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Evening star., 1944-08-24
Capital Needs 100
More Hospital Beds,
Gen. Fleming Says
Suggests Six Medical
Centers Might Serve City
Better Than Large Unit
BY DON S. WARREN.

Strong support for his belief
in the need for large-scale ex-
pansion of hospital facilities in
wartime Washington was re-
ceived today by Senator Tydings,
Democrat, of Maryland from
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works Agency admin
iStrator.
There is every reason" to justify
about l,700 new hospital beds for
Metropolitan Washington, Gen.
Fleming declared.
He estimated this as the need,
without including existing obsoles-
cent hospital facilities, and added
that in the opinion of the FWA at
least 1000 of the general hospital
beds now available fall into these
categories.
He made his estimate in state
ment replying to questions by Sen
ator Tydings, co-author and one of
the principal sponsors of the bill for
a Government grant to permit con-
struction of a new 1,5OO-be hospi-
tai center, to be operated privately
on a self-sustaining. nonprofit basis.
Gen. Fleming said that such an
institution could be built for $4,000
to 5000 per patient bed. For a
l ,500-bed center this would place
the construction cost at approx
mately $6,000,0 900 to $500, 900.
Suggests Six Centers.
Gen. Fleming said his agency had
given much thought to the fact that
Washington is a "horizontal' city,
having no skyscrapers, and with its
population distributed over wide
area. He suggested, therefore, that
provision of about six modern med
ical centers, judiciously distributed,
might serve the need better than
one very large center.
One large center, he continued,
may be more adapted to the needs
of a ''Yerticle" city, such as New
York. where the incidence of popu-
lation per square mile is very high.
The FWA spokesman also gave q
detailed account of the use of Lam
ham Act funds for emergency ex-
pansion of hospital facilities in the
District and the adjoining counties
and Senator Tydings said he was
convinced the FWA and the War
Production Board had done the
best they could" in the light OF
shortage of critical materials and
the necessity of meeting demands
Of the armed services first. !.
The Fleming statement confirmed
earlier reports that because the crit
ical situation regarding materials
the 1912 FWA proposal for provi-
sion of 1,072 beds here had been
cut about in half. Priorities finally
were granted which were sufficient
to build SGT patient beds and 267
baSsinets, 24l beds for nurses and
SO for internes in suburban Mary
land and Virginia and in additions
to number of public and private
hospitals.
Intended for Emergencies.
Senator Tydings stressed that the
community facilities funds provided
in the Lanham Act for the National
Capital were intended to meet
emergency" conditions. rather than
to provide for improvements Of q
1see HOSPITALS, Page A-2.l
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Printers Ask Immediate
Steps to Unity AFL, CIO
By the Associated Press.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. "a
The International Typographical
Union, AFL, expressing fear that
the postwar era will be critical for
organized labor asks the AFL and
C1O to join in unified labor
lront.'
The TITUS 87th annual conven-
aon unanimously approved a reso-
luton last night urging the AFL
Ind CIO peace committees to "be-
Ein immediate conferences to unite
these two great labor organiza-
lions"
The postwar era will impose tests
requiring labor's Strongest efforts
70 Withstand" the resolution said.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Bjornsson to Arrive
In Capital Today

Sveinn Bjornsson, first president
OF the new republic of Iceland, will
arrive here this afternoon and be
an overnight guest at the White
House.
President Bjornsson is due at the
airport at 4 pm, and will 60 directly
to the White House where he will
be received by President Roosevelt
and cabinet members. There will
be an official stag dinner for him
tonight.
The visitor will move across Penn.
sylvanla avenue tomorrow to the
Blair House where DISTINGUISHED
guests are quartered during theil
stay in the Capital.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
1t. Col. Beirne Loy, Jr.,
d. Author, FIees Nozis
By the Associated Press

by tIiS AsSocl4teu Press.
UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE, Aug. 24.-Lt. Col. Beirne Lay,
| jr., Washington author and COM
mander of a Liberator group, has
escaped German captivity and re-
turned to England. His plane was
SHOT down by ground fire over Eu-
rope last spring.
Col. Lay wrote the movie ~
Wanted Wings" He was one Of
the first American flyers to reach
England and helped 1t. Gen. Ira
Eaker establish the United States
! 9Th Air Force.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Late Bulletins
Gobreski q Prisoner

