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Evening star., 1944-12-22
T axe Ny Word for It
BY FRANK COLBY.
How Did IL Start?

Balboa Island.What Is the origin
of the term solar plexus blow"?-
Mrs. M. G.
Answer-The solar plexus is the
center of a network Of nerves located
at the pit of the stomach. A blow
at this spot is paralyzing and often
results in knockout.
On March II, 1897, at Carson City.
New, Bob Fitzsimmons won the
worlds heavyweight championship
by striking his opponent, James j.
Corbett, in the stomach-the first
Knockout to be scored by such
blow. Although it was but a chance
blow. sports writer's were quick to
adopt the term solar plexus blow"
and other fighters have since used
the blow successfully.
st. Louis-Please settle a dispute.
My friend holds that Benjamin
Franklin originated the saying
comparisons are odious." I main
tain that its origin is much more
recent. Who is right?-Mrs. j. H. B.
Answer-The expression is ancient.
The English writer, John Fortescue,
used it 500 years ago, and it may not
have been original with him.
Shakespeare made a pun of the
phrase in Much Ado About Moth
ing" Act III. Verges brags. yet, I
thank God, I am as honest as any
man living that is an old man and
no honester than l." Dogberry re-
marks dryly: comparisons are
odorous."
Little Rock-Who first said, Be-
veen you and me and the gate
b ,st "?-H. E. w.
Il Answer-In Red Cotton Night
Up Country" Robert Browning
4 ote, "A secrets safe 'twixt you and
n and the gatepost!" He implied
Dat no secret is safe when shared
~ more than two persons. An old
French proverb expresses the same
thought: Secret Of two, secret Of
God; secret of three, secret of every.
body.
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Evening star., 1944-12-22

itsbIel Monty WoolIey Is hired as Santa Claus
by Archie.
WRC, t0:00-Amos Interpretation Of the
Lords Prayer featured for the fifth tonsetu-
five year.
WT0p, t0:30-Yvetie. Elsa Maxwell. Akin
Ismirofi and Henry Youngmsn appear.
Evening star., 1944-12-22
ON IhE LlR TODAY,

On THE KK TO-DAY.
WMAl. 3:t5-Chidren Of diplomats from
81 nations stationed here offer Christmas greet
ines in their native tongues. Milton Gross
emtees and The Marine Band supplies the music
Virginia Patterson, daughter Of ths UndeDee
retary Of War, represents Amsfits.
Evening star., 1944-12-22

WMAl, 7:00-Ed Wynn doubles Is Santa
Claus.
WhAl, 8:00-Ths folk ballsdeef. Richard
Dyer Bennett. eussis.
VOL, s:30-The life story Of Author Edna
FGber.
WPc. S:30-Wiih that beard il was nes-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
ALLIES IN ITALY
SMASH TO NORTH

ROME, July 20 -tR- American
troops battered their way across
me Arno river valley on a 25-mile
'front.' between Pisa and Florence
'ooay as German forces, bewilder-
cd BY the sudden breakthrough,
'eTeated across the Arno into the
mountain defenses OF their Gothic
line
L. Gen. Mark W. Clark's dough-
OOyS held complete control of hill
masses overlooking the Arno from
VIC south, and American artillery
.aheo the entire valley in search
" ~ Nazl rearguard units protecting
VIZ "lVhdraWal OF the main body
VI enemy forces to the north of
the stream.
uefman resistance was confined
annoSt entirely to these small
s.O0pS armed with automatic
WIZ, msse:pohs-similar tactics to those
t h!lcA delayed the entry of Clark S
o cups INTO Rome an entire day.
oas american column was firmly
NrsIsOlshed on the south bank of
i r-s Afno at Pontedera, u miles
inland from Pisa.
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S0VIETS LAUNCH
new OFFENSIVE

