease It is part of the general
program described by Dr. Davis
as. ...seeing. that the applicants are
in good health when they begin
work;;.to; find any defects that they
nlax.have, to advise them Of these
defects, and to place applicant in
the JOB for which, they are best
physically suited"
In, addition, thousands of EN-.
ployes nave received extra exam
nations since they have. been with
the yard. Y. =. .~.
Thus. the shipyard's clinic main
tains a front-line watch. l.f I. {
+tnOur experience has been very
nucn in. line with findings OF the
United States Public Health Ser.
vice III that we find about l to Z
per cent of adults have active tu
berculosis;" DR.. Davis said.
1--WE find a much higher per
centage of inactive. cases and, II
such cases, Dr. Mccain has adj
ised the eil1ploye to continue
working but to have repeated ches'
examinations at three to six month
intervals. In this way we are
abba to allow some people to WORK
| Continued on Pare Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
Liberal Foreign Policy
Outlined By Stettinius
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-(P)-The much advertised
fireworks failed go off today Secretary OF State Stet
tinus led six chosen aides before nqurng senators ana

eign policy
Fierce questioning had been fore
cast ever since the Senate sent the
of four of the men
back to committee for study. SEN
ators had complained that some OF
the nominees were too close to
wall street. and, conversely
there were murmurs that Arcm-
bald Masleish was perhaps blt
too leftish and unequlpped Tor the
lob of assistant secretary. -
But today, as the Foreign Rela-
tons committee heard statements
from Stettinius and the nominees,
questions were few and far be-
tween. And when the questioning
led into areas that Chairman Con-
nally (D-Tex) considered improp-
er, he tagged the ouestloners
down.
For example, Senator Murray
D.-Mont.) demanded to k o W
whether British Prime Minister
Churchill was forcing the U n d
States to play second fiddle TO
Britain in Greece Connally re-
marked that it was of very doubt
fill propriety" for senators to seek
State Department officials inter
probation of Churchill's back
stairs views" on such a subject.
Conally later predicted prompt
Senate confirmation of the six-Jo-
seph C. Grew. named to be under
secretary: and Will L. Clayton. Mel
son Rockefeller. James c Dunn,
Brig. Julius c. Holmes and Mac
leish. prospective assistant secre-
taries.
Stettinius. who became Secretary
f State FORTNIGHT 800. "aVe his
f rst detailed enunciation of the poll
cies which will guide him. They
were devoid of gaudy innovations.
1--WE need a Safe Department.
he said. (which can c2"rv. out IN
the interests of the United States
A liberal and forward looking for
Continued OH Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
WILMINGTON MAN,
SUB COMMANDER,
WINS NAVY HONOR

The submarine Raiser, comand'
ed by Lieutenant Commander
BENJAMIN E. Adams, Jr., so, OF VII
ningson. has been awarded n {
presidential Unit Citation for sink
ing or damag ing thousands Of
tons OF shipping in japanese con,
trolled waters, according to Woro
received here yesterday from the
Navy Department.
Con1dr. Adams formerly was en-
ecutive officer of another subna.
rine before given full command o.
the Raiser. His previous command
was presented unit citation last
wear while lashed to the side OF a
Navy transport vessel somewhere
in the Pacific" it was said.
After graduating from New Han
over High school in 1880, ne I'M
mediately entered the Naval acad.
envy at Annapolis, and graduated
at the age of 81. He played foot.
hall and other sports with the local
Wildcats. and was active in sports
atthe Academy, as well as mem.
Der of the coveted "color CON-
pany."
'Comdr. Adams was assigned to a
submarine at Manila at the time
of the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor. and helped with the evacu'
alton of Ba aan. He has been in
the submarine service since 1910.
Mrs. Adams and their two chill
dren, Ben. II. and Sally, now are
iivi~~ in San Francisco, it was re-
| norted.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
ONE DELUDED JAP
Soldier On Pacific Island
Thought 1t Was Florida

WITH THE U. S. 41st INFANTRY
DIVISION. Southwest Pacfc ODE
layed,-IR A security patrol OF the
41st Infantry Division, comblng a
Pacific island for japanese rem
nants. recently captured soldier
of Nippon who thought he was IN
Florida.
During his Interrogation the Jap
anese was quite emphatic-he was
in Florida because his command
ing officer had told him SO; ne
didn't like the place bit and fig
ured it was not worth much.
HIS total ignorance Of geography
and what was going on In the OUT
side world amazed his Yank ques-
TONERS =
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HODGES TROOPS I
CLOSE ON DUREN
Air Force Strongly Sup
ports Ground Army
In Action

