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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
SENATE TO PROBE
CHICAGO DISPUTE
Judiciary Committee To
Investigate u. S.
Seizure OF Ward Firm

WASHINGTON, May 3. - up -
Unanimously, the Senate approved
today an inquiry by its judiciary
committee into the government S
seizure of Montgomery Ward 4
Company's Chicago properties, but
told it to investigate also the man.
agement's labor policies and ev-
ents leading to the seizure.
The resolution, introduced by
Senator Byrd D-Va), gave the
committee special authority for
an investigation which chairman
McCarran (D-Nev) already had
begun under general authority OF
the committee to inquire into ef-
fects of presidential orders.
The House is to act tomorrow or
Friday on proposal for separ-
ate investigation, and Rep. Coch-
ran D-Mo) announced today he
will oppose it. Cochran, chairman
Of the expenditures committee,
said House inquiry would be a
waste of time and money since
the Senate already has undertaken
one.
In Chicago, meantime, regional
representatives of the National La
Dor Relations Board went ahead
with plans for an election next
Tuesday to determine whether the
Continued on Page Two Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
STATE DEMOCRATS
WILL MEET TODAY
Endorsement OF Brough,
ton For National Post
Expected In Raleigh
By BLOYs W. BRITT

RALEIGH, May g. R -Unani-
nous endorsement Of Governor J.
M. Broughton for the vice presi-
dency and of fourth term for
President Roosevelt appeared to-
day to be certain functions of the
more than $500 delegates to the
State Democratic Convention which
opens here tomorrow.
The convention proper opens at
high noon in Memorial Auditorium,
scene of all Democratic state gath
erings for the last decade, but the
IL highly important congressional
caucuses get underway at 10 am.
at various points on Capitol Hill.
Teh Congressional meetings will
elect two delegates to the national
convention in Chicago in July. Also
to be elected are members of the
districts executive committee, jul
dicial committee and district Off
GERS. t..
Monroe M. Redden of Hender-
sonville, chairman of h e State
Democratic Executive COMMITTEES,
will call the convention to order
at IL noon. The keynote speaker
will be John H. Kerr, Jr., of War
renton, speaker of the 1913 House
of Representatives.
Redden i d today indications
point to one of the most harmoni-
Gus conventions in recent years. Nc
party or fractional fights are ex-
pected either in convention of the
congressional meetings.
Endorsement of Broughton for a
place on the national ticket would
mean instruction of the 30 voting
members of h e North Carolina
delegation to the national conven
ton to work for the Tar Heel gov.
ernor until his nomination. En-.
dorsement of Mr.. Roosevelt prob
ably will be in the form Of writ
ten resolution.
A platform committee composed
of one member from each of thu
| Continued on Page Two; Col. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
COL. J. ]. CAMILLA
INDICTED BY U. S,

LOS ANGELES, May 3IR-Col.
'oSeph ] m e Canella( post
euartermaster at the Santa Ana
Army Air Base, was indicted by
Federal Grand Jury today with
Mfee civilians and two Santa Ana
sofporations on charges of conspir.
ICY to defraud the government
Also named in the indictments
were were the Excelsior Creamery Co
Ia, and the Excelsior Ranch Co.,
A'o' and Ernest Mccormack, Ray
nona Marion Wykoff and Kenneth
Nykoff Ranny, listed as employees
tons.
Inc Indictment charged that Col
amelia and a civilian, who wa!
sot made defendant to the in
uclment solicited money from
persons persons having matters pending
gelore the quartermaster, and tina
ule officer accepted money from
such persons.
Inc Indictment listed Al ALLEGED
payments to Canella at MONTH,
..a!ervals of sums ranging from
soo 10 s635.61 and totaling approx
nately $1,000. 1t charged thes'
p,seyments continued from Marcl
A. 1912, to May 81, 1913.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04

