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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08
Army. Like Navy:

Announces abandonment OF the
three-year athletic eligibility rul.
ing and Cadets will be permitted
four years of varsity play =.
It's only temporary wartime
ruling
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08

horses, i've and three gated
horses, jumpers and hunters.
Hundreds of dollars in war bonds
and cash prizes, as we'll as tro-
phieS. Will be awarded the
winners.
The Musical Chair, one of the
most attractive features since the
show was first held, again Will be
included.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08
The schedule.

sept 23--AlmA, there.
sept. 2e-Central Michigan, here
OCT. Alma there
oct, 1J-Ccntfai Michigan, here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08
Fight Results
RY IniIed PTcsa

rhiadelphis-lkc williams. 1875. Trenton
outpointed sammy Angott 1f1i2
washington Pa COi Bob Jacobs, i70ig
Philadelphia. decixoned Tee Hubert. 1851.
Philadelphia o. Billy Fur0nc Phiadcl
phia i4Si7. defeated BiU Domaine IA
pfrado.phIs tEI. Billy F0N 1927 PhNa.
drIptia stopped Rocky suciano, 15s, Har-
risburF. Pa. "a.
TlHshefh. - I-Oscar Coode 10. New.
srs deeisloned Newton Smith, i66,
Philadelphia e.,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08
Mrs. Had Twins

81 might have caught all l54
games" O'Neill went back,
"but Mrs. O'Neill had twins and
was called 10 Scranton where
we made our home ut the
fine.n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08

Totals 30 777l3 Totals 20 27 90
DETROIT lOl 600 COOS
Chicago OIL 600 0n0-2
Runs-Cramer ? Mayo. Moses Trosky
Errors-Msyo York Runs hsiiec in-Msyo
YORK. Wakefield Webb Trrec-bAAe hit
CrAheT Sscrthce-HiHrinH Double plays
Gentry 70 Richards 20 York Msy0 10 Hoover
fo York Hoover 70 York Left ou oases-
Detroit 8 Chicago Bases on hsUs-ON
Gentry on Humphries 3 STRUCK ouf--By
G,r'-y by Humphdes Umpires-SQr-
mers Pur and Wesfsr Time IS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08
The events

Western parade model 5-gsited amateur
hnfScwanShip. men and women model
}-Eaitcd Junior S-gAitcd class open Jump
open 7-gaitcd class. musical chair. Gamers
'-Raited amateur horsemanShip, boys and
girls under ! 8. bending race pony class
ton stock horses Tennessee walking horses.
7-TAited championship stake. hne horses any
srs hunter class, 5-Eaited championship
ola
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08

It. Washington at Detroit
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
FOUR-POWER TALKS
WILL BE LENGTHY

WASHINGTON, July 10 R -
Secretary of State Hull reported
today that the four-power talks
on world peace organization here
next month will be but the first
Of a series of international con-
versations designed to lead to for
nation of a permanent United Ma
tons.
Because of the time to be con-
sumed in this series of talks it
became increasingly probable that
no decisive actions for organizing
the world could be taken for sew
eral months, possibly not until aft
er the European end Of the war.
Hull emphasized at a news con-
ference that the conversations to
be undertaken by the United States
and Britain with Russia and China
separately are to be Of a purely
Informative and exploratory ma
ture,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Most Steaks, Roasts
To Become P0int-Free

the Office of Price Administra-
ton to put hams and pork loins,
now point free, back on the
ration list. 1t was not wholly
clear whether that portion of
the directive to OPA had the
same mandatory force as the
portion taking more beef off
the point list.
The beef section of the or
der calls for maintenance Of
rationing on quality steaks and
rOasts-Grade IA and A -
with the lower commercial and
utility grades to be released.
All pork has been on a point
holiday for several months be-
cause of the unprecedented
numbers of hogs going to mar
ket, but there has been a grad
ual drop recently
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
LANE REGARDED
AS NEXT MAYOR

w. Ronald Lane, mayor pro tenn
and high man in the 1943 city
election, was regarded yesterday
by interested political observers
as the likely choice of the city
council for mayor of Wilmington
to succeed the late Bruce B. Cam
eron.
The vacancy on the council
caused by the death of the mayor
will be filled by the council at a
melting to be held at a later date,
probably within a week.
The four present members of
the council, together with the fifth
man to be chosen then will select
a new mayor.
Councilmen were scheduled to
hold meeting today, but the meet
ing has been postponed because of
the death of Mayor Cameron. The
city hall will be closed throughout
the day in respect to the maya,
whose funeral is at pm. today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
CAMERON RITES
SET FOR 5 P. M.

