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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-16

dancers, and Maria Freijo, sword
swallower. Leonard Seels orches-
ira has taken over the bandstand
for dancing.
PENOBSCOT CLUB - Jean
Boyd and Jane Palmer are on
hand TO answer your requests 70
favorite tunes, and they combiri -
talents with two from Johnny
DiCicco's orchestra 10 offer four
part close harmony. There's
dancing nightly. too.
WONDER BAR-Aylene Mason,
song stylist who recently returned
from the west coast to the
Wonder Bar, brought with her a
new tune that bids fair to become
"a hit parader," You're the
Dream, I'm the Dreamer" Sammy
Diberts orchestra plays for dane
ing nightly and Penny Evans
brightens the lulls with her piano
SeleCllOnS.
CLUB GAY HAVEN - Larry
Kent, the Gentleman Jester"
confines for seventh week. Sup
porting him in this weeks show
are the Lee Slade Trio; Rita Ray.
swing singer who was at one time
with Paul Whiteman: tapping
B onnie Moore: ventriloquist
Sonny Dunn, and others. Violette
lie Blanc, ballad singer, is an in
tcrlude feature. and Jimmy Mer-
.rell's orchestra plays.
BRASS RAIL - Pianist Roy
SwartZ has a varied repertoire
that includes all from the latest
novelty hits 10 the old-fashioned
ballad favorites In the evening
the Music Makers take over to
present new arrangements Of old
favorites for piano bass fiddle and
accordion
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-16
H. Thompson Named
To Insurance Post

David A. Forbes. Michigan COM
missioner of insurance. has an
nounced the appointment of Herb
ert Il. Thompson as manager OF
dhe life and fratcrnal insurance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-16
Kingston Products
Pays 1Ot Dividend

Kingston Products Co. has de-
clared "A dividend of 10 cents on
the common. payable June IS. 10
stock Of record June !. The same
amount was paid Dec. Is and
June Is last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-16
Industrial Wire Cloth
Declares Dividend

Industrial Wire Cloth Products
Corp. reports 4 dividend az Is
cents viii bc paid June 10 10
holders Of record May 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-16

inc General Agents and Managers
Association for the past 10 years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-16
American Investors Receive Payments

weed TINS obligation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-16

dancers. and Maria Freijo, sword
swallower. Leonard Seels orches-
ira has taken over the bandstand
for dancing.
Evening star., 1944-03-05


Ellen burst out Of her apartment
and ran down the three fights of
steps, out into the rain. calling
Private Morrisey's name through
the Opaque blackness.
He'd have been gone long be-
fore, had it not been raining. But
cabs were scarce. and he'd had to
wait. The rain pelted down on
her bare head. and she stood with
it Strengthening her hair and wet
ting the precious shoes she'd bought
with ration ticket number eight
cen. All she could say was, Bill
- Bill. you crazy. darling. won
derful dope! Why did you do it?
Why didn't you tell me YOU bought
the necklace?"
He brought her out of the rain
and into the little hallway with
it's one naked little light bulb, and
he said. Look. let me get this
straight - how did you find out?"
She held out the tag to him.
laughing, laughing. The tag with
the name of a novelty shop on
Forty-second Street. He took it in
his square palm. squirting to read
it in the meager light. A grin,
sheepish and thoroughly adorable.
began to spread across his face.
''FBI couldn't have done better.
Mary Ellen." he admitted. He
looked at her then. with his blue
eyes so frank and open that it
was as if she could see through to
his heart. What she saw there was
very wonderful.
aE SAID soberly, when Meade
asked me to, l really thought l
could tell you what - what he
wanted you to know. Then l
heard your voice on the phone.
and got to remembering how you
looked - kind of soft and pink
and trusting. like my sisters
three-year-old kid. And | thought
you loved the guy. Gosh. l knew l
couldn't tell you what he'd said!
So l bought this. thinking maybe
if l fixed things up l could talk to
him when l got back. I'll be an
officer then. I'd be on better
footing with him -"
She took both Private Morri-
sey's hands. The little tag spilled
to the floor, but neither of them
saw it. what did Meade want
me to know" she asked.
He dropped his eyes and the
words came out of him unevenly.
He said - to tell you - that
maybe it wasn't going to work out
- to find somebody else ="
From the sudden proximity of
Private Morrisey's khaki clad
shoulder Mary Ellen said dream
ily, Tell the Lieutenant that his
command has been received and
carried out to the best of my
ability" The EnA
Evening star., 1944-03-05
UuTEO LADY
Continued from, preceding page

