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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29
MIDWEST

MIDWEST
Notre Dame -, Illinois Z.
Michigan 40, Purdue H..
Great Lakes 40, Wisconsin IL.
Nebraska "A, Missouri 20.
Ohio State "a, Minnesota "A.
Indiana 80, Iowa 0.
Baldwin Wallace 20, Wooster 20
(tie).
Fort Riley 6, Olathe Navy
tie).
Iowa State IA, Kansas State O.
Wichita U. IA, Rockhurst College
r.. :.
Oklahoma Aggies 46, Tulsa 40.
Lawrence 6, St. Thomas IL.
Doane 0, Drake So.
Franklin IA, Earlham 7.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29

There were 7434 outdoor play
grounds in the United States at the
end of 1888, excluding baseball
diamonds and bathing beaches.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29

the Filters until the final quarter
to almost even the count.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29

In 1925, Sing Sing prison was
known as Noun Pleasant prison.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29

N. c. Preflight scoring: Touch
downs Kellogg, Graham. Points aft
er touchdown St. John 2 (place-
ments).
Jacksonville scoring: Touch
downs Donaldson 2. Point after
touchdown Faust (placemenD.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29

SOUTHWEST
Texas A & M 81, North Texas
Agricultural 0.
Texas Christian 0, Oklahoma 7.
Rice z, Texas O. 3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
$1,ooo Club
 Donors

Washington Nov. 4-UP)-Final prediction accountings on file to- day with the House clerk revealed that the Republican National com mittee spent $2O08, 900 between Jan. and Nov. 1944 while the Demo- cratic National Committee expend- ed $l, l,331,713.
 During the same period the COP group collected $2,779,5 ,50S as com pared with $1,375. .539 taken in by the Democratic Organization.
 The much publicized $1,000 club which President Roosevelt recently said apparently developed from a suggestion advanced by him listed contributions of $94,l00 between Oct 5-the date the first gift was re- cleveland November 1. The club spent $64,217. President Roosevelt was one of the $1,00O donors.
 Others included: Marshall Field. owner of the newspapers PM and Chicago Sun; Club Chairman F. J. Lewis of Chicago; Club Treasurer George K. Bowden of Chicago; Rep. Wright Patman, D., Tex; Gov. Robert s. Kerr of Oklahoma; Gov. J. Howard McGrath of Rhode Is- land; Edgar A Brown, president pro tenn of the South Carolina Sem ate; and Claude s. Sapp of Wash ington. Alfred K. Eddy of Chica- go, made $100 contribution.
 The final reports were made in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
PIuneis Case oRreakSoon
(NEA Telephoto)

Motor patrol details combed the outskirts of the city this morning in search for Mrs. Stephanie Plungis, "A, III Draher avenue, missing from her home since Wednesday, as Chief Inspector Joseph R. Bendler hinted that the case would be broken shortly.
 Inspector Bendler and County Detective Thomas F. Laden talked with Francis zukauskas, S4, 174 AL der street, suspended supernumerary patrolman who is being held with out bonds, until 2 a. m. last night, after which the inspector indicated some new evidence had been discov- cred. He said zukauskas so far was sticking to his story that he had not seen Mrs. Plungis since she let him out of her husbands car on Sunny side avenue, shortly before II p. m. Wednesday.
 Zukauskas was arrested Thursday afternoon after Anthony Plungis, the missing woman's estranged hus- band noticed blood stains and bull let holes on the inside of his car.
 ZukauSkaS admitted being with the woman and quarreling with her Wednesday night, out said he could not explain the bullet holes in the car or the disappearance of Mrs. PlungiS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Prepare Another Springboard For Offensive
BY J. EDWARD MURRAY