LONDON, Friday, July 21-tRA
The Red army announced last
night the opening of its eighth ma
jor summer offensive with a mas
give drive into the heart of Poland
bringing total of 100000 troops
into action along a 70O-mile crumb-
ling front.
Berlin said Russian troops had
reached Augustow- two-h o u r
march from German East Prussia
in the northern sector. Moscow
was silent about the thrust toward
East Prussia, where the Soviet
radio said ''uprisiags and serious
panic" had developed.
Officially Moscow announced
these military developments:
"a new crossing into Latvia
southwest of Ostrov; the cutting of
the Nazi westward escape rail
route from Daugavpils; the reach
ing of the central Bug river in the
new drive which penetrated 80
miles into German lines on a a.
mile front; the capture of another
large sector of German-occupied
Poland west of Sokal; and a spec
tacular break-tnrough into the Po-
Esh plains northwest of Lwow at
point only 200 miles from Ger
man Silesia.
The Russians attacking frontally
at Lwow were within five miles
north of the city. and hundreds of
German prisoners were surrender
ing northeast of Lwow after four
Or five German divisions had been
encircled. Annihilation of the re-
sisting Germans in the pocket was
being pressed, Moscow said.
dispatches from Moscow early
today said the Soviet high COM
raa:ld ordered the new offensive
west of Kowel after the Germans
had diverted numerous divisions
northward to threatened E t
Prussia.
In reaching the Bug river the
Russians were o:aly so miles from
Lublin, key rail city in the heart
Of Poland.
Moscow's commu:1ique recorded
by the Soviet monitor announced
the capture of nearly 900 towns
and villages, nearly half of them
in the new three-day offensive.
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MILDRED HARRIS
DIES ON COAST

LOS ANGELES, July 2O-R-
Mildred Harris, beautiful actress
in the silent film days and first
wife of comedian Charles Spencer
Chaplin, died today of pneumonia
which followed a major abdominal
operation. She was about Al.
Miss Harris had been ill about
three weeks prior to the recent
operation. She married Chaplin in
1917 when she was only Is, and
divorced him in 1920. She was sub
sequently married to Terence Nc
Govern, Florida real estate man,
and William B. Flekenstein, who
once was her agent.
Miss Harris was one of the high
est paid film stars in the silent
days, but suffered financial rever-
ses in recent years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
TOTO DEFINITELY
OUT OF PICTURE
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Emperor Hirohito in an unpre-
cedented maneuver apparently de-
signed to strengthen Japan's mill
tary rule yesterday named a gene
raj and an admiral jointly to form
a new government in succession
to that of the fallen Hideki TOTO.
The two chose as ';co-premiers,"
Gen. Kuniaki Koiso, goverlor-gene-
raj of Korea, and Adm. Mitsumasa
Yonai, who was premier in l940,
both have been considered out
standing proponents of japanese
expansion, and the official Japa-
-.ese news agency Domei said their
task would be to strengthen the
war effort of the Japanese people,
apparently weakened by the series
of recent defeats at the hands OF
the United States.
A German broadcast quoting a
Tokyo military spokesman said the
chief task of the new cabinet would
be to prepare defense against
the expected enemy attack on the
Japanese mainland.
In broadcasts from Tokyo record
ed by the Associated Press and
the Federal Communications COM
missions, Domei said the new
regime would nave a three point
program:
/. To separate the military COM
rland from administration of the
state.
2 To enlist the work "of capable
persons selected from among the
widest possible fields in the cou9-
try, with particular emphasis laid
on enlisting the services Of young
statesmen of big caliber and strong
character"
3 To work out administrative
problems whereby the entire ma
ton will be given full opportunity
Continued on Page Three: Col, y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
WRIGHTSVILLE BOARD
SETS $1.60 TAX RATE

Adopting a tentative budget
S83,637.46, which is an increase of
$40, 694.49 over last years budget,
the Wrightsville Beach Board of
Aldermen yesterday set the beach
tax rate at $1.60 for the fiscal year
1944-45.
Main items in the budget are:
general administration S8,815; pub
lie buildings, $4,000; police depart
ment, $7,567.8O; fire department,
$4,000; sanitary department 49,
$50; street department, $16,570;
debt service. S1O,89O; contingent
fund, So, 720.66, total of S65, 613.46.
In addition there was an appro-
priation for the water department
of $1,000, which brought the total
to $50, 637.46.
Attending the special meeting
were Mayor ]. w. Wood and Alder
men R. o. Grant and Robert N.
Grain.
The next regular meeting of the
board of aldermen will be held Au-
gust 10. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
AIRLINE NEEDS
CAB APPROVAL

