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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-09
FRANKFORT TORN
BY AIR ASSAULT
Big Formations OF Fly.
ing Forts Batter In
dustrial City
LONDON, Feb. 8.-R)-StronI

LONDON, Feb. 8.-LR-Strong
formations of Flying Fortresses,
supported by long-range Light
nings, Thunderbolts and Mustangs,
smashed at the great industrial
city of Frankfurt in western Ger
many again today, climaxing all
day Allied air operations in which
perhaps $500 offensive sorties
were flown from British bases.
Indicating that the Raj might
be carrying on the continental at
tack around the clock, the Berlin
radio left the air tonight shortly
after stations in western Germa-
ny warned listeners that Allied
aircraft were approaching the
Reich from Belgium. The Raj s
last heavy night assault was on
Berlin Jan. 30.
A joint U. S. Army Air Force
and British Air Ministry communi.
que said American fighters escort.
ing the Fortresses to Frankfurt
shot down 16 German planes and
the heavy bombers accounted for
three others. Raj Typhoons added
to- the days bag by downing two
enemy planes during patrols over
Brittany.
The cost Of all the days COM
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FDR WILL STUDY
new TAX MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. I'm -
Philip Murray, president of the
CLIO, urged President Roosevelt to-
day to veto the new 2,315, 200 600
tax bill, terming it "a betrayal of
every principle of sound wartime
taxation
The bill which Mr.. Roosevelt
once termed 'unrealistic" reached
the White House today. The Presi-
dent told his news conference he
would study it over the weekend,
but he gave no indication what
he will do with it.
He criticized the measure while
it was still pending in Congress be-
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ALLIED HOSPITAL
BOMBED BY NAILS
27 Killed In Attack Wit
nssses Say Bombing
Was Deliberate

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY ON
THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD, Feb.
S,-R-A jam m e d beachhead
evacuation hospital = so plainly
marked with red crosses it
coul'n't have been mistaken for
anything else-was bombed by a
German dive bomber yesterday,
and today the death toll from the
attack had reached 81. with IS
wounded still in a critical condi-
ton.
Although first reports indicated
the attack was deliberate, acting
commander 1t. Col. Hubert L.
Rinkley of Denver, Col, said today
summary of eyewitness reports
collected after the first shock of
the tragedy had passed indicated
the German bomber may have
jettisoned his bombs while trying
to escape from a Spitfire on his
tail.
Two American nurses lost their
lives, the first to die through di-
rect enemy action in this war.
-Four doctors and four wounded
doughboys, who had just been car
red in from the front, also were
fmong the dead. And today, in a
canvas tent, memorial services
were held for the victims. But the
chapel was far too small to &C
conodate the several hundred who
wanted to attend, and many stood
outside.
A mass burial will be held to-
It0ntlnnnI Do H4v ON
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NIKOPOL, BIG MANGANESE
!. CENTER, FALLS TO REDS;
Is, 900 NAZZS ARE SLAIN
observation-disclosures

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-(REThe
United States has renewed warn
ing to Finland that she must Shout
der all responsibility for fighting at
the side of the Nazis, Secretary
of State Hull disclosed today.
This darkened the dire picture
painted for the Films by Moscow
which broadcast a threat that two
devastating Russian air raids on
Helsinki over the week end were
only the prelude to greater blows
aimed at knocking Finland out of
the war.
1.-THE crazy Finnish imperialists
will likely awaken to see the Red
army before the gates of Helsinki, I"
the Moscow radio said, quoting the
official newspaper Izvestia.
Hul's statement, which came in
answer to a reporters question
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-09
Draft Board To Crack
Down On Unregistered
Is Year Old Youths

An extensive drive is under
way ny the Selective Service
system to list all boys of this
area who have reached Is
wears of age and have not reg
Slered at the Local Draft
noard No. One, it was announc-
Cd Tuesday.
Inc law requires 10 year old
'"en to register OH the date
vi birthday, unless it falls on
sunday and in such case to
'eslster on the following Mon
uay' The local board officials
STATED that many Wilmington
Ivy; have been evading this
l'sue' and measures will be
''hen to enlist these persons.
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Allied Hope For Early
Conquest OfROme Fades

The Allied air force again has demonstrated it's abso
lutte mastery the Anzo beachhead by shooting down
~ out Of force of 70 attacking Naz planes but any hopes
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Progress In Fourth War
Loan Continues To Lac