BY J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press War COrrespandentl
 Paris, November 4. - (UPl The American 1st Army methodically widened and deepened it's new wedge in Germany's west wall 27 miles or less southwest of Cologne today, preparing another springboard for a winter of fensive aimed at the Rhine land.
 It. Gen. Courtney Hodges doughboys famed out on a three-mile front beyond Schmidt and Germeter some 12 to 15 miles southeast of Aachen toward the Roer river barrier to the Cologne plain.
 Moderate to heavy resistance was being encountered in the Schmidt area, supreme headquarters re- ported in a communique American forces cleaning out Siegfried line pillboxes in woods just northwest of Schmidt also said the enemy was resisting stuDbornly.
 In southwest Holland, other American troops linked up with tfe British to form a solid three-miIe bridgehead across the Mark river within three and half miles of the Holland Deep.
 The Americans captured De Kreek, six and half miles south of the 14-Span Moerdijk escape bridge across the Holland Deep. Polish units carved out second bridgehead across the Mark farther east, capturing Den Hout, four miles north of Breda.
 The battle for Walcheren island in the Schelde estuary went into it's final stages with British command0s merging their Deachheads along the south and west coasts and strlElE toward the inland stronghold oI Middleburg, a fortified town with l7th century Star-shaped water de- lenses.
 More than half the unflooded por- tions of Walcheren were in Allied hands, including virtually all of E1a south coast part of Flushing.
 The island already had lost iks Importance for the Germans, howS ever, for control of the south and west coasts enabled the Allies td begin sweeping operations that will open the great port of Antwerp to a floodtide of Allied shipping and speed the final Allied offensive against Germany.
 Steady Gains In eastern France, American and French troops continued their steady mile-a-day gains in at least two sectors between snow-capped 5000 (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Heovy Rains Stop ,Yonks

Rome, Nov. 4. CUP)-Allied cas- ualties in Italy since the beginning of the great offensive on May II have reached a total of 116,l50, compared with 134,o00 enemy vas ualties, Allied headquarters an- nounced today as continued heavy rains paralyzed front line activities.
 The Germans attempted at least six more counter-attacks against American, British and South African troops on the Fifth Army front but most of them were light and all were repulsed.
 Heavy rains the past two days in the Eighth Army sector forced the British to use wire hope bridges and assault boats to move supplies to the front across streams where bridges were washed out.
 Active patrolling continued along the front, despite the rains, but the Eighth Army positions around ForIi airfield remained unchanged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Winont Out For F D K

Boston, Nov. 4-(UP)-John G. Winant, U. s. Ambassador to Great Britain, says he is planning to vote for President Roosevelt in the con- ing election because mo one living can do so much to insure lasting peace"
 In radio (CBS) address last night sponsored b ythe Independent Voters Committee for Roosevelt and Truman, Winant said that i've can not risk defeating the President without riskin prolongation of the war and the loss of the peace.
 T believe, that the war and peace are the greatest issues of our gen. eration. Whether we like it or not, Americas position in the war and in the peace are inseparahly bound up in the Presidents leadership; !" he said.
 .The leaders of the, Allied govern mentS have come to know and trust one another and no one is trusted more by them than the President That is what makes 1t possible for him to secure dispatch and deci- sion when dispatch and reclsion are vital to victory. 'Winant said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
H. BrowneII Hits HiIInon

New York, Nov. 4-(UP)-EIerhert Brownell, Jr., Republican National chairman, replying to his Democra> tic counterpart'S citing of three Catholic magazines to prove Sidney Hillman's lack of communistiv affil- iation, said last night that Hillmanss trusteeship of the American fund for public service indicated definite communistic connections.
 "In 1922" Brownell said, "a young mar of radical beliefs. Charles Gar- land, who had inherited great wealth. established the American fund for public service with the sum of $500, 900.
 "A Democratic committee of the congress has just described this fund as large project to finance corn= munistic subversive activities in the United States, The AAGE congress sicnal committee stated that Sidney Hillman was mixed up in this pro@ ject. He was more than mixed up. Sidney Hillman was a member oe the board of directors of this pro feet"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Conn. Split Ticket Vote
 Big actor

