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Evening star., 1944-04-29
BY CASPAR NAMES.

ny SASE An NhNNESs
Regarded by the late Bishop
James E. Freeman as the most
beautiful church in Washington,
the Metropolitan Memorial Meth
odist Church at Nebraska and New
Mexico avenues NV, is set in idyllic
surroundings. Built in 1882 as a
community church, the edifice has
carried with it the traditions of the
old Metropolitan Church located at
John Marshall place and c street
NV.
The first inspiration for the erec-
tion of Methodist "house of
worship in Washington City" orig
mated at the Boston General Con-
ference in May, 1852. Seventeen
years later on Easter Sunday, March
%, 1869, the church was dedicated.
President Ulysses S. Grant, Vice
President Schuyler Colfax and
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, were among the
congregation. President Grant and
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Calvary Baptist
Plans Youth Week

Youth week will be observed al
Calvary Baptist Church, with the
theme Forward With Christ"
The services will open Monday
night with cleanup night; Tues
day, conservation night: Wednes-
day, prayer meeting night; Thurs
day, garden party; Friday IA
home; May 7, youth Sunday"
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Chevy Chase Presbyterion

The Rev. Donald L. Leonard, as
sistant minister, will preach Sunday
at II am. on "A Faith for Today"
Comdr. Donald L. Hibbard will
address the young people at 7:45
pm. on THE Christians Response
bility in Government"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-29
Gambling Suspects
Hearing Postponed

The gambling conspiracy exam
nation of II defendants alleGedly
members of the b e. o Policy
House which police say has been
doing an annual business Of nearly
100000 was adjourned today by
Recorders Judge Scallen, until
Oct. 3.
Among the defendants is Albert
Packman. "A. Of LAT Leicester
known as "the Night Mayor OF
Paradise Valley"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-29
rope broke

for the boys of that city who have their lives. II
impressive affair that could be repeated every in the
country I've been flying much lately I'm having tailor
put the air pockets right in my suits.
Met T Sgt Relax of Tacoma, Wash. boy in the post
office department Of the He up the post office Italy
three days after the invasion, and private walked up and
wanted 10 send $1,000 knew where he get it, but
the other fellows in the game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-29
BENEFITED CHANGES

A poll Of IS reporters aboard
the Dewey campaign train, taken
by Don Pryor of the Columbia
BroadcaStlng System. shows that
81 believe the Republican nominee
improved his chances as result
Of his CoaSt-to-CoaSt tour and the
seven major speeches delivered
thereon.
TWenty-three believe he had
the best Of his exchange with
President Roosevelt. Is believe he
had the worst OF II, and 10 called
II a draw.
Only nine Of the reporters eX-
pressed no personal choice be-
tween the candidates and all OF
these believe Gov. Dewey'S
chances were improved by the
trip. GuesseS as 10 the percentage
chances Of the two candidates
ranged from so per cent for
Roosevelt 10 IS per cent for
Dewey. the average being 53.8
per cent for. Roosevelt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-29
COMMUNICATES
By Bob Hope

uERE we are in Chicago, the city
IL famous for wind and political con-
ventions, or am l saying the same thing
twice? When | arrived here my fans
wanted TO show me the loop. But the
rope broke.
just few in from Akron, o., where
| participated in a war memorial service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-29
PRAISES LAST SPEECH

Brownell informed Dewey that
his Oklahoma City speech, in
which he removed the gloves for
an about attack upon President
Roosevelt and his administration.
Had tGEHed -the-tlde- Toward The
COP and that national head
quarters has bee deluGed with
commendatory kilograms
Dewey and Brownell discussed
plans for the formers trip next
week 10 Charleston. w Va,
where he VIII speak Oct. 6. the
day after President Roosevelt
delivers his next campaign speech.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-29
Dewey Maps
Next Drive

ALBANY y Y Sept IS lNSl
Gov Dewey, home fr9m an 8
50o-mlle swing across The nation
plunged immediately today into
plans for his next vote-gettlng
drive
First 10 greet Dewey was ma
ronal chairman Herbert Brownell
who proceeded 10 the executive
mansion with The governor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-29