Coates Lear, attorney for Nation
al Airlines, Inc, disclosed here
yesterday that approval by the
Civil Aeronautics board and the
Army for the airline to land planes
at the Wilmington Army Air base
would be necessary if this city is
to be included as an air stop in the
north-south air service to be start
ed this fall by National.
Technical data, in preparation
for National to file an application
with CAB to land planes at the
military airport, subject to Army
approval, was being gathered here
yesterday by Lear and D. H.
Amos, assistant to the vice presi-
dent in charge of operation of Ma
tional Airlines.
The airlines' attorney, declaring
''it's up to the Army now, stated
that National is prepared to start
operation of the north-south pas
senger and cargo service some
time this fall, if CAB and Army
approval are obtained. He stated
further that the company antici-
pates complete cooperation from
the CAB.
The Army has allocated two
planes to National which can be
used to inaugurate it's air service
between Jacksonville, Fla. and
New York city, with stops sche-
duled at Wilmington, Savannah,
Charleston, Philadelphia and Nor
folk. National will probably
operate two schedules" said Lear.
Wilmington long has sought air
service and every effort has been
toward that goal. This city lent its
aid in having CAB approve a!
north-south route, with a stop here,
and again when Nationals plans
were begged down because of lack
of equipment, the chamber of com
merce county board of commits |
sioners, and the city council petit
toned congressman to bring pres
sure upon the CAB for the release
of planes to the firm.
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CEILING
SET AT 43 IL

WASHINGTON, July 2O-lR-The
Office of Price Administration an
ncunced today shat the 1914 crop
of flue-cured tobacco would be
brought under price control Sin the
rear future" at weighted average
purchase price at auction markets
o. 80 cents a pound for united to-
tacco and 43 IL cents for that tied
into hands
Ceilings on the new crop, pro-
viding ingredients for about So per
cent of all cigarets made in this
country, compare with weighted
average price On last years crop
of SO cents a pound for united to-
bacco and Al cents for tied.
The agency made the announce
nlent in advance of formal issu-
ance of the regulation $50 that
buyers will know what prices are
to be before the opening of the
first auction market July a."
OPA said the higher prices would
have no immediate effect ON
cigaret prices, since this years
crop will not be used in cigarets
for two or three years. An upward
adjustment of tigaret prices may
be necessary eventually, an OPA
spokesman said.
The weighted average purchase
price fixes no ceiling on individual
purchases. Under this system,
CPA explained, each purchasers
average buying price for the crop
must not exceed the weighted
price.
'"The higher ceilings for this
years crop are being authorized
BY the Office of Economic Stabi-
lization as necessary to secure es-
sential supply and bring flue-cured
prices into their normal relation
ship with prices contemplated by
last years regulation on hurley
tobacco" OPA said.
The agency added that the diff
Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
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VETERANS SERVICE
TO BE ESTABLISHED

A veterans service committee
will be established by the Com
munity Council of Social Agencies,
it was decided at a meeting of the
executive committee of the coun-
Gil held yesterday in the directors
room of the Wilmington Savings
and Trust company.
The. veterans service committee
will work in cooperation with the
United States Employment Service
and the Selective Service System,
George Stearns executive secre-
tary of the Community War Chest,
Members of the council, includ-
ing the American Red Cross, the
United Service Organization and
Travellers Aid, will work in con-
junction with the employment and
selective service agencies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
SHELL
BLASTS NAZI AUTO

WASHINGTON, July 20-lR-The
British battleship Nelson, firing at
almost 20 miles range, blew an
automobile load of Germans into
atoms with a direct hit from a
16-inch shell.
The Nelson's commander, Capt.
A. H. Maxwell-Hyslop, telling
press conference about it today,
said the shot was lone of the ex-
traordinary fukes'' and then added
with a grin:
II once hit a rabbit with a %
rifle, but I never thought l would
hit a motor car with a 16-inch
gum"
The incident occurred while the
NeAon was bombarding Nazi
fortress perched atop 300 foot
cliff near lie Havre during the
early days of the invasion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
BOMBERS STRIKE
BONN ISLANDS

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, July
2O.-(P)-Land-based U. S. heavy
bombers. presumably from Saipan,
made their first foray into the
BONN islands Tuesday, within $50
miles of Tokyo, Adm. Chester w,
Nimitz announced today.
A 15-day blasting of Japanese
held Guam from the air and sea
has wrought widespread and hea
Wy damage on that American is
land, lost at the wars outset, Nj
mitz added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
Leieune Mess Hall
Damaged By Flames

CAMP LEJEUNE - July 20-iR
H. F. Volkman, assistant
provost marshall estimated today
that fire caused damages Of &c.,
GUG last night in the officers mess
building.
Smoke pouring through the hall
ways drove officers, their wives
and guests from half-finished din
ners. The fire broke out in the
storeroom, and did not spread to
the main part of the building.
The storeroom was Quilted and
a quantity of canned goods de-
stroyed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21