err than 100000 men. From the
days usual outpouring Of invasion
gossip by the German-controlled
continental radio and press, Lon
don observers deduced that the
Nazis were preparing Industrious
ly to meet early attacks on the
west, south and east and that Hit
Ter had not depleted his Russian
front forces to bolster the Allan
tic Wall.
Military observers here estimat-
ed that Germany and her satellites
had total of 319 divisions for the
climactic struggle, dividing them
in this fashion:
Russian front-195 divisions: Fin
nish front-seven; Italian 'front.'
Is, including 10 south of Rome;
Balkans-25.
Western Europe, from northern
Norway to southern France-7.
Five years ago German division
ordinarily was counted at a
strength of about $4,000 men, with
some armored divisions smaller.
Now, however, London informant
declared, some divisions are mere
shadows of their former selves"
while "a very considerable number
are under-strength.
This military observer fatty
(Continued nm PAGE Two. Col. AZ
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
Most Meat Removed
From Rationing In
Surprise OPA Move
Peppers Lead Slipping;
Hill Takes Alabama Vote

the big opposition vote as a sign
of increasing anti administration
sentiment.
In both races, opponents of the
Senators attacked administration
domestic policies and criticized the
senators as invariably going down
the line with the president on ma
jor issues.
Senator Lucas OILY, a fourth
term advocate, was one of those
who interpreted the results as en-
HANGING the possibility Mr.. Roose-
welt will be returned to the White
House next November.
This is pretty clear demon
stration," he told reporters in
Washington, THAT is more of a
laxative tn n an actual trend
against the administration among
the voters. There is no revolt in
the South"
But Senator Brewster (R.-Me.)
differed. II am surprised" he said,
lat the strength of the anti-admin-
istration forces within the Demo-
cratic party, as demonstrated by
the large vote cast against the in
cumbents. Farther mort h, that
same revolt is going to be trans
lated into Republican votes"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
NAZI DOCUMENTS
RUINED in R AID

LONDON, May 3.-lREIn a bril-
liant low-level precision bombing,
six British Mosquitoes destroyed
a house in the Hague containing
thousands of documents ''of para
mount value to the Germans" the
Air Ministry announced tonight.
The announcement said only one
bomb fell wide of the target, and
that struck German barracks
behind the house near the site of
the Peace Palace. Reconnaissance
photographs showed the target
building reduced to rubble, but
neighboring houses untouched. The
ministry gave no details on the
documents, nor the date of the at
tack.
Preparations for the raid were
made in the utmost secrecy and
a scale model was used to help
identify the target.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
IN TWENTIETH DAY
Two Huge Formations Of
Raj Heavy Bombers
Roar Over Channel

LONDON, Thursday May 4 -
Rl-The twentieth day of an UNI
interrupted Allied air offensive -
whose thunderous strokes by Off
cial estimate already have finished
off the ability of Maxi railroads in
northern France and Belgium to
carry the full load demanded of
them by Allied invasion Broke
over Germany early today.
Two huge formations of Britain's
heavy bombers were heard roar
ing across the east and south
coasts of England last evening.
headed for the continent. The big
Raj craft had had a oae-night
layoff.
The Berlin radio began just be-
fore midnight to issue warnings
that hostile planes were over west
ern and southwestern sections Of
the Reich; then Frankfurt and then
Stuttgart went off the air.
This followed a day and evening
of Widespread thrusts by U. S.
Liberatore and American Thunder
bolts-fighters and fighter bombers
against mystey installations OF
Pas-de-Calais, across the h n
waist of the Channel, in which not
plane was lost.
Earlier yesterday British Nit
chells and Mosquito bombers drove
in against enemy military targets
in northern France.
Yesterday was day No. 10 in
the grand assault of stupendous,
almost unchallenged pre-invasion
aerial operations.
Far greater squadrons of Ameri-
can, British and Allied air forces
took a breather after l8 days of
endless assault that won this ac-
colade from a spokesman OF the
ministry of economic warfare:
Their brilliant actions against
dozens of enemy railroad centerc,
he said, had created chaos in the
German-held rail system which,
piling up on the long, previous
campaigns of bombing and sabo-
tage-has left that system in
state of partial paralysis in the
areas most imminently threatened.
The system could not hope to do
its full urgent job necessary to re-
pei invasion.
The enemy, he said, in a zone
100 miles deep from Cologne to the
Bay of Biscay was SO short Of
railway marshaling facilities that
his ability to move reserves inside
that area was gravely impaired, if
not destroyed.
Yesterdays new blows fell -
almost with the regularity of
tolling bell-after night of ope-
rations from Italy north to Ger
many itself.
In these night attacks, Raj
Mosquitoes rode the air for 30
minutes over the German chemical
city of Leverkusen near Cologne,
dropping 4,O0O-pound block busters
in steady stream down through
the reddening darkness.
In the south, the Mediterranean
air forces struck Genoa for the
fifth straight night and bombed al
most a score of other targets, in
Guiding the naval base of La Spez-
ia, Livorno, PiacenZa, the Flor
ence rail yards, Parma, Fano.
Faenza and Castelmaggiore. The
Swiss reported great damage in
northern Italy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
Over $1,000 Handled
By Officials OF Local
Court During April