Even your youngest goes fer il"
hungrily when you say Clock Bread.
There's an easy-to-eat freshness, q
finer texture which takes on butter
more smoothly. q honey fragrance
which tempts your appetite. Get
this better bread value
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F. D. R. SIDESTEPS
nth TERM issue

WASHINGTON, Feb. g. R -
President Roosevelt turned away
at his press-radio conference to-
day a direct question whether he
would accept fourth term, but
in an ensuing political discussion:
1. Described as hoary with age
proposal that he run with
Republican vice-presidential nomi-
nee on coalition ticket.
2. Scoffed at reports that the
elections might be put off a year.
People who talk that way, he COM
mented, have not read the Con-
stitution.
To the question whether he would
accept fourth nomination, he re-
piled that that was one of them
things and he would have to go
back to the usual old story which
he said is the killer of stories.
Then he added there was no news
on that today.
James L. Wright, correspondent
of the Buffalo Evening News, call
ed the Presidents attention to what
he termed two weird" stories.
One, he said, was a report that
the elections would be put off a
year.
The President wanted to known
how that could be done and Wright
Continued On Page Two; Col. 81
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ceding further into the distance,
however, and many more bonds
must be bought by all public-spir-
tied citizens if the county is to
meet the quota placed upon it by
Treasury officials in Washington.
Although the overall picture is
discoucaging, bulletins from organ
izations and indTi'vi1l sscontinued
to pour in Tuesday, Indicating that
some Wlmingtonians are working
overtime in the campaign while
others are obviously Sinking their
obligation to back w the fighting
forces.
A war bond dance sponsored by
the Cape Fear Artillery will be
held Wednesday night at the Ar.
n1oyr at 814 Market street for the
benefit of the bond drive. A booth
will be opened at the Tide Water
Power company sales floor We'd
nesday from am. to pm. Only
pledges will be taken at this booth,
with tickets and table reservations
obtainable as long as available.
The dance is expected to be a
highly entertaining affair, pattern
ed on the Stage Door Canteen Lo-
al officials and businessmen will
serve as busboys and walters, and
Continued on Page Three; Col. p
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U.S.. POWER PINS
DOWN JAP FLEET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.--The
American warship assault on Par
amushiro island has nailed Japan s
fleet inescapably to the narrow
col fines of japanese home waters.
Naval experts say this was one
of the most important strateglcal
results of the bold foray which
carried United States surface units
across waters of the North Pacific
to lombard a key enemy base
only 1900 miles northeast o1
Tokyo,
The raid profoundly changes the
strategic picture of the war for the
Japanese, as much so as does the
conquest of the Marshall islands
which first broke the real outer
ring of Japan's 25-year-old Cent? al
Pacific defenses.
The Paramushiro raid was IN no
way decisive and was not intended
to be. It does, however. present
the enemy with a vivid new threat
of danger to the heart Of his en-
pire.
It means that from now on the
sdmirals in Tokyo cannot afford
to risk sending their battlefield
steaming to the South or Southeast
in hopes of catching United States
forces off balance. They cannot
because they can never know
when an American task group
might take advantage OF the alb
sence to strike at the central &C.
zion of Japan with either surface
vessels or carrier borne aircraft
Japanese propaganda breakfasts
reflect this fear by emphasizing
that the raid must not be regarded
lightly.
With the surface attack on the
island the japanese defense peri
meter in the Pacific must now be
considered under pressure along a
hugh arch from Wewak in New
Guinea, through Rabaul and the
Marshalls all the way to the north,
ern Kuriles.
The United States naval strength
is probably twice as great as that
of the Japanese-in terms OF mod
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
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ASKED
TO WARN MESA.