Continued from preceding page
had been such gay one, went sud-
denly and abruptly fat. Then he
didn't send you to tell me it was
all Of? He just sent "a gift?"
II guess that's about the size
of it." He seemed to hold his
breath, waiting for her to smile.
waiting for the surge of elation
she knew she ought to feel. But
somehow she could not smile. She
could only say. TITS getting late.
l guess We ought to leave now"
In the cab, he drew the box
from his pocket. open it," he
pleaded eagerly. ''See if that does
mt make you happyr'
SHE took it, and in the faint
light she opened the box and drew
out a necklace of tiny shells. The
glow from the half-blacked street
lamps picked up the sheen of each
little shell. They shone like jewels.
"Well?" he said expectantly.
She put them slowly back in the
box before she said, That was -
very nice of Meade. Tell him
said thanks"
He took her to the door of her
apartment, and when he put the
key in the lock. suddenly. franti-
cally, she wished that it would
jam, that they would have to send
for the janitor, that something.
anything. would happen to delay
Bill Morrisey's going. Because she
knew. above the panicked beat of
her heart. that the birthday party
she and Meade had been missing
was love. And she knew in the
same moment that Private Bill
Morrisey from Texas had the only
ticket that would ever let her in.
But the key fitted easily in the
lock, and opened the door. and
Private Morrisey held out his hand
and said, Good night" And there
was nothing she could do to stop
his going. because she knew with
that last long look into his eyes
that Private Morrisey was too
much of a square shooter ever to
take another mans girl.
CLOSING the door behind her, she
let the box slip from her unsteady
fingers. The necklace spilled out
upon the floor and lay there,
mocking her. She stopped to pick
it up. and in the bright glare from
the overhead light the tag upon it
caught her eye. For a moment she
couldn't believe what she saw.
Not the name of a shop in Homo
lulu where Bill said Meade had
bought it, but printed quite clear
ly, the name of a shop on Forty
second Street, two blocks away.
With the necklace in one hand
Evening star., 1944-03-05

I MADs ~ SgeoRO MISJAkg the
day l bought Betty that laxative
which was supposed to be 50
very mild. She said it tasted
"phooey" and had an awful
time getting it down. To make
matters worse, the medicine
didn't seem to do her any good!
SOME lAxATlvES ARE
TOO MILD!
Evening star., 1944-03-05

vslv 50 ovslvv when Betty
said that to me! 1t was all be-
cause of that harsh, bad-tasting
laxative I'd been giving her. She
simply hated to take the stuff and
it upset her something awful!
SOME lAxATlvES ARE
TOO STRONcl
Evening star., 1944-03-05

. msAeD ON TINE RADIO about
Ex-Lax! 1t was such a happy
solution to Betty's laxative
problem! She actually loved its
fine chocolate taste. And Ex-Lax
brought her effective relief-so
thoroughly, yet 50 comfortably.
Not too strong, not too mild...
U.lAX Is TINE
HAPPY NEDIUAgl
Evening star., 1944-03-05
u YOU NEED A LAXATIVE
WHEN YOU NAvE A COLD

Don't dose yourself with harsh. up
setting purgativcs. Take Ex-Lax! It's
thoroughly effective. but kind and gentle.
As . p,seAssios sss osly As 1i,sete1
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-07
FAYETTEVILLE MEN
HELD IN ILLEGAL
GAS COUPON DEAL
Special To The Star

WHITEVILLE, Dec. 6 - CP) -
Charlie Gaynor and Bernard Cole,
both of Fayetteville, were arrested
by county and State officers at
the New Columbus hotel here this
morning and are being held by
Federal officers in Columbus coun-
ty Jail on charges of possessing,
handling and selling counterfeit
gasolina and sugar ration coupons,
it was announced by Sgt. J. R.
Pridgen, State highway patrolman.
Found in their possession were
counte rfeit gas coupons represent
ing 1920 gallons of gasoline and
coupons representing $3.50 pounds
of sugar. Sgt. Pridgen said.
Closely connected with the arrest
of Gaynor and Cole was the arrest
Monday of Neal Lewis of Loris.
S. c., on charges Of larceny and
the subsequent discovery in a
smoke house in his yard of coun-
terfeit coupons representing 100
gallons of gasoline and 2,495 pounds
of sugar.
Sgt. Pridgen conducted the arrest
of Lewis at his home near Loris,
and had returned the following
day to search for stolen goods when
Continued on Page IL; Col. II
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ALLIES ESTABLISH
LAM0NE CROSSING
British And Polish Units
Pose New Threat To
Nazis