Monies tota1ling $7,13e45 were
handled by the staff Of Recorders
court during April it was report
ed Wednesday by c. L. Meyers,
clerk of Recorders court.
Of the sum $3,9016o was for
fines, $4,000 court costs and
500. go Jail fees. Funds handled for
the Emergency Pension Fund
totaled $3640o. State pension
Fund $732. so. Police Pension Fund
s96. 90 and Turnkey S66. rs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
HOUSE DEBATING !
SIMPLE TAX BILL

WASHINGTON, May 3 H.
Confident of overwhelming pas
sage of legislation simplifying tax
lawe for 100000 individual tax
payers, Chairman Doughton u.
NC) announced to the House today
that the ways and means COM
mittee now will proceed toward
streamlining corporation taxation.
Opening two-day debate on the
so-called painless tax" bill for
individuals, he called for unan-
imous approval.
However, furry developed
right at the start when Rep. Curtis
R-Neb.- asserted that the legisla-
ton would reduce contributions to
churches. schools and charitable
institutions, an anything that
hurts these institutions hurts
America"
Curtis made "a lone assault on
the legislation, but was joined by
Rep. Rees (R-KAS) in criticizing
the tax-initiating ways and means
committee fo- presenting it 10 the
House without public hearings and
under a rule preventing amend
ments on the floor.
Doughton declared he had nc
fear that the legislation would in.
jure the institutions supported by
contributions, and added:
IT do not believe that the great
mass of contributors do so for the
purpose of securing tax reduction.
but because of the worthy causes
such contributions advance"
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
ENGINEERS HEAR
PACIFIC AIRMEN

1t. Col William Feallock, dis
tinguished pilot from the South Pa
cific,- related various experiences
in air warfare of the Far East dur
ing the beginning of the war with
Japan at the regular meeting of
the Wilmington Engineer club last
night in the banquet room of the
Friendly cafeteria.
Col. Feallock, who was in the
Philippines December Z, 1941, with
General Douglas A. Macarthur on
Corregidor and Bataan, battled the
Jap Zero when it was known only
as "a monstrous super" plane,
fought during the first dim year
when it was $50 tough physiologi-
cally'' as the realization no help
was coming became evident.
1.-THE Philippines were some
thing, I think, that not one Of the
people who weren't there can real
ly realize how dirty it was" he
Continued on Page Two; Clio. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
FARM WAGE RATE.
Is FIXED HERE

Effective Immediately, wage
scale of Is cents per hour will
be paid for agricultural work here,
resulting from hearing Of New
Hanover county farmers in the
County Agents office April 20,
Farm Agent R. W. Galphin an
nounced yesterday.
The basic wage includes all
AGRICULTURAL labor, with the excep-
tion of piece work and dairy farm
ing, it was disclosed.
Galphin stated that the wage
scale of IS cents per hour for farm
work is an increase Of about 20
sex cent over Last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
ALLOWANCE SLASHED
Many Pork Cuts Become
Point Free In Surprise
OPA Action

