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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-23
Blood Donor
Crisis Rises
Red Cross Appeals
Ships Units by Air
HAVE YOU GIVEN A PINT
OF BLOOD YETI

\ HAVE YOU GIVEN A PINT
OF BLOOD YET?
The national headquarters OF
the Red Cross announced today
that 100000 pints of plasma and
whole blood arc now being flown
weekly to Europe to meet the
urgent demands of the army and
navy for treatment OF seriously
wounded serVicemon. q
Air shipments OF whole blood
have become necessary upon ad-
vice of army and navy doctors
who state that many patients
desperately need the red blood
cells which are discarded IN the
processing of plasma
Whole blood - also used a. A
supplement 10 plasma treatment.
they said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-23
QUOTA 1900 PINTS

C'AlOiA iubAd WI 'IilN 'F'i
seas shipment IS $500 plnjs d
week.
Last week, only 425l DeuoIters
gave blood.
To maintain lis quota Inc nam
base At 45O " Fort muSt Obtain
a. least $50 plnIs each day, vel
yesterday only 300 donors dp-
peared
Every now and then We have
n slump" SAID r. j. steiner
manager Of tho blood bank.
This time. I believe. II j. he
cause Of the good news from the
war fronts.
MORE CASUALTIES
III people would only realize
that all this good news means
many, many more casualties,
they would flock down here.
They seem To he overcome bS
the thought the war il nearly
Mt an end. They don't stop 10
think that right now. some
soldier may he dying for want
Of their blood.
4 pint of blood 10 save the
life Of wounded servicPman j.
the most important contribu-
ton any American on the home
front can possibly make.
Steiner announced thai ne vas
writing 10 the headquarters n
Washington 10 have Detroit n
Guided IN the centcrS now .cnnng
whole blood oNcLscas Al pre>Gni
only Washington and New York
are included IN INC plan
DETROIT UNITS
DetroltiS blood bank A com
posed of FIVE units two ~ inc
main base Eeit--efe-- -tAl
Ford Rouge plant and t~o mobile
units
All but TIC nam hasc ate nper-
eung as scheduled Steiner SAID
we want 10 urge people ~
use the facilities here" he cN-.
planned "The other three units
have. for the last 10 days, been
carrying the load for the base.
Donors should make appoint
ments, whenever possible, by
calling CT. 1900.
DONOR PER MINUTE
This base i equipped 10
handle one donor per minute.
Once an appointment il made
please keep ~. Otherwise, our
schedule II thrown off Lately,
there has been a surprising
number Of appointments can
celed"
Fun credit for INC recent sue
rcSSful Transportation Of whole
blood overseas has been given rs
Inc war department 10 ne gee
search OF the AIT Transport COM
nand
Recently sample cargo Of >Ih
quarts OF blood was shipped io q
terminal m England held there
IN warehouses under ordinary con
6lilonS and after several daNs-
reShlppcd back 10 the United
States.
IN PERFECT CONDITION
When u vas examined ~ tho
Walter Reed General Hospital
the sample was found 10 be- n
perfect condition
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
METH0DISTS VOTE
TO SUPPORT WAR

KANSAS cry, May s. @ -
Methodists voted today to support
The war because God himself mas
- stak. in the struggle"
The resolution adopted a e 7
lengthy debate by the first genera!
conference since Pearl Harbor salo
in part: :: +,,o
"God himself has stake in the
struggle. We repudiate the theory
that a state, even though lmpSr-
feet in itself, must not fight against
intolerable wrongs"
The action, exact vote OF when
was not announced, repudiates the
church's stand taken in 1910, which
s.aid the church would mot official.
" endorse, support, or participate
in war;"
Today decision W a S reached
after more than five hours of ora
torv and more than 30 speeches.
So hot was the debate that at times
more than dozen delegates were
IN their feet, shouting ''Mr. Chair
man."
Charles c. Parlin, Englewood, N.
r. lawyer, led the successful fight
for a committee minority report.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05