ROME, Dec. 6 Up Smashing
stubborn German resistance, Brit
ISL and Polish troops have firmly
established a bridgehead across the
Lamone river, fou1. miles southeast
ct Faenza, posing a new thanking
threat to Nazi troops in a bulge
southwest of Bologna, the Allied
nigh cmmand announced today.
Evidence that the Germans were
well aware of their precarious po-
sition in the area and are With
drawing from the bulge, came in
an announcement that the Fifth
Army, now under 1t. Gen. Lucian
K Truscott, Jr.. had captured Pen
cola, a mountain town south of
Irnola, junction point on the B.
lgna-Faenza highway.
Northeast of Faenza. Eighth
Army troops cleared the Ravenna-
Godo road and. aided by Italian
partisans, were clearing out pockets
of Germans east of Ravenna along
the six mile canal leading to the
Adriatic. Due west of Ravenna, Al
led troops advanced beyond the viii
lage of Pangipare and were within
Continued on Page Three; Col. s.
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I Years Of War Finds America Confident
OfVict0ry But Uncertain Of Lasting Peace

at. pistol point and resistance will
continue until that rule is broken.
Hopes for fairly early victory
earlier than Churchil1's prediction
for sometime next summer - are
based on the expectation that the
Russians will soon spring the 9TH
er side of the Allied trap and drive
toward Berlin from Warsaw.
But the nearer victory comes on
the battleline the more complex
appears the world of the Atlantic
Charter which Churchill and Roos-
evelt projected in Britain's dark
months before Pearl Harbor. Half
dozen political situations in Eu-
rope hold the seeds of future wars.
The Churchill-Stalin agreement
on common policy in Yugoslavia
technically cleared the way for a
working agreement between the re-
sistance leader, Marshal Tito, and
King Peters government in exile
without making specific provision
Continued on Page Three; Col. -
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Bomber Pilot Goes
Amok And Imperils
Many Before Crash

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. g.
canadian Press)-A pilot under
training ran amok in twin-englne
bomber today and for four and
half hours endangered lives OF
civilians and servicemen as he
Owed and performed seemingly
impossible maneuvers before H.
nally plunging to his death.
An attempt was made to drive
him down to an airfield by using
fighter planes. Pilots were IN
structed not to fire on MIN, but
to trv to maneuver him down, but
he paid no attention to their Ell
forts and continued his wild aero
battles. Time after time he put
his big craft into dives pulling
up below hangar height.
The bomber missed persons
buildings and parked aircraft by
scant inches.
Finally, from height of about
i 900 feet, he went into a roll
and dived straight into the ground
atgrilsbury Island, six miles south
Of .Vanc o5yer. He was instantly
killed and the aircraft wrecked.
His name was not Immediately
announced.
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ENGLAND INSISTS
ON INTERVENTION
Split Develops Over Amer
lean Attitude On Lib
Grated Areas

LONDON, Dec. 6.-(P)-A
wide-open British-Americar
split in policy over. liberated
Europe's political quarrels de-
veloped today, with Britain
insistent upon her right to in
tervene when necessary and
the United States equally
firm on a hands-off attitude.
Watching the continents politi
cal strife with mounting concern,
the House of Commons heard For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden-his
usual suavity sacrificed for edged
words of deternination-serve no
tice that Britain intends to stick to
her position regardless of Ameri-
can reaction.
The British government posi-
ton - one of transcendent import
ance in its potential impact upon
the theological struggles gripping
many of Europe's FESTIVE countries
was outlined just "a hours after
the United States formally declar-
ed those problems should be set
tied without influence from out
side
The immediate issue revolved
around Britain's intervention in
Italy's affairs, specifically on its
Continued on Page II; Col. s.
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CITY ATTORNEY
SEEKS ACTION
ON WATER TANK
BY ALLEN J. GREEN
Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, Dec. CIV. B.
Campbell, Wilmington city attor-
ney, conferred with WPB officials
here today in an effort to obtain re-
cognition of contract for overhead
water tanks for Wilmington and
to change the original application
from two 100000 gallon tanks to a
single 100000 gallon tank.
M. Campbell received WPB as
surance that his plea would be re-
viewed and he expressed hope that
early action would be forthcoming.
When the city's extensive water
works program was begun several
years ago, plans were made for the
construction of two $50, 000-gallon
tanks: one at Princess street road
and 18th street, and the other at
Ninth and Dawson streets.
Although the contract was let for
the construction of these two tanks
to the r. o. Cole Co., of Newman,
Ca, a WPB decision prevened Will
mington from obtaining both tanks,
and an allowance for one 1000, 900
gallon tank was made However,
materials for this type of construc.
ton were unavailable.
If the WPB recognizes the origi-
nal contract and agrees to reas-
sign the 1000, 000-g gallon tank to Viii.
nington, it was erected at Ninth
and Dawson streets, where the city
already has purchased properly
The amount of the contract was
not mentioned
Plans for the change-over from
two $50, 000-gallon tanks to the
larger tank are being processed.
The overhead tank would provide
an immediate source of fresh water
in case of emergency and increase
pressure in the event of serious
fires or other emergencies of this
type The tank also would serve
to more evenly distribute pressure
on city water lines.
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SIEGE TICHTENS
ON SAARBRUCKEN
Nazis Thrown Back With
Losses In Drive On
First Army