Funeral services for Mayor
Bruce B. Cameron, who died Mon
day at Temple University hospi-
tai, Philadelphia, from cerebral
thrombosis. will be conducted al
the Cameron residence, 1911 Mar
ket ST., this afternoon at o'clock.
The officiating minister will be
Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton, pastor
Of First Baptist church, OF which
Mayor Cameron was a member.
Burial will follow in Oakdale GENE
terry.
Pallbearers will be E. A. Laney,
John A. Stevens, w. A. Fonvlelle,
w. F. LaPort, A. R. Willis, T. T.
Sellers, W. c. Fowler of Charlotte,
and E. H. Lynch of Philadelphia.
L. C. Robertson, president of the
Retail Merchants association. has
requested all retail merchants to
attend the funeral in a body, it
was announced yesterday through
the Chamber of Commerce.
The body of Mr.. Cameron is
scheduled to arrive in Wilmington
this morning at 8:45 o'clock.
In respect to the city executive,
the doors of the City Hall will be
closed throughout today, the day
when the Mayor customarily pre-
sided over sessions of the city
council. The flag in front of the
hall is flying at half-mast.
Continued on Page Five; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
: ASHLNG NEW ALLIED OFFENSIVE
ACROSS PLAIN BELOW CAEN;
RUSSIAN STEAMROLLER SWEEPS ON
new OFFENSIVE
AIMED AT LW0W
Gains OF 81 Miles Made
In Three-Day Drive
On Rail Center

LONDON, Wednesday, July
19.-(P)-Red armies of the
south in powerful new Of
fensive have cracked strong
German defenses around the
great bastion of Lwow in old
Poland for three-day gains
of 81 miles on a 125-mile
front, and reached the Bug
river within five miles of the
frontier from which the Ger
mans attacked the Soviet I'm
ion, Moscow announced last
night.
Ripping through lettering Ger
man lines defending the direct
invasion routes to central Germa-
ny. the Soviet First Ukraine army
was within % miles of Lwow, one
of the biggest rail terminals in
Europe, Premier Marshal Stain
said in an order of the day.
In the far north other Russian
troops had smashed eight miles
into Latvia with the capture of
Pitovka, and were racing toward
the Baltic sea in an effort to throw
a great moose around hundreds of
thousands of German troops.
In the center OF the Russian
front, which now has been expand
ed to $50 miles, other Russian ar
mics yesterday plunged to within
nine miles of Brest Litovsk and
wtthin q miles of Bialystok, strong
holds defending the plains leading
to Warsaw.
The Russians seized Omelinka,
nine miles above Brest Litovsk,
and Golynka, % miles northeast
Of Bialystok, in an onrush which
has carried Soviet troops to a
point only about 100 miles from
Warsaw, Polish capital which fell
to the Germans in September, 1882.
The potential disaster to Ger
man arms grew hourly under the
swift strides Of six massive Rus
sian armies, two of which in the
area above Brest Litovsk and
Bialystok were pounding at the
immediate approaches to German
East Prussia and cutting through
Lithuania as well as Latvia to-
ward the Baltic.
Other Russian armies still are
reserved for action on a possible
1,0O0-mile front from the Narva
sector of Estonia down to the Ro-
manian beaches on the Black sea.
Nearly 1000 new towns and viii
lagos were overrun by the Rus
slams, 800 of them in the new
drive on Lwow. and between that
city and captured Kowel, IS miles
to the north.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Beach Agog Over Drowning

troled the waters from the Lam
dis to the Lumina for nearly
two hours looking for the man.
Four other Coast Guardsmen
donned life jackets and swan
out into the water in an at
tempt to rescue the ''lost" man.
The station also reported that
life guards at the beach res
cued the first man, who insist
ed that his companion was out
in the water. The rescued man
was PROSTATE with fatigue but
was uninjured.
Spectators claim they saw
two men in the water, start
ing near a jetty to the right
of the Lands cottage, and OBJ
served them being swept down
toward the southern end Of the
beach by the quick undertow.
The last seen of one was as
he was drifting down past the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
GREATEST AIR BLOW
STRUCK NEAR CAEN