WASHINGTON, May 4.-REThe
United States and Britain frightened
their economic blockade of Ger
many today with warning to neu-
trail European businesses not to as
sist the enemy in its final struggle
for existence.
The warning was sounded in ad-
vance of the final Allied military
drive to victory. It was based on
policy statement for $4,000 bust
ness concerns n d individuals
which have already been black list
ed because of their cooperation or
trade with the Axis.
Under this iron handed policy
sanctions against those firms will
be maintained after the war for an
indefinite time, h giving con-
Germs which have cooperated with
the Allies an initial advantage in
competing for postwar markets.
Ten thousand of the black list
firms are in Latin America and it
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
NO new WHlSKEY
SEEN FOR MONTHS

WASHINGTON, May f. lR -
Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the
War Production Board blasted pro-
spects for an early resumption of
whisky making today with the de-
claration it would be gambling
with the war program"
He told the senate's special
liquor shortage Investigating COM
mittee he saw no immediate
chance for even brief holiday"
from the manufacture of industrial
alchohol to permit distillers to
make whiskey unless there is
sudden reduction in requirement
for alcohol for synthetic rubber
and other war needs
GIVE never opposed holiday"
he testified. Pm opposed to the
use of any facilities for production
of civilian commodities if it ie not
feasible and might interfere with
necessary war production"
He told Senator Ferguson (R.-
Mich, there is no PROJECT for a
holiday for at least "three or four
months
"WPB reviews very carefully the
situation on industrial alcohol
monthly" Nelson said. Eat one
time Qast Anguish it looked as II
we might be able to permit two
week holiday. About then increas-
ed requirements came in for but
adiene and other rubber needs.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
Two More Landings Made
On Dutch New Guinea By
u. S. Sixth Army Troops
], $50 Bombers Plaster European
Targets With 5000 Tons Of Bombs

LONDON, May 4.-R)-Americar
Flying Fortresses delivered a
sharp attack on a Nazi airdrome
in Holland today, highighting the
goth straight day of the Allied aer-
ial offensive - a day in which L.
$50 bombers striking from Britain
and Italy by night and day drop
ped 5000 tons of explosives on
Hitler's Europe.
American Marauders and Hav-
oc light bombers and Raj Mitch
ellis struck wide variety of sup
ply depots and military installa-
tons in northern France by day.
light and American Mustangs con-
Quoted an offensive sweep over
Brunswick, Germany.
All the Fortresses, about $50 in
number, returned safely, as did
the medium and light bombers.
Their fighter escort lost three
planes and downed nine Nazis,
while the fighters over Germany
shot down the only German plane
sighted.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
War BOND MEET
SLATED SATURDAY

W1NSTON-SALEM, May e.
Clarence T. Leinbach of Winston
Salem, chairman of the North Car
DINA war finance committee today
called a meeting to be held in Ra-
leigh Saturday at II am. OF all
area and regional war bond man
ayers to make initial plans for the
nth war loan drive in this state.
At the conference Leinbach will
pass along to war bond officials
information he obtained at a meet
ing of representatives of the Treas
ury Department with war finance
mariner from southeastern states
ue!d at Atlanta, Ca, April "a.
Within week to 10 days follow
ing the Raleigh meeting, Leinbach
expects to arrange for regional
meetings to be held throughout the
nate along the lines of those con-
aucted prior 10 the launching OF
ne fourth war loan.
IN the regional meetings, plans
lof the fifth war loan will be trans
nillted to county war finance chair
nleh' women and campaign work
ers.
The fifth war loan is scheduled
" begin June II and run through
July 8.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
NAILS BEING FED
SOOTHING SYRUP
Propaganda Minister Tells
Germans They Have
Nothing To Fear

LONDON, May -tR -Nazi pro-
paganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels fed the Germans soothing
syrup for their nerves today with
the promise of trump cards up
our sleeves" when the invasion
strikes.
There exist innumerable de-
Tense measures and weapons so
far unknown" Goebbels wrote in
an article in this weeks edition of
the German magazine "Das
Reich" broadcast over the Ger
man radio.
Reports from other sections of
Europe showed the anxiety Of the
Germans, now living in anticipa-
ton of early Allied multiple land
blows.
The Ankara radio said 1.-The en-
pire premiers' agreement on in
vasion plans brings the blow
"even nearer" Reports from the
Norwegian underground said the
Germans are bolstering the far
north defenses with troops tested
in Russia. The Belgian under
ground revealed new Gestapo
roundups, and the Germans, them
selves, forecast that "Alexander
will strike shortly on the Italian
front"
I'VE know the enemy's prepara-
tons for invasion are practically
completed, Goebbels wrote, But
Continued OIL Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
German Fighter
Planes Whitfield