WASHINGTON, Feb. SIP -
The War Labor Board announced
tonight it is calling President
Roosevelt's attention to the war
plant strikes of the Mechanics Ed
ucational Society of America
(Mesa) so that criminal penalties
may be invoked promptly in the
event of another interruption.
The board said its action also
would permit immediate consider
alton of civil sanctions of the War
Labor Disputes Act.
The board acted within a few
minutes after public hearing at
which Matthew Smith, British
born leader of the Mesa, virtual
ly threatened a resumption of the
strike which the union leadership
called off temporarily yester-
day.
Smith talked to the board in
tones of defiance and sarcasm,
and before the hearing ended he
had obtained assurance of consid-
Grafton of his demands for unaf-
.filiated union presentation on the
board.
'sWe called off the strike tenn
porarily." said Smith, ''and we
will no doubt call it on again when
we report the pious promises OF
this board to our committee"
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-RAThe
Senate finally passed wateced-
down version of the Green Lucas
Federal ballot bill today and tossed
1t over to the House which al
ready is Gil record in favor Of
leaving 10 the States the machi-
merry for voting by members Of the
armed services.
House re;eetion is in prospect,
10 be followed by appointment OF
a Joint Senate-House conference
committee to try to work out son.e
sort of measure acceptable to both.
The Senate action was double
barre:ed affair:
First. it attached the Green-Lu-
cas- bill to the House-approved
States Rights measure as an
amendment on a roll call vote OF
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Allied commanders may have had
of an early conquest of Rome now
are gone.
Eighteen days after the initial
landings, the American and Brit
ish force on the beachhead has a
firm hold on an area enclosed by
an arc some 80 miles in length
and extending inland about eight
miles, but it is faced by a prob
ably superior German force that
is girding for new assaults.
With Nazi resistance showing no
signs of diminishing, the prospect
of an early junction of the main
Fifth Army force with troops on
the beachhead is dim. And, since
the Germans are massing an ever
stronger containing army around
the beachhead, the prospect of a
major Allied push on Rome is
equally remote.
After five days of fierce fighting
in the streets of Casino on the
main front, the German still hold
three-fourths of the shattered town,
including its center. They also
hold open a supply corridor into
the embattled place, though Amer
lean infantry is slowly closing in
on this passage in grim, uphill
struggle:
Wave after wave of bomb-car-
rying Focke-Wulf fighters swept
over the Anzio beachhead yester-
day in savage attempt to wreck
Allied landing operations a n d
harass defending troops, but
Americans and British fighters
ripped into them so effectively that
most enemy formations were brok-
Continued on Page Five; Col. -
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Test Blackout
In Wilmington
Said Success
WAS 6 MINUTES LATE
Citizens Responded Very
Nicely, Army Officer
Declares

The blackout staged in Whining
ton and vicinity Tuesday night
was declared successful by Lieut..
Col. D. c. France, of the Intern
al Security Office for the North
Carolina district at Fort Bragg,
official Army observer in charge
here. 1t was the first complete
mobilization test since December
9 of the New Hanover, county
Civilian Defense officials.
Despite the fact that the black
out did not start until six minutes
after schedule, and the city street
lights were not turned out until
seven minutes after the red sig
nal, Col. France stated. "the
blackout, in my estimation, was
very thorough; it was as COM
plete as any 1 have observed in
Wilmington"
The majority of citizens adhered
to the signals rapidly. Pedestrian
traffic was excellent. said George
K. Snow, assistant director of CT
william defense for North Carolina.
Two distinct lights, one on the
corner of Front and Princess
streets and another in the middle
of the block on Second between
Princess and Chestnut street,
were the only blots in the entire
area, with the exception of the
shipyard, Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road, and war prisoner camp, ex-
empted from the drill by the Army
and Navy.
The red signal. scheduled to
sound at $3.50 p. M, was sounded
on sireSs and whistles at 1886 p.
M, followed later by the blue
signal at $40 p. m. The white, all
clear, was sounded at 1915 p. m.
The Wilmington blackout was a
part of tset of civilian personnel
along the coast from Elizabeth
City through Key West, Fla, in
the most extensive coastlong
bls ckout ever held in the United
States.
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46 to 40 and passed the amended
bill by voice vote.
Then, in what was regarded as
a "back-stopping'' maneuver, it
passed the modified Green-Lucas
bill separately by a vote Of to
SO.
The separate Green-Lucas bill is
expected to be sent to a House
committee to repose until final dis
position of the other measure.
Thus administration leaders in the
House will have it in reserve in
event the conference procedure re-
suits in some version of Estates
Rights" bill and it is vetoed by
President Roosevelt.
As originally introduced, the
Green-Lucas bill provided for Fed
e--al absentee ballots-for voting
for president, vice president and
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ros veterans of World War II may
fos aid in filing applications
NJ NJ !! inustering-out pay in the hall
tar I ~ - Old courthouse building af-
ina a. - 81 clock Wednesday morn
rs rom members of the Amer;
F Fqa Legion and the Veterans Of
TU ~elgn Wars, it was announced
NoeSaay afternoon by Commander
INV CU'W n S. Westbrook, Whining
~ post No. 10, American Legion.
" nc TWO organizations will joint
inn 'io all eligible veterans in fill
49, AS elalins for mustering-out pay
releolo'ng to joint Army Navy
Am ease received Tuesday by the
msI ehlcan Legion, the plans for
er'a lg payments to eligible vet
Son. n.'S describes completely all per-
jnn +s VINO shall receive the muster
SUIT payments.
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Ma{fitt Village Post
Office Near Completion
Opening Seen Soon