LONDON, Wednesday, July 1S-
P)-Allied war planes swarming
over Europe in the greatest COM
bined air offensive in history yes
terday unloaded at least 11CO(s
tons of explosives on Hitler's fort
ress, most of them in 75-mile
square area around Caen to pave
the way for Gen. Sir Bernard L.
Montgomery's smashing break
through on the Orne river front
Supreme Headquarters announc-
ed last night that the tremendous
air assault was sustained for four
hours, starting at dawn over the
Caen sector, as waves of heavy,
medium and light bombers show
cred enemy troops, artillery and
strongpoints.
No enemy aircraft appeared dur
ing the entire bombardment in the
Caen area, the high command COM
munique said, disclosing that Al
lied losses amounted to only nine
bombers
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
DEWEY CHAMPIONS
STATE WAR BALLOT

ALBANY, N. Y, July 1S-lR-
Defending his plan OF state control
CT soldier voting. Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey declared today it was both
complete and valid" and asserted
advocates of a federal supplement
tai ballot we're playing partisan
rolitics'' by supporting a void
and worthless proposal.
The issue, involving states rights,
thus was drawn clearly between
the Republican presidential noni-
nee and President Roosevelt. who
has championed a federal ballot
fer four offices.
dewey, in a press conference,
asserted the New York voting plan
gives every serviceman "a full bal
lot" He said '+he PARTIAL supple
mentary federal ballot would be
void and worthless under the con-
stitution of this state"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

WASHINGTON, July 1912
Most of the beef steaks and
roasts now available in butch
er shops would become ration
point-free under an order pre-
pared by War Food Administra-
tor Marvin Jones, it was learn
ed today.
The order was readied for
formal issuance and publica-
ton in the Federal Register
tomorrow, with an effective
date of August I, but issuance
was postponed probably until
July ~. There was some posi-
bility Of change also in the
effective date. New point values
set by the Office of Price Ad-
ministration normally would go
into effect Sunday, July 80.
The same order authorizes
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
TROOPS CIRCLlNC
BIG COAST PORT

ROME, July 18-tRAAmerican
troops crashed through strongly
held German positions today and
swept three miles across open
country into the town Of Ponte-
dera on the Arno river between
Pisa and Florence, reaching the
enemy's Gothic Line" defenses
and virtually outflanking the
great west coast port of Livorno.
Pontedera is situated on the
south bank of the Arno-12 miles
east of Pisa, 10 miles northeast of
Livorno and 80 miles east of Pisa,
10 miles northeast of Livorno and
80 miles west of Florence.
Today an Allied spokesman de-
clared American troops were
closing in on Livorno's outskirts
from the east and south against
stubborn opposition and extensive
minefields and demolitions.
Polish forces driving up the
Adriatic coast were officially re-
ported to have scored complete
breakthrough of Nazi positions
southwest of the important port OF
Ancona, which was described as
"gravely threatened"
British and South African troops
participating in the general Al
lied advance consolidated their
bridgehead across the Arno river
four miles northwest of Arezzo in
bitter fighting. At this point near
the center of the Italian peninsula
the Arno is approximately 20 miles
from the Gothic Line"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Conduct Of War Scored
By Parliament Members

LONDON, July 18-P)-In one
of the sharpest Commons debates
in months, a group of Parliament
members today denounced the
United Nations political conduct
Of the war. and demanded i'm
mediate publication Of surrender
terms to Germany-as a measure
to help shorten the war by I'M
dermining the Nazi regime at
home and in the army.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
replied that the terms would be
ready when victory comes" AND
that it would be "unwise" to pub
lish them now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Heavy Battleships
Again Shell Guam

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD.
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, July 10
-tRESome of Adm. Raymond w.
Spruance's heaviest battleships,
accompanied by cruisers and de-
stroyers, steamed within "close
range" of Guam island on July 16
and poured an earth shaking
of shells into Japa-
nese defense positions for the sec
ond straight day.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz report
ed the attack in press. release
today. He added that lighter SUI
face units shelled Tinian island,
just south of American-conquered
Saipan, in a night assault Satur-
day. The Tinian Smelling was con-
tinued SUNDAY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Jap Troops In India
Surrender In Droues

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon,
July 18 -(P)- Battered Japanese
troops fleeing southwark through
the Manipur hills after collapse
of their invasion of eastern India
have been overtaken by hunger
and, with some at the "actual
starvation point" are surrendering
in increasing numbers Adm. Lord
Louis Mountbatten's headquarters
announced today.
Dogged by heavy rains as well
as relentless Allied troops, the enc
my is fleeing over tracks "often
unfit even for mule transport and
his supply system has gone out
of gear, the headquarters daily
bulletin said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