Progress in New Hanover County in the Fourth War
Loan drive continued to lag Tuesday, and county officials
stated that they still hoping that sales might pick up
before the closing date of the campaign next Tuesday, The
goal set for the county S4859 seemed to be re-
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PACIFIC INVASION
IS NOW FINISHED
Adm. Nimitz Writes Simple
End To X wajalein
Fighting

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Feb.
.-,R-Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
wrote a simple finish to the Kwa-
jslein invasion in the Marshsn is
lands with the brief announcement
today that Organized resistance On
The atou has ceased and its cap
ture and occupation have been
completed.
There still was no mention ri
ground action Oh the extreme w:st-
EN- portion Of the atoll, in tae
Fhadon island area. 1t was as.
surned this had been cleaned out
by Fourth Division Marines who
originally larded in the ROMA
muir sector to the north.
The statement by the supreme
commander in the Central Pacific
that ''organized resistance" had
ended indicated individual Jara.
nese probably were still holding
out in dugouts and sniping posi-
tons. Their presence, however,
was only minor mopping-up prob
lem.
At Tarawa in the Gilberts, for
instance. japanese were pulled
from holes weeks after organized
resistance had ceased.
The end of the Kwajalein opera
ton came eight days after United
States forces had landed on islets
adjacent to the main objectives
Roi' and Kwajalein islands. After
setting up artillery at these beach
heads, the Marines landed on Roi
and Namur and the Seventh Divi-
SION Infantry hit the Kwajaiejn
he aches the next day.
The victory give the United
States more than 30 islands in the
&C mile long atoll-the most inpor-
tant base in the Marshalls.
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10 Planes DoWned

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Wed.
nesday Feb. 9.-(RAHeadquartcrs
reported today that 10 more planes
have been shot down at Rabaul.
New Britain, a fortress being hit
almost daily by Solomons based
aircraft.
As has been the case on so many
days, the enemy's principal fighter
base of Lukunai was the target in
the latest reported raid, which &C.
CURED Sunday. One hundred and
1wenty-four tons of explosives hit
that field.
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FORECAST.

NORTH CAROLINA: Little change in
..ronerature Wednesday. Light to moder-
,ts rains in east portion and moder-
40 IA heavy rains in west portion.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15

the east. they have joined UP
with the Canadians.
The main objective OF this adj
vance probably is the important
rail junction Of Saint 10, only
10 miles to the south.
CANT 10 is the chief place"
~ of the department Of
Manche. within which the in
vasion fighting has taken place.
1t is a road hub and railway
junction connecting with Cou-
tances and the western railway
TO Cherbourg.
If these points can be gained
the German forces to the north
ward will be blocked of and
enclosed.
Carentan, where the fighting
was very determined, has been
taken.
BY advancing northward
from Saint Mere Eglise, where
our paratroopers landed, the
Americans are opening the way
for the attack on Cherbourg.
Altogether the invasion, at
the end of Its first week. is
definitely succeeding.
What is remarkable is the
fact that at no point has the
invasion suffered a reverse or
a minor disaster.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
wv IT ru1uD VKIUNyruuuzu On
W AA/AA1AU " AANOAAAzA@A Broadway

in Breton Woods IN. H. and
probably will last 20 days.
Estelle Taylor got a chunk Of
Paul Smalls SHOW Time" be-
fore she posted the Renotice.
CANDY JONES darling Gas
~ indicated colyums ago. def
nitely Is a Boston advertising
exec.
Lois De Fee leaves for Texas
any day TO be nearer the Bra
lillian presidents son, Looey.
The revised version of Roger
Touhy, Gangster" is a big-time
melodrama. It had pace and
suspense when we caught the
preVew.
The son of a rich family
dwelling in a midtown hoteD
thefts candy from the lobby
stand daily. The clerk simply
puts 1t on the familys monthly
bill.
Mrs. Irving (Ellin Mackay)
Berlin's new novel, Land /
Have Chosen" is the colyum's
Book-of-the-Week.
Joan Crawford will be god
mater for the image due at the
Tom Ferris. Pops Steve Han
nagan's ace publicist at Miami
Beach.
Joan BlondelPs tribute 10 Di-
rector Ella Kazan (20th's Tree
Grows In, etc."): i've been in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
One Word Led to Another
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer-