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS ALLIED EXPED1-
TIONARY FORCE, PARIS,
Dec. IL. (P - Fighting
through the old Maginot de-
lenses, the U. S. Seventh
Army stormed more than
eight miles northward from
liberated Haguenau to d "a y
while the first American Ar
my drove within half a mile
of Duren and virtually eliml-
mated the Germans Roer rlv-
err salient blocking the route
to Cologne.
At the same time the Third Army
crossed the Blies river northeast of
Sarreguemines, forcing new edge
across the German border, and the
French First Army rolled up new
gains in the Vosges foothills at the
southern end of the long Western
Front.
The steady advances OF the
ground forces were strongly sup
ported by Allied planes, which ham,
mered Nazi targets in and behind
the battle zone relentlessly through
out the day.
More than 80 towns and villages
at least seven of them inside Ger
many-fell during the day as Gen.
Eisenhower's armies pounded at
the last barriers guarding the
Reich's three main industrial areas.
At some vital points enemy re-
sistance appeared to be slackening.
Although. this might be explained
as German Withdrawals to previ-
ously prepared positions.
Battlefront dispatches said 1t.
Gen. Patch's Seventh Army was
forging ahead at the rate of mile
an hour. These American troops
surged through Langensolutzbach
and struck farther northWard to-
ward Mattstall, II miles north of
Hagenau. They also thrust within
eight miles of the important from
tier highway junction Of Wissem-
bou1g by capturing Merkwiller.
Yanks of both the Seventh and
Third Armies spread out to the west
and continued to close up to the
German border in great wheeling
movement pivoting on Sarregue-
mines. At one point, Patch's troops
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
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America Reported Faporing Plan
To Abolish Nazi War Industry

ate caucus in Washington today.
asserted that one of Americas maj
or detectives was to take effective
steps to prevent Germany and ia
pan from again acquiring power to
wage war.
Meanwhile, there was growing
belief in diplomatic quarters that
Russia's proposals when presented
to the European Advisory Commits
sion would suggest that several
million Germans be sent to the So
Wet to help in the reconstruction
of the country.
UNDERSTANDABLE the Informant
d, American proposals called
for:
/. complete and ruthless abo6-
ton OF German war industries.
2. Wiping out the German ava
ton industry.
8. Control of German industries
so that they could not dominate
European economy.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
CHINESE WREsT
|; RAILWAY rFNTFp
FROM. Jap ARMY

CHUNGKING, Dec 12- 'R-
Chinese +roops, advancing a dozen
miles into Kwanosi province down
the Kweichow Kwanos railway.
eaptured the railway town OF Nam
tan and the nearbv town of Mang,
chano today. the Chinese high COM
norrd announced.
The japanese, now ousted from
Kweichow after an ambitious in
vasion of that province, are re-
treating toward Hochih, Is miles
farther down the railway. the Chi
nese said, after having suffered
heavy losses.
An American communique said
close air support was being given
to he advancing Chinese, with the
enemy being bombed out of strong
points and then strafed in the open.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
PARACHUTING PADRE
Minister Jumps Behind En-
envy With Hymnals

LONDON, Dec. 12.-R-A KNAPP
sack full of hymn books slung over
hir shoulder, the Rev. ]. Fraser
McLuskev parachuted into France
deep behind the enemy lines soon
after D-Day, it was revealed here
today.
The 6-foot, Pinch British pastor
went among groups of special air
service troops who also were OPP
Grating behind the enemy lines
and conducted services with men
singing loudly in safe a~e9c and
in whispers elsewhere. The favor
lie was STAND Up For Jo~''~."
Except to say that the para ~',,t-
ing padre was specially tr~ioad
for his mission, the ROYAL Air
Force released 10 seth ~ details
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
TIDE WATER POWER
FINANCE HEARING
CONCLUDED BY SEC