1t. Col. Francis Gabreski,
rs, Americas leading ace who
was reported missing in ac-
tion July 20, is a prisoner of
war in Germany, the War De-
partment disclosed today.
Col. Gabreski, a fighter pilot
from Oil City, Pa, had 81 kills
to his credit when he was re-
ported missing-2S of them in
the air.
II Polio Cases Reported
Three new polio cases were
admitted to Children's Hos
pital this afternoon, bringing
to IL the cases reported in
the past "a hours, and to 116
the number reported in the
Metropolitan Area since July
l. The new victims were two
white boys, 4 and 6, from Hy-
attsville, Nd, and = 5-year-
old white girl from Southwest
Washington.
early Story On Page B-1.)
Evening star., 1944-08-24

(See RUSSIAN, Page A-3D
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Continued on Page AS, Column l..
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(See SECURITY, Page IA.
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(See PARIS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1944-08-24

Temperatures today-Highest, II, at
1:30 pm; lowest, "a, at 7:06 am. Yes.
terday-Highest, 86, at $3.50 pm; low.
est, SO, at 1859 pm.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Weather Forecast

High near 30 today: clear, cooler to.
night and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Guide for Readers

An Associoted Press Newspop
Evening star., 1944-08-24

(See SOUTHERN FRANCE, a
Evening star., 1944-08-24

King Michael's proclamation said
the conquest of Transylvania was a
major Romanian objective. He sum-
moned all Romania's armed forces
to the side of the Allies as a CO.
belligerent and said I'VE shall cross
the frontiers unjustly imposed upon
Evening star., 1944-08-24

(See FRANCE, Page
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
EDITORS DISCUSS
WORLDWIDE PACT
ON NEWS FREEDOM

WASHINGTON, Nov. IT, Up -
How world freedom of information
may be fostered and perhaps
achieved through international
agreements was considered today
bv the board OF directors of the
American S t y of Newspaper
Editors.
Paul Miller, assistant general
manager Of the Associated Press,
and Washington Bureau chief. and
Hugh Baillie, president Of the Unit
ed Press, discussed some of the
problems involved - Baillie report
ing on reaction he found aboard
on a recent trip: Miller outlining
the present situation insofar as the
United States Government is con-
cerned.
Afterward, the A. S N e. COM
mittee charged with furthering
moves for world freedom of infor-
nation and communications met
with Ralph McGill, editor of the
Atlanta Constitution, chairman
presiding.
The board voted to begin at its
April, 1915, meeting the awarding
of scrolls and medals to the fami-
lies and the newspapers of the 2c
or more newspaper correspondents
who have been killed in line of duty
curing the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
Is NATIONS BACK
CANADIAN THEORY
ON FREE AVIATION

CHICAGO, Nov. 81, - up -
Fifteen nations expressed immed-
late support today Of Canadian
COMPROMISE proposal for the fifth
freedom Of the air after the
United States had indicated will
ingness to accept it.
The British continued to stand
adamant, and the solution to the
problem which has deadlocked the
International Civil Aviation Con.
ference was put off at least an
other day. Of the 20 nations which
spoke in the first two sessions OF
debate on the issue, only France,
Australia and New Zealand were
reported to have supported the
British.
Backing the United States were
Belgium, The Netherlands, SWed-
en-, Venezuela Panama, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador; Nicaragua,
Cuba, Denmark, Mexico, China, the
Philippines and Liberia.
Greece took no clear stand on
either side, but restated its hope
that a solution would be found.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
Navy Enlists Is
Youths For Duty

Eighteen 17-year-old youths were
enlisted in the Navy at the substa-
ton in the postoffice building in
Wilmington last week.
Those enlisted here are Charles
Rose Gibson, 1O3 Pinecre t road;
Jennings Bryant Joye, Jr., I'll
Dock street, Benjamin Graham
Hilburn, Route l, Delco; Thomas
Edward Strickland, of Goldsboro;
Carl Jackson Carter, of Wallace;
Marvin Dickson Fountain, Route
l, Chinquapin; George Elmon Will
liams, Wallace; Edward Samuel
Lawson, Route 1, Orrum; Bobby
Keith Walter, Route l, Orrum;
Fred Howard Millery, Route 2,
Burgaw; Edwin Pate, Jr., Laurin-
burg; William Arthur Lawson,
Route 2, Lumberton; Ned Braxton,
Kinston; Richard Carver Porter,
Currie; Oscar Ray Lee, Route 3.
Clinton; Raymond Devone Ora
ham, Route 1, Elizabethtown; Har-
old Dwight Wooten, Route 2, New
ton Grove; Don Laverne Long,
Ash.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
CUTS
DOWN ON SMOKES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.@R-
President Roosevelt, like many
another cigaret smoker, is light
ing up less often these days.
But the cigaret shortage isn't
primarily to blame even though
it's hit the White House too.
The Chief Executive told his
news conference today that he's
been cutting down since he had
trouble with bronchial ailment
last spring. He now is smoking
less than a pack a day instead
Of two packs.
Apparently, he has an ample
supply to take care Of his needs.
Other folks at the executive
mansion, however, aren't so for
tunate, Mrs. Roosevelt disclosed
at an earlier news conference.
Cartons of cigarets aren't avail
able there fanny more, either, she
said, and people visiting there
bring along their own-if they can
get them.
The vending machine in the
White House today was just as
empty as the one in the corner
confectionery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
TOBACCO PRICES
| SHOW INCREASE
BY The Associated Press