All rumors pointing to the
drowning of a man at Wrights-
Vile Beach yesterday after
noon were termed "unfOunded"
last night by the beach police
department as Chief M. S.
Faircloth asserted that NO re-
ports had been received Of any
missing man. A second man,
companion of the one supposed
ly drowned, was rescued by
the guard. Neither was identi-
fled.
Investigation showed that the
two men were out swimming
near the. Lands cottage. and
when only one was brought to
shore, rumors spranx up that
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Chamber Meeting
Delayed For Week

Meeting of the Chamber a
Commerce, which was scheduled
for yesterday, was postponed un-
til sometime next week because
of the absence of Executive Sec
rotary Walter ]. Cartier and the
death Of Mayor Bruce B. Comeron
it was announced. Cartier was
called t, Charlotte to attend fu-
neral services today of his father,
Joseph P. Cartier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

SyOal OF the drive is 10 attain ~
members for each of the 10 teams
into which the club has been d.
vided. Each team will have a week
in which to work.
Tho expected new members will
bring the total membership of the
Jaycees to approximately 200, as
about 100 men, including those in
service are now registered.
Captains of the 10 teams are:
Reginald Mann, Guy Doss, Hubert
Estes, John Sheehan, Preston
Herndon. Elmer Williamson, Rob-
ert Howard, H. A. Pattrill, Claude
O'Shields and Robert Dannenbaum.
In defining the aims of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, it
was stated by members that is is
a civic service organization for
'oung men between the ages of
q and 35.
The Jaycees are dedicated to
two, purposes, Improvement and
development of the community,
and Improvement and development
of its individual members to train
them for business advancement
and civic leadership. During war;
time it has thoroughly integrated
its program with the nations war
effort.
Members defined the organiza-
ton as "a supplementary educa-
tional organization whereby the
young men of this community may
join together in friendly spirit
to inculcate civic consciousness
in its membership by means of
active participation in constructive
projects which will improve COM
munity, state, and nation"
1t was UNANIMOUSLY agreed by the
Jaycees to adopt a resolution tex
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Chinese Still Hold
Hengyang Junction

, CHUNGK1NG. July 18-(R)-De-
fiant Chinese still holding the Can
ton-Hankow rail junction of Heng-
yang in the face of furious enemy
assaults have thrown themselves
against the japanese on the APP
proaches to the city and "pene-
trated many enemy positions, the
high command announced tonight.
At the rail city of Leiyang, "a
miles to the south, Japanese force
which had by-passed Hengyang for
a sweep toward the railway sus-
tanned immense losses" the bull
letin said, and "has shown signs
Of collapse"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Horton Named
Committeeman

rI D E M o OR ATTIC HEADQUAR-
1ERo, Chicago, July 19.-Former
Il. GOV. Wilkins P Horton of Pitts
Noio tonight was named by the
worm Carolina delegation to sue
l lea Senator-designate Clyde R.
noey as the Tar Heel states Demo.
Uatlc national committeeman.
MISS Beatrice Cobb of Morgan
toa was reelected for a fourth
.sinl as Democratic national COM
nI''eeWoman, with good omen
'oI Mr. Roosevelt"
M, Inc caucus, presided over by
S a. Redden, chairman of the
pyole Democratic executive COM
-. luce &C. reflected with enthusiasm
1"e llne impression made by Gov.
T. H. melville Broughton today. when
w. IecelVed about 300 newspaper
n. photographers and newsreel
nf"iilefamen in the Stevens hotel
tp;einocratic caucus room to olscuss
49,. candidacy for the vice presi.
pentlal nomination
governor Broughton was elected
Scsiegatlon chairman. Former 1t
s Hovefnor Harris was named vice
. .hnan and Mrs. E. l.. Mckee
N+oSen as secretary.
+o III ORDER 10 insure the "Brough
fI flu strategy board' freedom of thu
tn, ana stage, the governor ane
s JO oI MS predecessors were nam
t;ox 10 honorary national conven
ro Former Gov. o. Max Gardner
NV, pfacticing law in Washington
r r@S named to represent Nortl
5o luna as honorary vice presi
b btn' OF the convention thus givin,
nn me freedom of movemen
t. a3 the convention hall essen
IN '- 10 70 contracting other delegation
r %eilai1 OF the Broughton cause
,. oliher Gov. J. C. B. Eringhau
n vas elected honorary assistant vic
r. leSlqent Of the convention for tn
bia nee state, while Broughtor
re at-'SeN Was chosen honorary sec
~ 'SLy' Mrs. Stella Hampton Low,
Ne"land, was chosen honorar
r. .svdAt secretary and assigne
" any clerical duties that migt
0'H'ihued on Page Two; Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
TOTO RELIEVED
AS ARMY CHIEF
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Tokyo announced yesterday that
Premier General Hideki TOTO had
been relieved as chief of the army
general staff in the second swep-
ing shakeup of Japan's high COM
mand in two days in the face of
what TOTO himself called IAN I'M
rrecedented great national crisis. I"
The navy, chief sufferer in re-
cent heavy defeats in the Pacific,
underwent similar shakeup Mon
day, when a relatively obscure ad-
niral replaced the navy minister.
The shakeup was announced in
a series of broadcasts recorded by
the Associated Press and U. S..
government monitors.
The announcements made no
mention of Tojo's status as pre-
r.ier and war minister; presum-
ably he retains those posts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Democrats
Switching
To Truman
sENATOR GAINS VOTES
v;,e Presidential R ace
Remains Wide Open
Free-For-All