Just got letter from Jacqueline at the University
of Missouri Jacquelne sends selfaddressed envelope
the price of my Observation-Disclosures.
Now Jackie, don't know from hunger about reader
groups mediums of expression and subject material The
only thing know about college what wrote than
80 years ago. That was about the strong girl who
anchor-man on the daisy chain up at Vassar.
I'd better concede that would be punk material for
wet fireworks / was born nuts and had relapse.
Time may have marched on for others but it did jig
for me.
I've got what they call arrested intellect And it
never baed out.
Jacqueine, my only advice to you is not to graduate
until 1857 Education will not be needed in the machine
age All you will require is hatful of nckels and the
jackpot every 10 minutes.
claim sheepskn is not diploma. It's eviction.
professor is student who decided to stay college
He tells you forth into the wide cruel world but he
never takes his advice
When you are in college you write home for
money. But when you home where you going to
write?
Jackie stay put Remain in college if you have
to get your face lifted for the junior prom Here
advice to you Don't write to strange newspapermen
They wolves with bad teeth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
Il. v. DURLING

years ago. South OF the Bor-
der?
Ali the song you mention
wasn't written by Jimmy Ken
nedy Of England l owe you q
stOgie.
Q-What film comedian was
the first TO wear baggy trousers.
a little mustache and big shoes
afterwards copied by Charlie
Chaplin
A-Chaplin originated the cos
tune you mention. However,
Ford sterling, who loaned
Charlie the first pair OF big
shoes, gave him some ideas.
Gas a former resident Of
Manila. p. l.. / would like TO
3 ask if you know what became
of Col. Josephus A dolphus
Americas Vespucci Leonidus
Wolfsicanus Naptalicus Alejan-
dricus Lucius QuintuS Cincin-
natuS Wolfson?
A-Ine colonel was lnterned
by the japanese a short time
ago. He was about 81 years of
age.
CIDELIGHTS: 1t was my
~ claim that "Jinx" Falken-
berg acquired her nickname
fro m Jinx" Falkenberg, the
former major league pitcher.
Miss Falkenberg says that
isn't so. Says she:
"Why, my mother called me
Jinx' even before I was born I'm
Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 81, 1919"
Now and then Dorothy Parker
has a serious moment. In one
of these she said:
"The only full life for a
woman Is marriage and babies,
a woman can bear physical pain,
but she can't bear mental pain.
W0man's life must be wrapped
up In a man, and the cleverest
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15

4 TERRIBLE attack of nos
"A talgia came over me last
night. / was sneaking through
the lobby Of the Shoreham Ho-
tel. trying TO dodge politicians,
when / ran into Joe Mccarthy.
manager Of the New York Yam
KEGS.
II was so good 10 see him I
could hardly refrain from ask
ing him TO autograph a short
stop.
wanted TO talk baseball,
which used 10 be a subject Nc
Carthy never tried TO avoid. But
something was wrong. He
wanted TO talk politics and
Washington. -
"How are you fixed for pitch
ers:" ! asked. this always hav-
ing been considered a sound APP
proach.
"All right. I guess" said Nc
Carthy. How IL Roosevelt :"
"All right, I guess" l an
swered. Thanks for asking. I
guess it's pretty hard to get
pitchers:"
II guess II Is" he agreed.
TELL me. what are they saying
here about the election ?"
"Quite a lot" / said From
what can gather from the
Texas League there Is a move
ment TO have the election
played of In the House Of Rep
resentatives--the fellow win
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15

THE Stork Clubs Mr.. and Mrs.
L Sherman Billingsley will be
5 In early Oct. Mrs. B. Is the
former Hazel Donnelly Of the
Ziegfeld Follies. 80
Lon McAllister and Jean Grain
1.-THE love interest In 20th's film.
Home In Indiana") fell madly
love with each other rehears-
Dg the Cupid episodes.
Nino Martini and Helen Reyn-
olds are tipping the tempera-
lures.
Major Clark Cables chums
suspect he and Kay Williams
will wed sooner than that.
"Going My Way" the Bing
Crosby-Leo McCarey movie hit,
may wind up with one of the
heaviest crosses In picture his
tory.
Wholesale likker dealers are
advising their best customers
not to load UP on domestic
brands-meaning rye, bourbon.
gin, rum and still wines. They
expect alcohol will be released
in the near future.
Bob Ritchies new play angel
is an oil man from the West.
E. The Vaughn Monroes con.
fieded to Omaha pals that they
are imaging.
New Hampshire. the scene OF
the Init Money Conference. will
ban the press. The event will
be at the Mt. Washington Hotel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
BY Maj. Gen David
Prescott Barrows