WASHINGTON, May B. R -
All meat except steaks and roast
81 Of beef became ration free at mid.
s;obt tonight but that doesn't mean
ali the points that formerly went
;nto hamburger and pork and lamb
n l be diverted to bigger and
iucer sirloins.
There'll be only half as many
red points as before.
The Office of Price Administra.
linn figures the average consumer
ran have more of the items s. to
he rationed-steak and beef roast,
HITTER. margarine, cheese n d
evaporated milk. And of course he
ran have all the hamburger, pork
ond other non-rationed meat he can
find and pay for.
Actual Effect
The actual effect on each indi-
yidlal will vary widely according
10 what has been bought with red
points in the past.
For instance a person who has
used most of his red points for
steak and butter will be cut in
those items. If he has been eating
1Opoint steak and a 3-point quar-
Ter pound of butter every two
weeks heretofore, he has had II of
his bi-weekly allotment of 30 red
points left for other items, includ-
ing the meats taken off rationing
Allowance Slashed Tonight
With the red point allowance
slashed to Is very two weeks be-
ginning next Sunday, he will have
only two points every two weeks
for cheese, evaporated milk and
margarine unless ne cuts steak and
butter consumption.
On the other hand, il the con-
sumer has been letting the high
point items alone, using marga-
rine, variety meats, and pork, he
can have good deal more Of the
better cuts Of beef under the new
schedule than he has been eating.
So far as the still rationed, red
point foods are concerned, OPA fig
ures the average break at some
thing like per cent in the con-
sumer's favor. 1t says 81 per cent
Of the volume of meats, fats and
cheese formerly sold on red points
now are being made pointfree. That
leaves the consumer with so per
cent Of the former number of
points, with which to buy 43 per
cent Of the amount of rationed
items.
30 Per Person
The reduction in number of avail
able red points will be accomplish
ed by validating 80 per person eve
ny four weeks instead of 80 every
two weeks as in the past. The
three stamps becoming valid next
Sunday, May 7, for 10 points each
must last until Sunday, June 4.
OPA's decision to give all cuts
Of pork, veal, lamb and mutton,
and all other rationed meats lex
cept beef steaks n d roasts) a
Zero point value until further no
tlce reflects the record run of hogs
continuing to come to market, a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04

chairman RANKIN, (D-Miss)
said he will seek House &C
ton next<week.
AS approved after fifteen days Of
almost continuous committee SEES.
sion, the bill provides unemploy
ment compensation on a flat basis
of $40 weekly for maximum Of
rs weeks out Of the first two years
after discharge, and for govern.
ment-guaranteed loans of 81, 500 fol-
the purchase of homes, farms or
small business.
The Senate bill provided unem.
ployment pay for a maximum Of
So weeks, ranging from SIS to $25
weekly, depending on the family
status of the veteran,
The Senate put a $1,000 top on
loans and provided for their issu-
ance by the Veterans Administra.
ton. The committee bill would al
low the administration to guaran-
tee loans by private, state or feder-
al institutions.
The committee also removed the
Senate's top of $5O0,0O0,OOO for hos
pital construction, authorizing the
expenditure of whatever amounts
are necessary.
Main provisions on educatinal
opportunities for veterans we're left
unchanged, although the House
group emphasized handling of the
program by the states and the
Veterans Administration. The Sc
nate bill called for an educational
advisory council to be appointed
Continued on Page IL; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
City Draft Board One
Receives Call For 40
Men For Naval Duty

City Draft Board No. 1 received
its call yesterday for 40 men to
report for Navy induction at Ra-
leigh May %, it was disclosed.
This group of men, ages 10
through rs, had their pre-inductlon
examinations April Is, board ottl-
Gals said
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
Continued on Page Two; Clio.
TWO OR FOUR LEGGED ?

MADRID, May 3.-LR-There
are about 100000 900 rats in great
er Germany, according to the Voel-
kischer Beobachter, Adolf Hitler S
newspaper, received here today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
Nazis Preparing ToMeet
Expected Allied Invasion

LONDON, May 3-P-The Germans concluded
with sorrow today that there chance for last
minute negotiated peace and resigned themselves to meet
ing the Allied invasion of western Europe with army
estimated in London to total 81 divisions possibly few
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
House Veterans Group
Approves or Measure
WASHINGTON n

WASHINGTON, May
&C. I. Bill of Rights was
Veterans Committee, with
allowances sharply reduced
loans to veterans increased
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04
Yesterdays RESULTS

National League
rphlladelphia 7; New York l.
brooklyn 4; Boston 8.
cincinnati 10; Chicago 4.
o. Louis 5; Pittsburgh l.
American League
view York 8; Philadelphia l.
o. Louis 7; Detroit 4.
boston II; Washington 10.
Cleveland 9: CHICAGO 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04

NORTH CAROLINA: Thursday partly
cloudy and continued warm except in
mountains in late afternoon. Light thun-
dershowers.
High yesterday: 7s-Low: 50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-04