The Maffitt Village Post Of
flee is nearing completion, the
Wilmington Postmaster an
nounced Tuesday, adding that
most of the furniture and equip
ment have arrived, and that
it looks at present as though
the new Post Office will be
opened during the month of
February.
James A. Price, now foreman
of carriers in the Wilmington
post office, will be station SUI
perjntendent in charge of the
Maffitt Village Post Office. Mr.,
Price has had over 30 years
experience in all branches of
post office work.
cit is our intention to give
the patrons of the new office
the best service possible" said
the Postmaster. eve are salts
fled that we will be accorded
full cooperation and that the
people will be served efficient
ly.
eve are deeply indebted to
Henry Emory, executive direc-
tor of the Housing Authority in
Wilmington, for the cooperation
, of his department in making
this new office possible" the
Postmaster concluded.
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TAR HEEL CLAIMS
JAPS IMPROVING

RALEIGH, Feb. 8.-R)-lnstead
of deteriorating, Japanese pilots
and planes are improving, and
are keeping abreast of American
aircraft, Col. Arthur H. Rogers,
commander of the South Pacific
famous Jolly Rogers lombard
ment group, said here today.
Col. Rogers, who is visiting his
me her, Mrs. Charles H. Rogers,
here while on leave, said that
"when Jap attacks he means
business - it's do or die with Jap
fighter and bomber crews, and
they bore into the attack without
apparent regard for personal
safety
The Pacific war is ''tough bust
ness" he said, adding that in con-
versations with men who have
served in the European area it
was agreed that there's no tough
er, hotter spot in all the war
zones than in the skies over the
island jung1es.
The young colonel expressed the
hope that more of our military
strength will be concentrated
against the enemy in the Pacific.
Atrocity stories are nothing new
to him. He told of seeing numbers
of our boys machine-gunned as
! they leaped from planes in para
chutes.
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Applications For Mastering Out Pay
Will Be Available Here After Today

of 800 to veterans with less than
60 days active service; those with
active service of go days or more
and with no foreign service are
entitled to 5000, payable in two
monthly installments of 500; and
veterans with 60 days or more and
who have had foreign service will
receive $500, payable in three equal
monthly installments:
Commander Westbrook urges all
persons who have become eligible
for mustering-out pay, to see rep
resentatives of the American Le-
gJon and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars in the courthouse "Wednesday
morning. It is necessary to submit
a certificate of discharge or serv.
ice The veteran is asked to sub.
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. A.
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out of the war, Finnish spokes-
men say here. They maintain that
the Moscow Pact on unconditional
surrender is directed at the Axis
powers, and that Finland is not in
Guided since she has not signed the
Axis pact.
In August, 1941, the United States
forwarded a Russian offer to ne
gotiate peace with Finland, but the
Firms turned it down.
It is known that up to about a
year ago, this government made
several attempts to promote peace
that time, there has been no an
nouncement of further efforts.
Finland's military situation has
changed vastly with Russian ad
vances menacing Nazi domination
of the Baltic Sea and thus Fin
lands communications with Ger
nanv
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-09
Watered Down Version OF Vote Bill
Is Finally Passed By The Senate