Prices for most grades of tobac-
CO sold on North Carolina and
Virginia flue-cured markets were
lower in comparison with last
Wednesdays levels as all markets
reopened yesterday after Thanks
giving holidays, according to re-
ports from the War Food Admin
istration.
On North Cardinals Eastern
Belt, most Of the losses amounted
to ST, VIA said. However, a few
grades were down 81, and best
thin and best crude nondescript
showed the largest loss of So per
hundred.
Average prices on the Old Belt
were from 81 to S. per hundred
below last Wednesdays prices.
When Middle Belt sales were
resumed yesterday after the holi-
day, prices for most grades were
steady with last Wednesdays le-
wells However, common red leaf
was down So per hundred and some
of the nondescript tobaccos show
ed losses Of 81 to 50, the VIA re-
ported.
Volume of sales was reported
heavy on the Middle and Old Belts,
with light sales prevailing on the
Eastern Belt, VIA said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
AFL STRESSES NEED
FOR 3O-HOUR WORK
WEEK TO AID LABOR

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.-LR-A
resolution urging Congress to es.
tablish a 80 hour work week after
the war to spread employment and
to relieve production tensions
was adopted by the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor convention today.
The committee report said that
technical advances in industry and
the accelerating rate of production
have developed tensions which
cause workers to burn out at an
early age" 1t added this was Gus
tifiable in time of war;
ALL President William Green re-
jected anew suggestion from the
British Trades Union delegate that
the ALL attend an international la
Dor conference in London, but he
urged all labor groups to join in a
worldwide movement to preserve
peace after the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
7ruant Officer Withdraus
From KY Wildcat Safari

| VANCEBURG, KY, Nov. PIP
Lewis county's wildcats car yow]
to their hearts content.
School officials have withdrawn
from combat against the animals
which are blamed for the truancy
of the three young children of
farmer Joseph Johnson.
Attendance Officer B. c. Doug
las said that he would recommend
to tie school board that Transport
tation by wagon-or sled, when tne
mountain SHOWS are heavy - be
provided so that t h youngsters
can travel in safety the three miles
down lonely Martin Hollow.
Douglas arrived at this solution
while leading an eight-man posse
en- wildcat hunt, from which they
returned early today, empty-hand-
ed, mud-smeared and soaked to
the skin.
Johnson, IS, tenant farmer,
had given the prevalence of wild
cats as the reason he was keep
ing his children from school, and
Douglas discovered himself chosen
to get rid of them, the law being
that it's up to an attendance Of
flcer to remove any causes of non
attendance.
School Superintendent Thomas
W. Rowland has declared that
wildcat or no wildcat, the children
must return by Wednesday.
P. S.-But that wildcat had bet
ter not get too 'uppity." There's
still county-posted 500 price On
his head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
SUPPORT PLANNED
FOR FARM CROPS

RALEIGH, Nov. 27.-(P)-Plans
for supporting prices OF 20 North
Carolina farm products urgently
needed in the war effort were an
nounced today at the first session
of a two-day conference on 1915
war food production at N. c. State
College.
R. O. Settler, agricultural eco
nonist of the East Central Divi-
sion of the Agricultural Adjust
nent Agency and a member OF the
War Food Administration group
here for the goals conference, said
that the proposed price supporting
plans for 1915 include the follow
ing commodities: Wheat, corn, rye,
barley. cotton, tobacco, peanuts,
soybeans, Irish potatoes, cured
sweet potatoes, vegetables for
processing, cover crop seed. hay
and pasture seed, cottonseed, hogs,
milk, eggs, chickens Except those
weigh hing less than 3 IL pounds
and all broilers), turkeys, and
wool.
Operation of price support pro-
grams necessarily is contingent
upon action of congress in appro-
nriation of sufficient funds to put
them into effect, he said.
The price of corn and small
grain crops will be supported
through loans made by the Com
modify Credit Corporation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
Renovation OF Stalls
In City Mart Okayed