SUPREME HEADQUAR.
TIERS ALLIED EXPEDI.
TIONARY FORCES, PARIS
Dec. 6.-(P)-Troops of 1t
Gen. George S. Patton's U. S
Third Army, having forced
four new crossings, poured
across the Saar river at six
points today, captured two
thirds of the border city OF
Saareguemines and frightened
their siege of shell-blasted
|Saarbrucken, capital of the
rich Saarland.
The latest crossings in the Am.
erican threat to. the Saar indus.
trial area were made approximate
ly two miles north of Saarlautern
where infantrymen of the Goth
Division fought their way into Dill
lingen on the rivers east bank
The 95th Division, meanwhile,
battled to extend the two original
bridgeheads, one in Saarlautern
itself and the other south of the
ely, in the face of continuous ar.
tillery fire.
Field dispatches tonight said the
35th Infantry had overrun all OF
Sarrreguemines on the west bank
of the Saar after house-to-house
fighting and were 'raking fleeing
Nazis on the east bank with ar
tillery fire.
Sarreguemines, largest French
city in the Saar, with popula-
ton of $4,000 normally, is situat-
ed nine miles southeast of Saar-
brucken. German troops blew up
all five bridges across the Saar
before retreating to the east bank.
Other Yank troops reached the
Saar above and below the city.
I Patrols of the 10th Armored Di-
vision also thrust acros sthe Saar
north of Merzig as the pressure
steadily increased on the border
of the rich industrial region whose
CONTINUED on Page IL; Col. u
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Bv JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-(R'-
The United States finished OIL
three costly years of war today
with full confidence in military
victory but shaken faith in winning
the peace.
The eve of the third anniversary
of Pearl Harbor is marked by po
litical disputes with Britain, the
latest of which is just developing
over Italy and Greece, and lack OF
certainty about Russia, future
course in Europe. Thus the Amerl'
can people and government face a
critical question: Can the Allies re-
main unified in peace as in war?
A decisive answer may be had
within three months, after Presi-
dent Roosevelt meets with Marshal
Stain and Prime Minister Chur-
chill. The main objective of the
meeting will be to work out COM
mon policies on just such issues as
political freedom in Europe and
the exact role of the great powers
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HitIer's Activities
Publicized Widely In
German Press, Radio

LONDON, Dec. 6-tR-The Ger.
man press and radio tonight were
filled with Notwithstanding pic.
tures-of the doings of Adolf Hitler
in what appeared to- be staged
prelude for the long-silent and Sc
Guided FuIhre1' s re-emergence inc
the limelight.
All printed and broadcast ac'
counts of Hitler's activities stress
co that he performed these acts
personally. This was a new de-
'parture.
And he activities reported were
manifold-both political and mill
tary, ranging from consulting with
for eign government representatives
to awarding war decorations-With
the obvious intention of conveying
the impression that the Fuenrer
had recovered from injuries suf.
fered in the July 20 attempt on
mis- life.
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City Officials Confer
With STA On Shortage
Of Coal In This Area
(Star-News Washington Bureau)

(Star-News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Henry
R. Emory, executive director of
the Housing Authority of Whining
ton. and City Attorney w. B. Camp
bell, will meet with official of the
Solid Fuels Administration tomor-
row in an effort to secure addi-
tionaI coal for the Wilmington area.
Although the coal shortage in
Wilmington has not been reported
acute, it was said to have become
serious.
Emory is in Washington for a
meeting of the National Housing
Administration, of which he is
chairman of the Government Re-
lations committee. He said today
that although the population has
decreased in Wilmington since the
war, there has actually been an
increase in the number of families
in war housing projects.
Emory and Campbell conferred
at the office Of Representative j.
Bayard Clark today in relation to
the coal shortage.
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COUNTY WAR BOND
SALES REACH SO
PER CENT OF GOAL