health decided yesterday.
Two definite cases of polio al
ready have been reported in the
city during the current paralysis
epidemic in North Carolina that
already has caused Is deaths
among more than 300 cases report
ed and has brought directives from
the North Carolina Board of Health
against public gatherings of child
rem.
Members of the city county
board, meeting yesterday after
noon, decided to hold in obeyance
any definite orders against child
rem assembling in public until more
polio cases we're reported, but the
board appointed committee to
prepare steps to be taken in the
event it should become necessary
Members appointed to the COM
mittee were DR.. w. H. Moore, DR..
]. C. VESSEL, and DR.. A. H. Elliott,
The committee has full authority
to close public gathering places to
children under the age of Is when,
in their opinion, the situation bord-
ers on the form of al epidemic.
$50 little is known about nfan-
tile paralysis as far as how the
virus is transmitted that it is i'm
possible to state that the confine-
ment of children from | a g e
gatherings would definitely protect
them,'' the board declared in a
statement. 1.-THE only thing we can
do is take all the precautionary
recommended by the Ma
tional Foundation for lnfantlle
(ro,%;uva5 -, Doro Five. Col. |
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ED.R ACCEPTS DEMOCRATIC NOMLNA TON
By Tx 29c ?AGC COAST NAE VAL BASE BASE;
INTERNAL STRIFE
REPORTED CAUSE
Fuehrer T kes To Radio
To Reassure Germans
All Is Well

LONDON, Friday, July 81.
-P)-Adolf Hitler, burned
and bruised by a bomb explo-
sion, told the world today
that a group of German army
officers attempted to assassi-
nate him Thursday to prepare
for surrender "as in 1918,"
but asserted the conspiracy
had been nipped by speedy,
ruthless action.
Shortly afterward it was an
nounced officially that "the ring
leaders either have been shot or
committed suicide" Among those
executed, it said, was the man ac-
cused by Hitler of planting the
bomb-Col. Count Won Stauffen-
berg.
Official announcement of the as
sassination attempt was made by
the German DNB agency Thurs
day night. 1t was said that be-
sides Hitler's minor injuries,
thirteen of his military and naval
staff were hurt, three of them
seriously. Hitler himself said one
of these had died, but did not
name him.
The place and exact time of the
bombing were not disclosed, but
it was implied that the scene was
Hitler's secret headquarters.
Hitler called it the work Of "a
small clique of stupid officers"
but implied strongly that it was
actually a wide-open split in the
German army and he outlined a
broad and ruthless program to
put down the incipient revolt.
He appointed Heinrich Himmler,
chief of the dreaded Gestapo, to
be commander-;n chief of the
home front to exterminate all OPP
position "r,lth1essly," and declar-
ed:
II order that no military author
lty, no leader OF any unit, no SOL
died in the field, is to obey any
order emanating from these usu--
pers.
'I also order that it is everyone
duty to arrest-or, if they resist,
to kill on sight-anyone issuing
or handing on such orde-s.'
How such an apparently extern
sive conspiracy could be broken
up in such short order as the sub
sequent German radio announce
ment claimed was not at all clear.
(The secret German-langua9
radio station "Atlantic," of uncer-
tain antecedent but professedly
anti-Nazi, said in broadcast re-
corded by Christian Science Mont
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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PARTY ACCLAIMS
WARTIME LEADER
Chief Given 1886 Votes,
Byrd Receives SO;
Farley Gets One

CHICAGO STADIUM. July
20. - (P) - From Pacific
coast naval base, President
Roosevelt accepted a fourth
term nomination tonight and
told a wartime Democratic
national convention - and
America - to take a look at
the record and then deter
mine whether to entrust a
worldwide job "to inexperi-
enced and amateur hands"
His familia: voice came by ra-
dio into vast stadium where dele
gates, embroiled in a stirring scrap
over selection of his running mate,
had given him 1,086 Of 1,176 votes
for denomination. Sen Harry F.
Byrd of Virginia chalked up 80. One
went to Mr.. Roosevelt's estranged,
one-time political ally, James A.
Farley of New York.
Complete victory within the next
four years seems wholly likely, the
President said. Then, in what APP
peared to be an assurance that he
would not seek a fifth term but
would "retire to the quiet of a pri-
waite life he added:
I'm any event, new hands will
then have full opportunity to re-
alize the ideals which we seek"
Apparently epitomlzing his own
personal platform for the battle
to keep Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Of
New York out of the White House,
Mr.. Roosevelt outlined a three
point worldwide job for 1914:
First, to win the war-to win it
fast, to win it overpoWeringly.
Second, to form worldwide in
ternational CARNATIONS, and to
arrange to use the armed forces Of
the sovereign nations of the world
to make another war impossible
within the foreseeable future
Third, to build an economy for
our returning veterans and for all
Americans-Which will provide en-
ployment and decent standards of
living"
The speakers stand was signi-
ficantly vacant as the President
spoke, yet every eye in the stad-
ium seemed focused on the micro
phones which stood here. High
above them hung a battery Of loud
speakers from which the Presi-
dents voice came.
Even standing room was at
premium in the damned stadium.
Implied, at least, in the presiden-
tial address was bid for Repub-
licans to string along with the De-
mocrats. In the November election.
In the last three elections, Mr..
Roosevelt said, the American peo-
pie "have transcribed party affi-
liation."
Promising not to campaign in the
usual sense. but 1eserving the right
to correct any misrepresenta-
TONS" the President said he was
at Pacific coast naval station in
performance of duties under the
constitution.
'"The war waits for no elections,
Mr.. Roosevelt said. "Decisions
must be made-plans must be laid
strategy must be carried out.
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
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British Maui
Nazii Troops;
Seize Troarn
AMERICANS INACTIVE
Three Offensives Aimed
At Heart OF France
By Montgomery
SUPREME HEADQUAR-