Waterbury will "go Democratic" but what about Connecticut?-a question puzzling the majority of state political observers during the closing days of the campaign.
 Voting possibilities in Connecti- cut this year are so tight as to smudge even closeup observations of the many prevailing factors. Forecasts have predicted a victory for Governor Raymond E. Baldwin (R) dependent on the belief held that President Roosevelt will not sweep the state such as he did four years ago when he garnered ap- proximately 56,000 carrying votes.
 Baldwin's opponent this year, for mer Governor Robert A. Hurley CD rode into victory four years ago in the wake of the state and nationwide sweep of F.D.R. Hurley, at that time, ran behind his party yet accumulated 13,780 more votes than his opponent.
 It is generally conceded there will be no sweep" this year which may find Democratic forces trailing be- hind in certain ofiices-and too, there is always Mayor Jasper Mo Levy, of Bridgeport, perennial So- cialist candidate!
 However. ticket-splitting may be the determining factor in Connecti- cuts election. Observers declare that split ticket voting may reach new high here this year with estimates ranging up to 100000 votes. There are many Democratic voters. the conservative, independ- ent groups within the party. who will split on down the line, voting mostly for Baldwin instead of Hur. ley and possibly Sen. John A. Dan- aher (R) instead of Brien Mo- Mahon (D). Many Republicans may vote for Roosevelt this year, par ticularly industrial workers who pre- viously were staunch COP. adher- ents by tradition. These same Re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Lost U. s. Company Ready
 To Quit, Is Rescued By Pals

which the Tanks had lain for mort than 72 hours.
 This lost company had overrun entrenchments from which they were machine -gunned from behind while facing deadly accurate fire from self-propelled guns, mortari and snipers in the front.
 Their rations were consumed ths first day. From then on they had nothing to eat or drink except raw sugar 'beets which some of the meL pulled from nearby fields.
 Exhausted
 By the and of the third night the men were exhausted and the wounded were in bad shape.
 The commanding officer reluct- antly got out a white lag and was preparing to surrender so the sick and wounded could be given medical treatment
 TEen they heard Yankee voices
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Russia Food Supply Is Low

Washington, Nov. 4(UP)-Rus- sia's food situation is "unbelievably difficult" and the Soviet Union will need U. s. food imports for at least three years after the end of the European WET, according to It. Col Ralph w. Olmstead, deputy war food administrator.
 Olmstead. who has just returned from a two-month government mis- sion to Russia ard England to de- ternine their postwar food needs, said most of the Russian populace exists today on 8 diet of black bread, boiled potatoes and cabbage
 Next year Russia will take all the food this country cal supply and for which shipping space can be found, he said, adding tna the Russians could use 10 times as much as they acp receive if ships were available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
By WILLIAM R. HIGGINBOTHANI

By WILLIAM R. H1GG1NBOTHAM Limited Press War COrrespOndent)
 Aboard Headquarters Ship of Walcheren, Nov. 1.-CUP)-The men aboard this vessel and a gunboat standing off Walcheren have just been through an experience hitherto known only to the Germans a few horrible moments under the di- rect fire of an Allied rocket ship, which is one of this wars most ter rifying weapons.
 Both vessels were standing within range of German guns when the rockers, accidentally misdirected. began falling some 200 yards away ard a drumroll barrage crept across the sea toward us.
 The two minutes of hell descended in what could be regarded entirely as an accident in the tremendous bombardment accompanying the as- sault on Wslcheren island near Westkspelle.
 When they saw lt coming, there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Allied Rocket Ship Is A Terrifying War Weapon

was absolutely no question but that every man aboard gave up his life in a single flicker of belief that he did not have a chance.
 Everyone crouched on deck as the torrent of sound, shattering frag- ments and acrid smoke enveloped him.
 But by some freak of chance this vessel got of with single minor nick and without casualties. Only because we were two small targets in big expanse of ocean were we missed.
 Now a great many British sailors and one American war correspond ents know why the Germans come out from under such barrages blub- bering like children, their courage gone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Br. General For SW Asia
By PHIL AULT