WASHINGTON, May 4. - up -
German fighter plane strength and
replacement ability has been whit
tied down so far, Secretary Slim
son said today, that the enemy is
now relying chiefly on anti-aircraft
batteries for defense against large
formations Of American bombers.
In a news conference discussion,
the war secretary also expressed
the opinion that damage already
done to German transportation IA
cilities is beyond the Nazis' ability
to repair. Such communications
are vital spot in the German de-
lenses. The enemy must maintain
them insofar as possible for move
ment Of armies, and supplies to
combat any Allied invasion.
In order to conserve their re-
naming pursuit planes, Stimson
said, the Nazis send them mainly
against small groups Of bombers
or crippled or struggling planes.
AS result, he said, American
bomber formations now return
from missions in many instances
with no losses while doing greater
damage than ever.
The mark of our progress is that
the opposition is less continuous
and the damage we inflict is great
err" he said, but added that the
German air force is still capable
of putting up bitter opposition when
Allied planes make very deep pen
CITATIONS of Germany to strike at
vital targets.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05

likewise called out, enemy raid
ers are approaching"
While the overall scope of the
days raids was light in COMPARE
son with recent mass assaults, the
nature of the targets was notable
Having directed a long and shat
tering campaign against German
factories, then against rail trans
port, the air forces now were CEN
tering their blows on German de-
fensive installations and vital
front supply dumps which the en-
envy will need instantly the mo-
ment invasion comes.
The opening of the western land
front was being drawn percepti-
bly, closer while the bulk of the
heavy bomber forces rested from
their prodigious labors in antici
patton of new efforts to come.
The medium bomber attacks
today raised such clouds of dust
and smoke that accompanying
fighters said damage was difficult
to assess.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
SEDITI0N TRIAL
DEFENDANT DIES

WASHINGTON, May A. (R -
Elmer J. Garner of Wichita, Kas.
one of the defendants in the gov
ernment's trial of 80 men and
women accused of sedition was
found dead in bed in his Washing
ton room today.
Garner, 30, was listed by the
Department of Justice as the editor
of Publicity.
His lawyer, Marvin F. Bischoff,
said Gamers body was found in
Washington rooming house late
today. The defendant was in court
yesterday, the attorney said, and
appeared to ''be in good spirits
The indictment against Garner
probably will be nolle pressed and
the government will go ahead with
the trial of the other 20 defendants.
The case is temporarily in abey-
ance now during a hearing on
contempt of court citation against
James j. Laughlin, one of the de-
tense attorneys.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05

The Raj sent out a fleet of $50
heavy bombers in series of ear
ly-morning moonlight raids on
France and Ludwigshaven, Ger
many, losing 40, and the Mediter-
ranean air forces staged their
first night attack on Bucharest,
Rumania.
The Budapest radio went off the
air with an air raid warning late
tonight, indicating that the Allied
air forces based in Italy were re-
turning to the Balkans for the
second straight night.
Alarms of Allied planes also
were sounded from the Balkans
northward to the Alps and in west
ern Germany. After the Budapest
radio had fallen silent, the Berlin
station announced, several enc
my bombers are over the Danube
and the Alps area. Nuisasce raid
ers are approaching western Ger
many" Then the Frankfurt radio
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
SETTLEMENT MADE
IN BABY MIX UP