A PPARENTLY at the end Of
"A the first week the German
command has not yet put into
the battle one Of its several
strong. compact and balanced
armies. a part Of its strategic
reserve"
This may be expected to
happen.
If 1t does not occur quickly.
1t may be ascribed to the ex.
pectation that Allied invasion
may occur any day on some
other part of the long coast
which must be defended.
Marshal Rundstedt's head.
quarters has declared that IAN.
other Allied invasion is immi.
nent."
The German military com.
mentator, Capt. Ludwig Ser.
torius, whose comments have
been singularly free from
propaganda influence. and gem
orally reliable from a military
standpoint. expresses the opin.
ion that the Allies may wait to
consolidate their hold on Nor
mandy before withdrawing
their air and naval concentra-
tons for attack on some other
sector. but he believes that such
attack will come, and that it
will be made with even greater
force than the one nod in
progress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15

pictures IL years--and he's the
first director TO take few min
utes of before each take to re-
mind you OF the story"
Damon Runyon will cover the
conventions.
ONE OF the 5th Avenue shops
~ lost many customers by re-
fusing to shut its d doors on
D-Day. Finally closed them at
$50. British-owned.
Christine Cromwell. kin by
marriage Of Doris Duke, Is now
a WASP.
Racketeers are peddling
"nylons" (Which are really
pressed rayons) at ST per pr.
The stamped "nylon" on them is
not kosher.
Big fight within councils OF
Equity, the actors group. on
political and racial matters.
VIM. Harrigan, fed up with GER
tain fact ions, permitted his
name to be used against them.
Hooray for you, Mr.. Harrigan.
This is how Kay Kyser fooled
us all: The night before he
eloped with Georgia Carroll-he
did the town with M ere d s
Marlowe.
Inmates OF the Tombs may
go on a hunger strike. Be-
cause they had fishcakes for the
main meal thrice last wk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
w ORLD IN REVIEW

THE German "close beach de-
i tense" between the Orne
River and the coast of the Co
tentin peninsula. has been
crushed.
The Allies, by the ingenuity
of their landing equipment, the
invaluable supporting fire of
naval vessels, and most of all
by the heroism. of their fight
ing men. have captured at least
IS miles OF coast. strongly and
ingeniously prepared for re-
sistance by German military
art.
At three points the Allied adj
vance has important strategic
possibilities.
In the eastern Allied sector,
although Caen is still held by
the ans, the Canadian
Third Division, which captured
Bayeux, has advanced.
lilly on the Seulles River has
been taken, but a severe battle
RACES there.
Further progress in this
direction would cut off Caen
from the south.
Further 10 the west the
Americans, after capturing the
important little port of Isigny,
have pushed southwark and
taken Lison.
BY capturing Trevieres to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
WASHINGTON SCENE
BY George Dixon

ming four out Of seven To be
crowned president"
THAT SOL" said Mccarthy. 81
hadn't heard Of IL. Sounds like
a good idea though"
MCCARTHY wanted TO know
'A IL I met many interesting
people hereaboutS.
Not as interesting a. Eddie
Brannick and Horace Stone
ham," l said. "Oh. i forgot
they are with the Giants"
why, so they are" said Nc
earthly. "Small world, isn't II ?"
Mccarthy inquired how I was
getting along with Archibald
MacLeish. librarian Of Congress.
"You must like him q lot, tho
way you are always plugging
him." he said. THAT library of
Congress must be an interesting
place. ! guess they have q lot
of books there!"
Dozens" / said. ct haven't
begun TO read them ALL"
I'm sure you haven't
agreed Mccarthy. do you have
a pass for there
Il have q season pass" I said.
ut Is good for everything ex-
cept night games and double
headers"
WITH Mccarthy were three
w eminent sports writers.
Charles Segar. Rud Rennie and
John Drebinger. Drebinger is
outstanding because he is the
author OF the most battling re-
mark ever made by man.
Coming north from spring
training one year. the team
threw a party. Many of the
wives we're present: also a very
sprightly widow. who was
yearned after by one and all.
Drebinger is a mite hard OF
nearing. and slso labors under
the deluslon that the only per-
son who can hear him is the one
ne is directly addressing.
The party got very loud
Drebinger began to recount an
episode to Richards Vidmer.
now a colonel in the army. AS
the noise mounted. Drebinger's
voice unconsciously mounted
with il.
Just then. came one OF those
unaccountable lulls that take
place at every social gathering.
But Drebinger was unaware OF
the change. In the dead silence
he beloved:
"And--in the confusion-I
kissed the widowg
SO Tar as I know. Dreh.neer
has never explained 10 another
soul what the confusion was.
For some reason, IL is a subject
he avoids.
Distributed by King Fsktura synd.. Inc
Reproduction In whole or In part
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
BY George E.
Sokolsky