Bond sales in New Hanover
county's Sixth War Loan Drive last
night had reached a total OF 3d.
1865, 29l. so, an estimated 80 per cent
CT the overall quota. with $780,
99l. so of the figure in "E'' bonds.
"A per cent of the county's "E''
bond goal.
A Pearl Harbor Day war bond
parade will be held at the North
Carolina Shipbuilding Co. today.
with all departments, led by the
High school R. o. T. c. band,
carrying b d buying slogans
through the yard.
The sale of bonds to employees
yesterday had swept past the $780,
O0G goal with q total of 1921, 900
reported through Tuesday.
The parade will be the largest OF
its type ever held at the yard.
The war bond slogans, submitted
by each department, will be judg-
ed by a committee comprised Of
j. G. Thornton. E. A. Laney and
Postmaster Wilbur r. Dosher. APP
propriate recognition of the three
lest will be made.
Employees will march from the
Administration building throughout
the yard.
The rally today will be the Sec
end held at the yard. Col. George
w. McHenry, C t e ra n Marine
Corps officer stationed at Camp
Lejeune, spoke at the opening of
Inc drive on November 20 to thous-
ands of shipyard workers at two
gatherings.
Several departments surpassed
their quotas in the opening days
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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LARGE SCALE JAP
DRIVE SWINGING
TOWARD RUNNING

CHUNGKING, Dec. 6-Rl-A Jap
anese drive was in full swing to-
day toward Running, loss of which
would hamstring the prospective In
d.a-China supply route and deliver
the U. S. 18th Air Force Gripping
blow.
This was indirectly indicated in
a communicate from American
headquar ers which reported 18th
Air Force reconnaissance in the
Poseh area in western KWangsi.
province near the Yunnan prov.
i,ice border.
Meanwhile, dispatches from
kWeichoW province reported that
Chinese reinforcements hurried
there from northwest China already
we're in action against the Japa-
nese and claimed the situation had
improved slightly.
The announced recovery of Pa
clai. IS miles east, southeast of
Kweiyand, was taken as evidence
Of the streng nening of Chinese re-
sistance.
CA Chinese Communist broadcast
from Yenan province recorded by
TIE FEC said troops of the Eighth
Route Army accompanied by guer-
rilla forces had blown up Japa-
rese consulate at Tangshan, go
miles northeast OF Tientsin in Ho-
reh province November IS, killing
five Japanese.>
Fighting still is in progress south
Ct Tushan. IS miles from Kwei-
wang Chinese communique said.
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NEW DEAL GROUP
| JOINS IN MOVE
Connally Plainly Shows
Anger At Vote OF
Rejection

WASHINGTON, Dec. g.
(P)-Several New Dealers
joined in a Senate revolt
against President Roosevelt's
nominations to high State De-
|partment posts - and the
names were sent back to COM
nlittee for study.
This startling upset came on
81 to 81 vote which turned Senator
Connally D-Tex) pink with anger.
Connally as chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee was in
charge of the nominations on the
floor.
Senator Guffey O-Pa), usually
an Administration supporter, was
a leader in the fight ,gainst imme-
diate confirmation of the appoint
ments of Joseph c. Grew to be I'M
dersecretary of State and Nelson
A. Rockefeller, w. L. Clayton and
Archibald Macleish to be assistant
secretaries. Only praise was voic-
ed for Grew but his nomination
went back with the others.
Senator Chandler D-Ky), occas-
sionally at odds with the Admins
tration, said he had heard a slo-
gan, "clear everything with Sid
ney'' in the recent campaign. Now,
he said, in obvious reference to
the financial background of some
of the nominees, the idea seems to
be clear everything with Wall
street,
Guffey, expressing strong disap-
pointment over some of the non1i-
nations, said:
'The morning after election I
thought the liberals had won.''
Senator White (R-Me) acting mi
nority leader, joined Connally in
pleading in vain for prompt con-
firmation.
Men like Democrats Kilgore of
West Virginia, Murray of Montana,
Mead and Wagner of New York
and Mcfarland of Arizona were
among those voting for a full in
quiry into the appointments.
Strong Roosevelt men all-they
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