LOS ANGELES, May Alp
An out-of-court settlement was ell
fected today in the $500,0o0 suit OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James HardWlg, Jr-
against the hospital they claimed
gave them a baby girl to take
home after Mrs. HardWig contends
she gave birth to a son last sum-
mer.
The settlement was announced
shortly before Mrs. Hardwig was
to have taken the stand in Judge
Charles E. Haas court
Attorneys announced the ad-
justment was satisfactory to all
concerned" but they declined to
discuss it's terms.
The father, executive of a
wholesale concern, was asked by
newsmen if he approved the set
Element.
"Weu," he said, "even if it was
proved we didn't have the right
baby, we wouldn't give up the one
we have under any clrcumstan-
ces.''
HardWig wouldn't discuss the
terms of the compromise, but he
said 'the education of our daugh-
ter, Patricia Lynn, is assured"
The Hardwigs sent announce
lrnt cards 70 their friends after
.ile birth, saying they had boy.
They named the child Richard Al
len Hardwig. They sued the South
Hoover Hospital on the grounds
that Mrs. Hardwig was given the
wrong baby.
DR.. John M. Andrews, the at
tending physician, had testified
that his concern over the mothers
condition, rather than any lack of
professional skill, caused him to
mistake the sex Of the baby at TIKI
time Of the birth. u
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
STETTINIUS RETURNS

WASHINGTON, May A. Up -
Undersecretary of State Edward R.
Stettinius, Jr., returned today from
a "most successful five-week trip
during which he held pre-invasion
diplomatic discussions in London
and met American diplomats in
Marrakech, Morocco.
During his three weeks stay in
London, he saw all the principal
United Nations Diplomats, includ-
ing British Prime Minister Chur-
chill and Foreign Secretary Eden.
According to a statement issued
there he was successful in ironing
out Anglo-American diplomatic
wrinkles and the Soviet and
Chinese governments were kept in
formed of his discussions with the
British.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
WARD EXECUTIVE
ARRESTED BY U S.
Sowell Charged With Re.
moving Government
Poster From Wall

CHICAGO, May Alp - FBI
agents arrested an official OF
Montgomery Ward and company
today as he was removing a gov
eminent poster in one of the firms
Chicago plants that have been
under federal control for eight
days.
The official, Paul D. Sowell, as
sistant mail order operating man.
ager of the concern, told report
ers he saw the poster - mime
ographed notice that no workers
were to be dismissed without the
approval of the federal operating
manager - and ascertained that
it dealt with employe-management
relations. He added:
Rather than stand in the hall
reading it, I was removing the
thumb tacks in order to take the
poster into my office and read it
in it's entirety, and abide by it, Of
course. After all, I have quite
few employees under my direction.
Sowen was taken into custody
by the agents, who, Richard Hos
teny, acting chief of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation here, re-
ported, were stationed at the Ward
facilities ''at the direction of At
torney General Francis Biddle"
Hosiery said Sowel was not
handcuffed when he was taken
from the building. He was brought
to the U. S. District Attorneys
office, and then to the U. S. Mar
shaPs office. His attorney, James
c. Leaton, said he was finger
printed "before service of any
warrant"
Sowell was handcuffed as he
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
40 DELEGATES
BACK ROOSEVELT
Re'ated Florida R eturn S
Cut Into Senator Claude
Peppers Lead
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY HE INSULATED NESS
North Carolina Democrats en-
1orsed a fourth term for President
Roosevelt yesterday and lined up
30 more national convention dele
gates behind him.
This brought to 40 the number
Of delegates already pledged or
claimed for Mr.. Roosevelt out OF
40 thus far selected. It requires
$50 10 nominate - one more than
aalf the 1176 convention votes.
The 40 figure excludes four pro-
;pective Florida delegates who
are pledged to Senator Harry F.
Byrd of Virginia but whose votes
may go to Mr.. Roosevelt under
he unit system.
Florida democratic party rules
require that the states Ii nation
al convention votes must be cast
as unit if tWo-thirds of the dele
gates agree on a candidate.
Late returns from Tuesdays pri-
mary Indicate IA delegates favor
ing fourth term and four pledg-
ed to Byrd were elected.
The belated returns cut into
Senator Claude Peppers lead over
four opponents, but it still appeared
probably he would win renomina-
ton and avoid run-off primary.
The North Carolina Democrats,
in state convention, voted to sup
port Gov. j. M. Broughton for the
vice presidential nomination. The
Tar Heel executive also has been
endorsed by the Oklahoma league
Of young Democrats for the vice
presidency and friends are trying
10 line up a Southern bloc behind
him.
continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
u. S. And Britain Tighten Economic
Blockade On Axis AS Attack Nears