members of congress-for all per-
sonnet of the armed forces.
1t was advanced with White
House support and the argument
that State absentee balloting pro-
cedure was too complicated; that
thousands of men and women in
the services would not be able to
vote in this years election unless
given a short form Federal ballot.
Opponents denied it was imprac-
ticable to have State absentee vct-
ing, commended the Federal ballot
would deprive service personnel of
the chance to vote for state and
local offices, and argued Fed
eral ballot would be an uncoosti-
tutional invasion of rights of the
Continued on Page Three; Col 81
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about commune ations between the
American and Finnish govern
ments, said that this government
has recently taken occasion to tell
Finland, as it has on number of
occasions in the past, that the re-
sponsibility for the consequences of
Finland's collab ration with Ger
many and continuance in state
of war with a number of our Allies
must be borne solely by the Fin
nish government.
The United States maintains dip
lomatic relations with Finland, at
war with Russia and Great Britain.
The American statement serves to
dampen Finnish hopes that this
government might seek to soften
RusSia's stand.
The Allies never have told Fin
land one way or the other about
the manner in which she must get
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BRIDGEHEAD CLEARED
Seven German Divisions
Soundly Defeated By
Russians

LONDON, Feb. 8.-tREThe big
center of Nikopol fell
to storming assault by the Red
army today after a great four-day
battle in which the Russians an
nounced they cleared the extensive
Nazi bridgehead on the opposite
bank by soundly defeating seven
German divisions, killing $4,000
Nazis and capturing 1000, along
with much booty.
Premier Marshal Joseph Stain
issued two orders of the day to
announce these victories, which
nipped off the tip of the Germans
easternmost penetration into Rus
STA and took from the Nazi mill.
tary machine probably it's biggest
single source of manganese, used
in making steel and priced as one
of the most vital of all the raw
materials of modern war.
Gen. Feodor r. Tolbukhin and
his Fourth Ukrainian Army first
cleared the bridgehead opposite
Nikopol, a stubbornly-held stretch
of territory more than rs miles
wide and % miles deep, and thus
wiped out the last German hold
on the left bank of the Dnieper
except for pos "ons along the riv-
er's upper reaches above Gomel.
The Russians inflicted a heavy
defeat on seven German infantry
divisions in four days of battle to
take this "strategically important"
bridgehead, ST. lin announced.
They also captured the district
center of Kamenka, Is miles north.
west of Nikopol.
Then the Third UkrainianC Army
of Gen. Rodion Y. Malinovsky,
which already had fought its way
into Nikopops streets, captured the
city by storm with aid from Gen.
Tolbukhin's men, Stain announced
in his second order of the day.
Forty other towns fell in the
drive, and great amount of booty
was captured or destroyed. The
Russians listed SO tanks destroyed,
along with 217 81: 118 mortars,
$40 machine-guns, 1,277 motor
trucks and 30 truckloads of mill
tary supplies. In addition they
counted "a tanks captured, along
with 1872 guns, 100 mortars, 473
machine-guns, more than 1000
rifles and tommyguns, 1886 motor
trucks, Sc tractors, Is radio trans
mitters, LIB truckloads of mill
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
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Veterans to be eligible for the
mastering payment must have
neen honorably discharged o. re-
leased from active service on or
aftel December Z, 1871, from the
Army, Navy, Marine Corps or
Coast Guard or one. of the COM
penants thereof" says the. release,
inc luding the female reserve in
each branch of the service. Only
these members of the Women's Ar
my Auxiliary Corps who were dis
charged under honorable conditions
on account of disability are entitled
to the payment"
According to the special release
there have been approximately
100000 discharges or releases
from active duty from all branches
of the service.
The bill provides fer payment
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We Are Not Doing
Enough, State War
Bond Chairman Saws
WINsTON-sALEM. Feb. 3

WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. 8
- up Clarence T. Leinbach,
North Carolina war finance
chairman, said today sales of
War Bonds to individual pur-
chasers are continuing to IN
crease slowly, with sales to
individuals through February
in the Fourth War Loan total
ing SAL, OOO,0 900 or So per cent
Of the S70,00O,0O0 individual
quota.
Included in this figure are
"E" bond sales totaling $22,-
100000 or 81 per cent of the
$44, 100000 "E" bond quota.
Leinbach indicated that indi-
vidual sales are tagging
throughout the nation.
"North Carolina is just about
on par with national reports
reaching me-" he said, "but
this is small consolation. The
simple truth is, we aren't doing
enough"