Approval of renovation of meat
stalls in the city market was re-
ported yesterday by special COM
mittee consisting of City Manager
A. c. Nichols, City Engineer j A.
Loughlin and Councilmen Garland
Currln and R. R. Romeo.
Meat stalls are net centrally 10.
Gated, the committee reported, and
will be relocated on the south side
OF the building on South Front
street. They will be constructed Sc
patrons of the market may in
spect meats from a closed-in pas
sageWay, sanitary measure.
The city council approved plans
for modernizat ton and improve
ment of the market the cost of
which is estimated to be $4,000, on
July 26.
General repairs already are I'm
derway on fish stalls, in an ef-
fort to comply with regulations
governing such establishments as
adopted by the Consolidated Board
of Health Sept. 20.
RTIV MAD noH,nc
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
White House Held Barrier
In Radio Station Debate

Payne, before a House commit.
tee investigating the FEC, quoted
Weismann as saying, in substance,
that there had been prosecutions,
injustices, etc - attending the
sale. That was after the FEC had
approved the transfer, Payne said.
Members of the commission, he
testified, felt ii best to notify the
White House of the charges to "see
if it were interested.
Through an executive clerk OF
the White House, the late Rudolph
Forster, Payne added, the COM
mission was advised ito forget all
about ito
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28

seven miles southwest ~ ~.
and sent patrols into Kleinb,n,,0 fen
miles to the northeast. ''@u' 'To
The Germans are resjsti,.
perateiy all along the bna s 4 oe''
hundreds of yards Of jnterIoa rom
trenches trenches and cellars turned any my
strongly fortified pillboxes. h'o
They are trying to bov ,in,.
the approaches to the Roar .'' t'' a
senior America staff oftic.u UN 4
clared tonight that with lnrl, O.
weather that barrier sbnr, ~ u
reached soon. ''0 b
Where German artillery H..
extraordinarily heavy. the an. wy
cans was nothing short a, b.N
Tor the enemy, In Gresham na.S
east of Kleinhau, whole b uUla
were lifted off the ground an I'e's'
to dlsintegrate in the air WV WV Stsa
by our shells. ''''a III
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81 Up -
The White House advised the Fed
eral Communications Commission
to forget" accusations that radio
station WMCA, New York, had
been sold under "duress', a for.
mer FEC commissioner testified
today
The wit n e S S, George Henry
Payne, said the accusations came
from William Weismann, an attor-
ney for Donald Flamm, for
mer owner of the stations, who
sold it to Edward j. Noble, chair
man Of the board of the Blue Net
work and former under-Secretary
of Commerce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
Yanks Smash Into Centor
of Nazis Roer Borr;ox,

WITH U. S. FIRST ARMY IN
GERMANY, Nov. 81 R -Ameri-
can loughboys smashed into the
center of Langerwehe, last major
German held road hub west of
the Roer river, today and were
smuggling it out house to house with
the Germans at dusk.
Langerwehe, "a IL miles from
Cologne and five miles from Duren,
was entered only after some of the
hardest fighting.
Just above this area, other Amer
lean infantry fought forward 400
yards beyond captured F'renz to-
ward the town of Lammersdorf in
the face Of some of the most pun
ishing mortar fire of the European
campaign.
At the same time the Americans
wrested away from the Nazis the
bigger part of the town of Hurtgen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
Charlotte Filler, Finds
Real Action In Europe

SIXTH ARMY GROUP HEAD
QUARTERS IN FRANCE, Nov
27.-tR-Second 1t. William Fun
derburk of Charlotte, N. c., a
Thunderbolt pilot, packed more ex-
citement into a few hours on one
flight than in all his previous four
combat missions.
Two days ago he ran short Of
gasoline over Germany, got lost,
landed at a field near Strasbourg
from which the Germans had just
been chased, under went buzz
zing by flight of Masserschmitts,
borrowed some automobile gaso-
line from French tank crew,
took off and returned to base be-
fore dark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
% Schools Report
In Red Cross Drive
With Total Of 1898

twenty-five New Hanover coun
ty schools have reported in the
Junior Red Cross drive, bringing
the total subscriptions to more
than 1898. There are more reports
to come, and Mrs. Ida B. Spieden,
executive secretary of the Will
mington chapter OF the American
Red Cross, disclosed today that
the drive is expected to exceed
$1,000. Several county schools have
not reported.
Mrs. Spieden said that Of those
schools listed, full quotas were re-
ported for all class rooms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
ALLIED 'CHUTISTS
REPORTED IN REAR
OF SIEGFRIED LINE