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Never Aoain

Or will we? Will we throw
away a pair of silk stockings
the first time one of them gets
a run? VIII we take three puffs
of a cigaret and lay it down TO
burn itself out? VIII we get the
usual number of new hats and
shoes every season and fling the
old ones in the attic?
No, honey, l don't think we
shall ever be SO prodigal again.
We have had our lesson. But
because things are more plen-
tiful= here than anywhere else
in the world, we shall always
be the most prodigal nation.
This Christmas there is one
thing of which we have plenty.
We have plenty of things to
wish for-with the prospect of
getting most of them soon. And
any kid will tell you that wish
ing is half the fun OF Christ
mas
Copyright. 1914. BY KinE Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Wire Hairpins

Personally, l would settle for
couple of hair-nets and a nice
box OF long wire hairpins. Oh
yes, and a lot of new movies
and screen plays without a hint
OF war in them! Pleasant screen
plays, like Goodbye, Mr..
Chips" and "Geing Ny Way"
and Jeanne" and "Ninotchka."
Most men, OF course. will well
come most enthusiastically the
return Of their favorite smokes,
with plenty Of Scotch and beef
steak
Funny how little we appre-
ciated all OF these things when
we had them in unlimited guam
titles. We never realized what
a pampered and luxurious ma
ton we were. Well treasure
every comfort and luxury twice
as much when we get them all
back again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Light Makeup

There is no age limit 10 the
use of synthetic complexion
aids, if they are applied with
intelligence and discretion.
Heavy face powders should
not be used because they are
likely 10 lodge In wrinkles.
create a haggard appearance.
A light application, fluffed on.
imparts the velvety touch, espe-
cially il it is a conservative
ochre or rachelle.
Carmine rouge is too obvious.
The happy choice is a medium
red with faint blush under
tone to match the skin that
becomes more transparent with
age.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
C-Tickets

Gasoline! cries one woman
who lives in the country.
Every night, / dream of Santa
Claus coming down the chimney
with a tank full of gas on his
back. and a Grafton card IN
his hand"
''cooks." exclains another.
IF only somebody would put a
good cook OF even a housemaid
in my stocking for Christmas!
That's all / want!"
'Nylons" is probably the
most popular wish Of all. AL
most any girl would settle with
Santa for a dozen pairs OF pre-
war nylons.
And how many women (on
the plump side1 yearn only for
prewar girdle once again!
Just one long. slim pink-satin
elastic girdlei
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Christmas
Wishinq
By HELEN ROWLAND

IT'S ALMOST Christmas. and
Il all of US are entitled to do a
little wishing. What do you
wish Santa Claus would bring
you besides victory, world
peace and the safe return Of all
our boys?
In other words, which Of our
old. familiar Injuries will the
average woman welcome back
most 1oyfully after the war?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Short Hair

Gray hair should carry an
undulation, so grandma, like
other feminine members of the
family circle must subject her
distinguished head TO the
permanent waving machine.
Whether she wears her locks
short or sports the high hairdo
depends upon size and type. A
cute little Grannie with slim
figure and bright eyes looks
younger and gayer with a short
cut, tresses all in tendrils. The
dignified. heavier woman is
made distinguished by a couture
more formal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Mature
Coiffures
BY HELEN FoLLETT

BIRTHDAYS are nothing TO
ID be ashamed Of, everybody
has one every year.
II lines have appeared in
facial tissues, be grateful for
white hair that forms soften
ing. silvery halo. But remem-
Der that the older a woman is,
the more correct and perfect
must be the couture. Wisps of
straggly hair at the sides or
neck give evidence that in
terest in appearance has slowed
I'D
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
AFL to Press War on Anti Union Laws
Joseph A. Padway Assures Convention

before. They have supplied our fight
ers with the finest weapons in record
of which the world has never seen
quantities, weapons with which they
are beating the enemy and with which
they will keep on beating him every
where they meet.
American employers with their
ingenuity and drive and American
farmers with their industry and pat
ience have shared with American
working men and women in getting
done so well the job of producing the
weapons, materials and supplies need
ed by American fighting men. We
have all worked to that end and it has
paid off in victories and the saving
Of lives. We can and we must stay
increasingly at the production job so
that to shorten the war.
81 know there will be no letdown
in this task by any group of patriotic
Americans and | know that such CO.
operation will continue after the war
is won, so that we can win a peace
for the world which will be just and
lasting and in the interest of safety,
protection and well-being of genera
tions yet unborn.
please extend my greetings and
best wishes for successful meeting
to those attending your annual con-
vention.
Very sincerely yours,
Franklin D. Roosevelt" )"