S1rpREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS ALLIED EXPEDl-
TT1 ZION, FORCE, Friday,
1uIv 21.-P)-British tanks
and infantry smashed into
t s enemy stronghold of Tro-
sr0 and threatened to cut it
If from the south last night
At the height of vicious, fluid
fighting that badly mauled
five of 10 German divisions
blocking the road to Paris.
IN the aorthernmost of three
drives aimed at the heart of
france the British First army
seized the railway station of Tro-
am. eight miles east of Caen, and
:, infantry column struck out for
81. Pair and hlgn 9rouno less tlld1l
4 mile south of Troarn.
The British beat off a counter
attack and relentlessly pressed the
Germans back against the tidal
marshes of the Dives river, which
The enemy has flooded to block
4be coastal route to the great port
of LIE Havre.
A second column pounded
straight dowa the road to Paris
and hauled up just short of vi
mont, eight miles southeast of the
CINE river break-through which
punctuated the opening Of the Brit
ish offensive three days ago.
Here, on its left, tanks and in
fantry knocked the enemy out of
Frenouville and were assaulting
the stoutest German position in the
entire area, an anti-tank screen
six and half miles southeast of
Caen, on two and one-half mile
front
The third column, spearheaded
by Canadians. drove due south of
Caen and captured the railway
town of Bourguebus, five miles
south of Caen, after bitter street
fighting, the midnight Supreme
Headquarters communique said.
The village Of Soldiers was over.
run en- route.
A lightning thrust down the south
hank of the Orne river protecting
the Allies right flank carried the
British two miles beyond positions
reported earlier yesterday to al
ridge north of St. Andre sur rne,
; II miles souta of Caen.
The war bulletin said that north
west Of the St. Lo, U. S. troops on
Inc quiescent American sector of
The front had pushed to the line of
the Wire river in limited advances,
and had improved their positions
south of St. 10 itself, apparently
for an attack on the heights from
which the Germans are pouring
harassing fire into the ruined city.
Visibility limited air operations
over the battle area from midnight
10 noon, but fighter bombers eff
1ectlvely attacked two trains load
ed with enemy tanks and damag-
20 bridge over the Somme river.
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zap Probing Moves
Repulsed By Allies

or A1DVANCED ALLIED HEAD
III GINniERS, New Guinea, Friday,
nraS NI-'4'-Jaoanese attempts to
H.. 1--we the southern flank of Allied
rinn nave been repulsed, as spar
r,,,ea e.hlihued along the Driniumor
in ~ d noat, q miles east of Aitape
,s,a ii'lst New Guinea, headquar-
Wy ~ announced today.
rron general situation remained
Iro',t a1seo. Three strong japanese
ed ~ sissults have been repuls-
tero, eno me attackers now are at
drjy. .ing outflanking and probing
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-21
Casualties In Italy
Increased To 1856

WASHINGTON, July 20 -R-
American Army casualties in Italy
from the time of the landings last
September to july IL totalled 49,
166. acting Secretary of War Pat
tarson reported today. This was
an increase of 2,767 for one week.
The death list now stands at
1899, an increase of 344 for the
week; the wounded at 1851, an
increase of 2,104 There are 1O,6O6
Figures for other theaters were
att announced today.
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Health Board Defers
Banning Assemblies

No public ban on children congregating at theatres,
swimming pools drug stores other public establishments
will be promulgated in Wilmington until the infantile pa
rayss situation here gets worse the cycouny board of
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WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Partly
cloudy today; probable thundershowers
followed by slightly cooler weather.
Temperatures yesterday:
High 88-Low u.