IN telephone conversation with
E;Eren W. Bell. president of the
! Water Power Co., from Phlla-
te9hia yesterday. it was learned
mat the Securities and Exchange
Commission had concluded hear
MS On the recapitaliza' ion plan
O the company. Mr.. Bell announe-
e tat he expected the SEC to
announce its orders within a lew
da~s. at,
The plan viii be submitted to
NocihoIdcrs al a special meeting
Nefe On December %, he said.
PRll tDELPHlA, Dec. II. Up
lid Water Power Co.'S propose.
% Substitute sl.COo,oo0 Of S. pre-
leFFed stock in it's recapitalizatior
smo:ram was explained today BY
warren W Bell. Wilmington, N
~ pfe"ldent of the company. dur
Jug hearing before the Securl
YES and Exchange Commission.
Tel said Tide Water also woulr
modify certain accounting adjust
aents in its &.an. Property &C
,Vnts Won d be restated at thu
oVer Of estima ed original cos
gsu'es and present unamortlzet
.sOl discount and expense and al
d. aoSn9oned railway properties
sONd be written off, Bell said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
pORT CAN HANDLE
LARGER VESSELS
Ri Must Be Passed In
House This Week
Before Recess
~ ALLEN J. GREEN
lstar.News Washington
Rureau)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-
The Senate today unanimous
" approved and sent to the
H ! rs for joint conference,
+ +be s5OO,O00,000 Rivers and
1l,s bill - with $751;
MA allotted for improving
S Ssrbor facilities in a n d
aronnd Wilmington-as spon-
S az Of the measure predicted
final action by Congress with
in the week.
The chief benefit to this area
.ontained in the omnibus bill, is
e $4,000 for widening. deepening
and improving the ship channel
hom Southport to Wilmington, and
np turning basin so that the Port
4, Wilmington will become Access
sbie 10 larger merchant vessels.
The Senate today stripped away
legislative stumbling block in
.bp form of the highly controver-
y,l st. Lawrence seaWay project
Nv 1928 vote after a number of
senator's including Sen. Josiah
" Bailey d., N. CO. had spoken
in opposition to the seaway.>
Approxima ely one week re
mains before senators and re
resentatives will go home for
Christmas. Unless the rivers and
tsroors bill can secure approval
before then. 1t automatically dies
WITH the 18th Congress.
On the Wilmington projects, the
Senate Commerce Committee re-
pnt dec ares that ''the modifica-
tors recommended are justified
in he interests of safety in handl-
Z fully loaded vessels and to
make facilities at this locality
more nearly comparable with those
4. similar ports on the South At
lantic coast.
Inc annual benefits are clear
" in excess of the annual carry
ing charges on the improvement, "
# concludes. Increase in channel
teNh ITO 80 feet will result in
s,yngs in transportation costs on
cargo carried in larger vessels
l2ded to economic capacity, avoid
(el2yS now experienced by larger
vessels avail ing favorable tides,
eliminate losses due to groundinss
and reduce maintenance costs.
Other allotments included for the
Wilmington area are $4,000 for
'rr7roving the Northeast river, So
COO for an 8-9oot deep, 00-foot wide
clannel from he Inland Water
way at Wrightsboro to Masonboro
inlet; and $4,000 for six mooring
basins along the Inland Waterway.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-13
YANKS ADVANCE
IN NAZI WOODS

The scene below wildly
portrays the type of terrain
through which the Yanks on
the Western Front must
move. These doughboys ad-
vance cautiously through the
battered woods as German
shells scream overhead.
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GENERAL M'ARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, PHILIP
PINES, Wednesday, Dec. 13.
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Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-21
Grand Master
W. W. Hynson
TO Visit Local
Lodge April 2S
State Masonic Chief Will
B e Accompanied By
Staff; w. M. Fred Bail
ey Appoints Reception
Committee.

Friday evening. April 2S. Temple
Lodge No. 8. A. F. and A. NJ. of
Milford will be honored by the an
nual visitation of the Most Wor-
shipful Grand Master Walter w.
Hynson of the Grand Lodge of Del
aware A. F. and A. NJ. accompan-
led by the following members of
his staff: r. w. w. Harry Lewis,
deputy grand master; r. W. Bay
ard w. Almond, senior grand war
den; r. w. Urah w. Long, junior
grand warden; r. w. Chester r.
Jones. grand secretary; r. w. J.
Harry Beckerle. grand treasurer;
NJ. R. Robert E. Green, grand chap
lain: w. Henry w. Best. grand
marshall; w. J. Allen Frear, Jr..
senior grand deacon: w. Henry I.
Laws. junior grand deacon; W. J.
Lawrence Abbott; grand sword
bearer: w. James T. Carpenter,
senior grand steward; w. w. Fred
Pepper, Junior grand steward.
Fred S. Bailey. worshipful mas
ter of Temple Lodge. has appointed
Past Master Eugene NJ. Sharp, Jr..
Earl X. Williams. and Past Grand
Master James P. Pierce a commit
tee to arrange for the entertain
ment of the guests and visitors.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-04-21
DeLmdrUG Camp
Met Here Sunday
Colonel Albert w. Fore
man, Selective Service
Head, Guest Speaker

Delmarva Camp No. II. U. S. w
". met at the New Milford Ar
mory last Sunday afternoon with a
good attendance of members and
the auxiliary. New members were
mustered in the camp and auxil-
iary. This was National Muster
Day. This meeting was an open
meeting and all service men were
invited. whether they belonged to
the organization or not. and all
who were interested in the SER
vice men were also welcome. Col
onel Albert w. Foreman. who is at
the head of the Selective Service
for the State of Delaware, was the
guest speaker Colonel Foreman is
a retired Army officer who has had
over so years of service. and knows
what he is talking about. He has
been called back in the service and
placed in the Office at Wilmington.
He served in the Spanish-Ameri-
can War in the First Delaware Vol
unteer Infantry as a lieutenant in
Company A. and was friend of
w. f. Lank,
who was captain of Company B
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