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 London, Nov. 4 - UP0 = The appointment of a British general to the army command in southeast Asia was believed today to have completed a master plan for the campaign against Japan, with American forces hitting from the aast and the British from the west.
 The high command of the south east Asia theater, under Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, was placed firmly in British hands with the appointment of Lieutenant General Sir Oliver W. H. Leese as com- mander of the 11th Army Group.
 Observers interpreted the ap- pointment, which came close on the heels of General Joseph w. Still wells recall, as 8 major Shakeup in the southeast Asia command to prepare for an aggressive leap-frog offensive.
 Leese's shift to southeast Asia gave Mountbatten an an-British team of proven combat leaders to neaQ the three DraQcneS or SerVlce. The others were air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Ad- miral Sir Bruce Fraser.
 Leese, who succeeded Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery as com mander of the Eighth Army in Italy, is understood to have been assigned the task of leading land forces in coming amphibious operations. Fra ser will direct the sea forces and Leigh-Mallory the air forces, all under Mountbaten'S overall leader ship.
 The Decision
 The decision to name strong group commander in southeast Asia was believed partially aimed at Quieting criticism that Mountbatten | fHo1,f{n1S,AA oS~ noaa ON
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Presidential Campaigns Reach Clin,ax
By LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Staff CorreSpondent)
 New York, Nov. 4.-(UP)-Frank- lin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E Dewey bring their presidential cam paignS to climax tonight for the general election next Tuesday to determine the occupant of the White House for the next four years and the political complexion of the 18th congress.
 There are five candidates for President, hundreds for congress and thousands upon thousands for state and local offices.
 Thirty -one governors will be elected Tuesday. Maine elected its governor last September - 8 Re- publican = but votes for president next Tuesday with the other states. Of the S1 governorships in con- test, 19 are now in Republican hands. and 12 are held by the Demo- crats. States outside the south where Democrats are serving ana where Republicans have more or less chance to make gains are:
 Arizona, Rhode Island, Utah, In- diana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia.
 The presidential candidates and their running mates are: Demo- cratic, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry s. Truman; Republican, Thomas E. Dewey and John w..
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
By BOYD LEWIS
Lunl.ea Prsss war Correspondent!

United Press War Correspondent.
 With American Troops South os Rotterdam, Nov. 3-DelayeO-(UP) A lost company of two American officers and 65 men came back to- day.
 For three hellish days they hati fought as unit with the First Can- adian Army and had held a small sector inside the German Mark rivet' line.
 Men of the company, unshaveIl and filthy, told me the story of their dramatic stand a few minutes after they returned from the front hnei where their work enabled American troops to advance and establish beachheads on the north bank of the river.
 While we talked British and American guns behind us made g Whiatline arch of shells overhead to Eunn0Et aii advance then being made from Water@loGged foxholez in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
SOVIET TROOPS SMASH CLOSER
 TO BUDAPEST
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press War CorreSpOndent)

United Press War COrrespondent)
 Moscow, November A. (UP) = Soviet armored spearheads smashed through disintegrating enehny lines into the southeastern out skirts of Budapest today and the fate of. Germany's last satellite capital well may be decided in the next 72 hours.
 (The Brussels radio broadcast a report attributed to Ankara that the Hungarian government had ordered the evacuation of several districts of Budapest, and the fall of the city was considered i'm minent).
 GA British exchange telegraph dispatch from Moscow said street fighting was expected to start momentarily in Budapest.
 All signs indicated that Hungar- ian resistance had collapsed com- pletely, below the capital despite frantic enemy efforts to reinforce the lines with all available reserves security units and rear area units.
 Front dispatches said the entire German Hungarian Army group be- tween the Danube and the Tisza rivers southeast of Budapest had been shattered and broken up into isolated units, with only a few escaping toward the capital.
 The decisive victory would appear to leave the Russians bare and open road into the heart of Buda- pest. However, it was possible that the capital has in inner fortified zone that will have to be racked before the city can be occupied.
 Cossack motorized and armored patrols from Marshal Rodion Y Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Army stabbed into the southern out skirts of Pest, eastern half of tht sprawling capital athwart the Dan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
New Commend For Rear AdmiroI

Pearl Harbor, Nov. +(UP)-Rear Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth, Wonalancet, N H, has assumed the command of cruisers and destroyerS of the Pacific fleet, 1t was announc- ed yesterday by Admiral Chester w. Nitnitz.
 Ainsworth succee.s Rear Admir- al James L. Kaufman, Miami Beach Fla, who was given another assign ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Dewey Will Attend Rally
By JOHN L. CUTTER limited Press Staff CorreSuOndent)

United Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 Albany, N. r., Nov. 4-(UP)-Gov. Thomas E. Dewey brings to a white heat tonight his campaign to enter the White House next January and conduct "the greatest housekeeping in the history of Washington"
 The Republican presidential can didate speaks in Madison Square Garden at New York city before the last big COP rally of the cam paign. The address will be broad cast (NBC-CBS0 from 10:30 to II p. m. (EWT).
 Dewey will return to Albany Sun- day and will make a final speech from the executive mansion Mon- day night over the NEG, CBS, Mu- tual and Blue networks. It is ex- pected to stress principally the im- portance of voting in Tuesdays presidential election. He will re- turn to New York Tuesday to vote.
 The campaign windup rally in Madison Square Garden tradition ally is devoted to 8 Summarization of campaign issues. For this Dewey has laid the ground work in 20 ma jor speeches from Boston to Los Angeles.
 Accusing the Roosevelt adminis- tration of growing tired and quar- relsome in office" Strangling pri- vate enterprise and failing to pro- vide jobs under a peacetime econ- omy, employing secret diplomacy in foreign relations, abrogating for political gain the right of collective bargaining adn selling out the Democratic party to "subversive forces" Dewey has argued from coast to coast that tits time for a change"
 End of Fight
 He promised, if elected, to re- place it with an administration which would:
 Bring an end to the quarreling and pickering and confusion in the nations capital" and foster "har- moniouS action between the Presi- dent and the Congress"
 Eliminate unnecessary burdens and handicaps placed by govern
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Report Riots In Budapest

London, No2. +(UP)-Uncon- firmed European reports said today that riots and peace demonstrations have broken out in Budapest. be- sieged capital of Hungary, as the Red Army hammers at its gates.
 A sensational Moscow dispatch published in London said ''revolu- tion'' was in full swing in Budapest, but continued Nazi broadcasts over the Budapest radio indicated the city still was under German control.
 The dispatch asserted that armed clashes between police and looters were frequent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
AMERICANS WIDEN WEST WALL WEDGE laps Land Endorsements On Leyte
Relief Column Is Set For Big Fight
BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press War COrrespondent)

D4 WAAAfA11 Ds OAOEA4ANSOVNs sH United Press War Correspondent)
 Allied Headquarters, Philip pines, November 4.-(UP)- A Japanese armored relief column, landed by night at the west coast base of Ormac, moved north on Leyte today for a final showdown battle with advancing American invasion forces.
 GA Japanese Domei broad cast recorded by the EGG said every Japanese realized the current battles in the Philippines would decide his future and warned that the "optimistic belief that the enemy some day will fall ter" was not 'permissible".)
 American fighters dispersed the miles-long column yesterday with a tree-top bombing and Strafing at- tack that wrecked 30 trucks and two tanks and killed many troops, but it was reported to have re- organized and resumed it's march.
 Pushing along the 23-mile road from Ormoc forward to the north coast town of Pinamopoan, the Jap anese presumably were only a few miles from Maj. Gen. Franklin c. Sibert's American 10th Corps.
 The Americans yesterday reached Culasian point, only two miles east of PinaTnopoan, after overrunning virtually all the north and east coasts of Leyte.
 q Japanese rear guards of the dec- imated original Leyte garrison have been falling back in confusion be- fora the powerful American assault, but the arrival of the enemy's relief column may precipitate the heav- fest fighting yet on the central Philippines Island.
 The reinforcemel1ts, estimated as nlsh as a division in strength, slipped ashore from four big trans ports at Ormoc under cover of darkness. &
 Sink Ships
 American Leyte-based fighters darted through the enemy's aerial escort and dive bombed the ships, sinking two of them, but they al- ready had disgorged their troops. tanks and trucks.
 The Japanese rear at Oruloc was threatened, however, by clements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Registration High In Conn.
(Bv United Press)


 (Undated) = With President Roosevelt making two speeches in Connecticut today, at Bridgeport and Hartford. the state campaign goes into its final phase.
 Incomplete returns from 159 of 169 towns show that total regis- tration in the state was 940,966. as compared with 871,819 as the final registration during the last presi- dential election.
 Returns from town clerks in the Secretary of States office also in- dicate that 33.742 soldier ballots have been mailed back to town clerks out of 71.283 mailed to serv- icemen. It was expected the service ballot might reach 10000. U. s. Sen. Francis Maloney, Democrat. urged reelection of President Roosevelt because tour
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