CHICAGO, July 18.-P)-
4 sudden surge of support
for Senator Harry Truman OF
Missouri placed him tonight
IN the top flight of compro-
mise possibilities for the
democratic vice-presidential
nomination.
IT'S natural" exclaimed
Senate. Carl Hatch of New MeXi-
CO. Harry Truman is going to be
nominated
Apparently the shift toward him
originated partially with the CLIO.
Heretofore the big labor organiza-
lion has given answering fealty
10 tie denomination aspirations OF
Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
But some of Wallace's strength
seemed to be drifting away after
President Roosevelt gave weak
nod last night to the man he de-
handed, and got, as running
mate four years ago.
The vice president, in fact, is
on the way to the convention,
which opens tomorrow, to try to
stem a tide which was turning to
some degree toward War Mobllj
cation Director James F. Byrnes,
Senate Majority Leader Alben w.
Barley and, belatedly, toward
Truman.
As Tor the presidential picture,
Mr.. Roosevelt denomination was
as certain as ever, but boomlet
continued for Senator Harry F.
Byrd of Virginia. Louisiana fol-
lowed Mississippi into the Byrd
column, Voting 10 cast its % votes
for him. That made As Byrd votes,
counting four from Florida.
In the vice presidential con-
test, Truman chairman of a
special Senate war investigating
committee, Was reported reliably
10 he the second choice of CLIO
President Philip Murray. The
senator was in conference earlier
with Sidney Hillman, chairman OF
the labor organizations political
action committee.
Truman has been insisting right
along that he doesn't want the
domination and had so told the
Missouri delegation.
The Missourians nevertheless,
promised him their 80 votes at
caucus today.
While New JerseyItes, with 81
convention votes, defeated a mo-
ton TO put them on record for
Wallace. the 81 vote California
delegation adopted by an over
Nhelmlng voice vote a resolution
endorsing the vice presidents re-
nomination.
The California action did not
blnd the delegation and it was
tempered by the fact that Wal
iace lieutenants had been count
ing on half the states votes any
way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

the second swimmer was
drowning.
Crowds of spectators gather
ed below the Lands cottage
after the 'tdrowning" and
watched Army and Coast Guard
personnel patrol the waters In
boats and Hfejackets in a vain
attempt to find the missing"
swimmer.
The Coast Guard station on
the beach said it received a
call that a man was drowning
in the ocean and Immediately
sent approximately 40 members
of the station on a search
cruise.
An Army J-260 boat with
James Mansfield, Army chief
warrant officer, as skipper, pa
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Four More Jap Ships
Listed Sunk, Damaged

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Wed
nesday, July 49, lR 1t. Gen
George A. Kenney's new Far
Eastern Air Force sank or DAM
aged four merchantmen, three
coastal vessels and several barges
in the continuation of securing at
tacks on japanese shipping, head
quarters annouced today.
These blows at the enemy's mar
raised supply routes IN the soutn'
west Pacific brought the total Al.
lied bag announced yesterday ano
today to nine ships, five coastal
craft and, at least eight Darges
SINK or crippled.