are seeking to reach, with their
warning that if those films play
ball with the United Nations they
need not fear economic sanctions
after the war but that if they give
assistance to the enemy they too
will be blacklisted.
Francis H. Russell, chief Of the
State Departments division of
world trade intelligence said in a
speech to the American drug maD-
ufacturers association at Hot
Springs, Va, today that sanctions
will have to be continued during
the period of transition back to
peacetirne economy.
As for the long range policy, Rus
sell made it clear that sanctions
eventually would be lifted, saying
that this government "does not
consider the proclaimed list the
blacklist as an appropriate part
of the type of normal peacetime
trade policies which it hopes even
tual1y will be established"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
NC. Democrats Back 18th Term:
BrOu6htOn Wanted AS FR'SMate
30 VOTES PLEDGED
State, Convention Upholds
Party's Record In Past
IL Years
By BLOYS w. BRITT

RALEIGH, May 4. -(P)- North
Cardinals 80 votes in the Nation
al Democratic Convention were
pledged today to 6 foastf term
for President Roosevelt and to
Governor j. NJ. Broughton for the
vice presidency by a state conven-
ton which vigorously upheld the
party's record in the last II years
of Democratic administration.
The delegates were instructed to
support, Mr.. Roosevelt as long as
his name is before the convention
and to ''place the name of your
governor before the convention and
work in his behalf until his nomina-
ton is secured.
Minimum of Debate
The platform, adopted with a
minimum of debate, included a
plank declaring that ''the provi-
sion in the federal constitution re-
quiring a two-thirds majority OF
the senators present for the rati-
fication of treaties has enabled a
minority of the senators to thwart
the will of a great majority OF their
colleagues, to disregard the con-
sidered opinion of the American
people and to defeat the best in
terests of the United States.
1--WE strongly approve and urge
an amendment to the federal con-
stitution that will make the pro-
cess of ratification more democra-
tic n nature"
$500 Delegates
More than $500 delegates from
the states 100 counties filled the
floor of the convention hall and
thunderously applauded Mr.. Roos-
evelt and Governor Broughton
when the resolutions were pres
ented.
Willis Smith, Raleigh attorney
and lifelong friend of the govern
or made the endorsing speech
after the resolution was offered by
State Senator Rivers d. Johnson
of Warsaw. --.
Acceptable
speaking extemporaneously
Continued on Page Eight; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
DEMOCRATS NAME
THEIR DELEGATES
Wilmington Men Are
Among Officials Elect
ed AT State Meet.

/ RALEIGH, May a. R The
State Democratic Convention today
elected "a delegates and II dele
gates-at-large to the national con-
vention in Chicago in July, while
congressional caucuses named
members of the State Democratic
Executive committee, officers and
other committees.
The entire delegation to the ne.
tional convention was instructed to
cast its 30 votes in favor of Cover
nor Broughton for the vice-presi-
dency and for fourth term for
President Roosevelt.
Delegates-at-large, each of whom
will have one-half vote, include:
Governor Broughton, Rep. Cam
eron Morrison of the 10th district;
former Governors o. Max Gardner,
Clyde R. Hoey and ]. c. B Ehring-
haus; Mrs. E. L. MCGEE of Sylvia,
Lieutenant Governor R. L. Harris
of Roxboro, Josephus Daniels, Miss
Beatrice Cobb of Morganton, Mrs.
W. T. Bost of Raleigh, Mrs. B.
B. Everett of Palmyra, and Mon
roe Redden of Hendersonville,
chairman of the Democratic execu-
tive Committee.
Robert R. Williams of Asheville
and w. B. Rodman, Jr., of Wash.
ington were elected by the conven-
ton as electors at large.
The following congressional Off
Gals and committees were elected
for the Seventh District: District
&C. Davis Jones, Wilmington, vice
president; Robert st. George,
Southport, secretary; Delegates
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