BERN, Nov. 27.-lRHA dispatch
to the Basel newspaper, Nationa
Zeitung, from Schaffhausen toda;
said Allied parachute troops mac
landed in the upper Wutach val
ley of Germany behind the sieg
fried line with the aim of de-
stroying the strategic rail line
from Donaueschingen to Walds'
chut.
The dispatch said the Allied air
borne forces we're being fought by
troops of the German Volkssturm
(civilian army.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
Senate Okays Deadline
In Pearl Harbor Probe

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-tRH
The Senate approved by voice vote
today a resolution extending six
months from December Z the
deadline for court martial pro-
ceedings growing out Of the Pearl
Harbor attack. The proposal now
goes to the House.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-28
ROBOT BOMBS. SIGHTED

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 81. -(P-
Several flying bombs passed over
the southernmost part Of Sweden
this afternoon, the Swedish de.
tense staff announced tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-19

conditions in Juneau compared with those in other Alaskan cities and decided that there could be some improvements in Juneau Those at the meeting ex- pressed themselves to be overwhelmingly in favor of the purchase of Juneau's electric light and power company and it's operation by the cty-both for the purpose of adding to the citys and for re- ducing electricity rates. They showed also that they want sort of planning commission to coordinate the energies of Juneau's POWARPS Post War Plan ners and also practical building code that will be enforced.
 Those assembled in the CIo Union Hall last night for all of these things but no one seemed to know how to secure action
 We suggest that last nights meeting would have been much more effective if it had been called for o'clock this coming Friday evening in the City Hall That is where the City Council meets That is where it will meet tomorrow night.
 Plans for the improvement of Juneau will be so much in the wind unless requestsifor action are placed before and brought to the attention of the proper authorities. Our city counclmen and mayor are Juneaus legally elected public servants. They were elected by the majority of Juneau residents for the purpose of carrying out the wishes of the people The people may order them to take almost any action they wish by the machinery of petition and election
 The lack of interest in Juneau's civic affairs
 illustrated by the empty seats in the Council Chambers when the City Council meets has been deplorable And the lack of candidates when the city election rolls around each year also has been evidence of a lack of civic interest.
 We are by no means condemning last nights meeting. We do believe that step would have been saved if those who attended the mass meeting and spoke their thoughts, instead had been attending City Council meetings We hope they will attend tomorrow nights session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-19
Washington Merry Go-Round

a(Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-19
20 YEARS AGO FIT fME EMPIRE
OCTOBER 19, 1924


 Pacific baseball this doubeheader with approximately and oneha which club practically tied with Francisco
 Scouts participated the commemoration monument the fftyseenth purchase of Alaska the previous day.
 examinaon for Forest Ranger to be held District similar Q be held at Ketchkan Cordova
 of classification homestead district WeIman Holbrook Land Classification Agent for the U Alaska
 Harold Smith Harry Speng of the Forestry returned They the VI. K leave the Yukon for Seattle for few months visit. the Alaska Road Commission at Valdez passenger to Seattle.
 Weather report: High, 53 low, 49; cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-19
HOROSCOPE E "The stars incline
 bat do nOt comapeW
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
 Benefic aspects rule today, which should be exceptionally fortunate for United Nations navies Victory in the Pacific is forecast.
 HEART AND HOME: Construc- tive activities of all sorts are well directed under this configuration, which is promising for club pro grams or political meetings. Women candidates for public office have only a fair promise of success in the coming election.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Trade and commerce are under good aspects, although there may be conflict be- tween diplomatic issues and busi- ness plans. South America will prove to be a generous buyer as well as seller in coming months.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Problems centering on refugees and war pris- .oners may be widely discussed in prediction meetings. Contrary to announced Congressional policies, the stars seem to presage the im- migration of war victims in large numbers next year; many who have relatives in this country will be ad- mitted. 4a p rr.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Punishment and remuneration for the deliberate destruction of occu- pied cities and agricultural lands by retreating Nazis will be de- manded as war debts are discussed. Russian realism will conflict with American idealism but the stars presage final retribution for those who murdered and pillaged in their mad dream of world conquest.
 Persons whose birthdate 1t is have the augury of a year of ex- acting experiences that will be finally fortunate if wisely used
 Children born on this day prob ably will be successful in their careers. Talent for scientific pro- fessions is indicated
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