papers generally referred to as
the isolationist press. All news
papers in Soviet Russia prior
TO that date followed the Soviet
policy of support Of the Hitler
Stain alliance.
4 FTER that date, the total
"A Russian press. like the Daily
Worker. tumbled into the new
war policy. If Stain were to be
converted 10 vegeterianism to-
morrow. all Russian editors
would have to be pro-vegeta-
rian.
OF course, that is equally
true in Germany. II used not TO
be true in Japan, but / suppose
that it is now. the Japanese
having copied from the wrong
kinds of white men" in recent
years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
BY DR.. Logan
Clendening

the cells of the brain and heart.
This action on the brain is
why they promote wakefulness
and a sense of well being.
They increase the output OF
the heart and for this reason
are especially valuable In pep
ping up old people.
Neither tea or coffee have
any effect on blood pressure
whatever. Or at least very lit
tie. To accuse them OF causing
high blood pressure is nonsense.
The older you get the better
tea and coffee are for you. They
strengthen your heart and keep
you cheerful with a young out
look.
OF course their use can. be
abused. Very nervous people
who dread insomnia should
avoid them In the evening.
largely because If they have
bad night they can blame 1t on
the coffee when the real cause
is something deeper in the nerv-
Gus system.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F.. SIS there any other
cause for a tar colored stool be-
sides cancer condition of the
bowel? Would this cause an
ache in the left side?
Answer-The om m on est
cause OF a tar colored or bloody
stool is ulcer OF the stomach.
There are a half dozen other
causes.
j. E. D.-My 13-year-old boy
came home from school with a
physical report that he had en-
larged cervical glands. What
does this mean?
Answer-E larged lymph
nodes in the neck usually mean
some kind OF infection in mouth
or nose--tonsilitis, etc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15
On the
Side
woman on earth 10 the biggest
fool on earth with a man."

woman on earth 10 the biggest
fool on earth with a man."
A BALTIMORE client COM
"A plains his wife is always
changing her hair-do. Says she
seems to spend half her time
fussing with her hair.
All this department can conn
ment on this situation Is. 50
what?
Let the little lady have her
fun.
When a woman keeps chang
ing her hair-do it is sign of q
lively mind.
II was Mary Austin who said:
when a W o m a n ceases to
alter the fashion Of her hair you
guess she has passed the crisis
Of her experience"
DEOPLE who eat plenty for
Il breakfast are the best
workers.
In the morning the human
system needs some fuel in the
way of food.
To eat a small breakfast or
none at all is to deprive the
system of the power 1t needs to
run efficiently.
All experts are agreed on
this.
Yet many people. particularly
stenographers and secretaries.
will have a morning meal con.
sisting of orange juice, toast.
coffee and a couple of cigarets.
These people are not at their
best IN the morning. They tire
easily. They are easily angered.
On the other hand. the eater
OF a hearty breakfast is full OF
pep in the morning and invari-
ably genial.
Next time you hire a stenog.
raphed be certain to ask her
what she had for breakfast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-15

How should great Jove himself
DO else than miss
To Win the Oomon
He for0ets 10 kiss.
Coventry Patmore.
WE HAVE Mothers Day,
w Fathers Day, a grand
mothers day and a mother-in-
laws day How about an
"aunt's day?
Everybody has a couple of
favorite auntS.
Also how about my idea OF
an auld lang Syne day? A day
on which we all would in some
way remember our pals of yes
teryear.
That reminds me I had a let
ter from a Brooklynite that
said:
"a fellow who works next TO
me In war plant said he knew
you when you were a kid in
Brooklyn. He said you had a dog
named Wee Wee. Also that he
lived across the street from wou
and that you played on the
commercial high school football
team together. He wants you
to CUES his name"
That's easy.
That would be my old pal
Charlie Lee. Great fellow,
Charlie. A good football and
baseball player and a wizard at
pinochle. He was a good look
ing guy.
He was the Frank Sinatra Of
our block and he couldn't even
sing.
The girls were all in love with
him.
But he never had a steady
girl; he played the field.
QUERIES from clients: @
0 Didn't Jimmy McHugh
write that hit tune of a few