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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
ROOSEVELT 0KEHS
new OIL MEASURE
Authorizes Pooling Of
Standard, U. S. Holdings
: In Elk Hills Reserve

: WASHINGTON. June 17-RH
Nesting control in congress of the
amount of petroleum to be taken
from the Elk Hills, Calf, Naval
oil reserve is both objectionable
and unwise, President Roosevelt
said today in approving legisla-
ton authorizing the pooling OF
government and Standard on OF
California holdings there for op-
Grafton as unit.
II regret to say" the Presi-
dent declared in statement,
shat in several particulars this
act departs from principles of gov
eminent which have been long es-
tablished and would vest the con-
gress with what amounts to execu-
tive powers over administration
Of the Naval petroleum reserves.
Asserting he signed the legisla-
ton to meet an immediate war;
time need, the President contin-
ued:
''This legislative assumption OF
executive functions takes form in
requirements that the secretary
Of the Navy, even with presiden-
hal approval, may produce from
The reserves only those quantities
Of fuel congress specifies; and
hat the Navy secretary may not
condemn lands or enter into joint
VI unit contracts, Or Other con-
RAGS and leases, without pre-
viously consulting the Naval af-
!airs committees of both the house
Ind the senate
A previous contract between
he Navy and the Standard Oil
company of California was set
aside last winter after the JUS
ice department objected to it.
The field has since been oper-
tied under temporary agree
nlent which Chairman Vinson Cd
Ea) of the house Naval commit
zee has termed illegal"
Vinson also had warned against
he new contract, which the Pres
dent today sanctioned, contend
ng it spelled a departure from
congress 30year-old "sett1ed pol
scy' of keeping its oil reserves
n the ground.
. The President, in objecting to
he stipulation that congress must
iay how much oil can be taken
but of the Elk Hills field, said it
apparently took no cognizance
hat an emergency necessitating
i sharp increase in production
might arise during congressional
.,eeeSS
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GERMANS CONTINUE TO
BLAST BRITISH COAST
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tiles said normal life was being
conducted. Reports from the dam
aged places said persons who went
to shelters generally had escaped
unhurt.
These robot projectiles, fired off
tracks in the Pas-De-Calais area
20 miles across the channel from
England, are not radio-controlled
and have not had the slightest
effect on the flow of supplies to the
Allied front in Normandy.
Follows Rough Course
A compass in the nose keeps the
weapon on a rough course but it
may fall miles from where it is
aimed.
Stripping the secrets" from this
highly inaccurate weapon, Allied
technicians have discovered that
it operates under definite limita-
tons. Although it has tremendous
potentialities these are unlikely to
be developed in this war.
The Germans themselves say it
cannot be used on the Normandy
front for fear of hitting German
troops.
J Britain's anti-aircraft defenses
have been reorganized to combat
the pilotless planes. New gun-sites
have been chosen for some guns
to obtain a maximum fire power
against the robot planes before
they reached populated areas.
Guns of all calibre are being fired
and at night often are used in con-
junction with searchlights.
Machine-guns, % millimeter and
40 millimeter Bofors, heavy and
superheavy guns and even rocket
anti-aircraft guns manned at night
by home guards have been used
successfully in the channel straits
area.
Gunners at anti-aircraft sites use
the same instruments in charting
the course of the pilotless planes
as they do with ordinary planes.
Intermittent explosions from
these rocket plane-bombs occurred
during the night and through the
day. Several persons were killed
and a number injured when one
of the fire-spitting flying bombs
hit a nurses home at a hospital.
Rescurers were digging for those
possibly buried in the wreckage.
Another trapped four people for
six hours in a cellar which had
flooded up to their necks before
they we're rescued.
+ One missile exploded in street,
causing serious casualties. Anti
aircraft gunners had their first
all-day workout since the Battle OF
Britain.
Capt. Harold H. Balfour, under
secretary of state for air, predicted
in speech that the Nazi weapon
soon would be mastered, declaring,
"Already we are taking the mea-
sure and toll of the new wea-
non's numbers. Science, combined
with the skill and courage of those
| concerned with our air and
will evolve new counter-mea-
s,,res which will make Hitler soon
realize he is pretty well back where
! he started"
Already a considerable proper
| tion of the pilotless planes have
been destroyed in the air by anti
sircraft fire., an authoritative Brit
;sh source said. The German high
command said the British were put
! ting up the greatest anti-aircraft
| barrage since the beginning of the
war and the entire southeastern
coast is like wall of fire..
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HALSEY IS GIVEN
NEW ASSIGNMENT
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it was agreed by those who knew
him, that if he had his way he
wouldn't be bound down to a desk
job.
He indicated strongly that he
was getting his wishes when he
formally relinquished his COM
mand of the South Pacific only
few days ago and told officers
and men there = he referred 10
them always as "shipmates" that
'1'n See you on the road to To-
kyo."
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz, Pa
cific commander in chief, confirm
ed that today, announcing that
because of, the relative quiet in
the South Pacific area, Halsey
had been given command of the
Third Fleet ito operate in the
Pacific ocean,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
WITHIN Is MILES
OF VIIPURI PORT
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While the center of the Russian
Is miles of Viipuri, advance patrols
and reconnaissance units probed
even closer. The thunder of Soviet
big guns could be plainly heard
in the Finnish port.
Govorov's infantry forces, said to
total N least six divisions, were
being supported by planes and
tanks and for the first time were
reported using rocket-firing cannon.
The Russians as we'll as the Firms
were bringing up fresh troops as
the battle area widened and the
tone of dispatches from Moscow
made the early conquest of Viipuri
appear inevitable.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
ECZEMl!

~, A simple way to quick re,i.l
the itching of Eczema ri tsne1
cry red blotches and ' otha'l
is by applying pas
ointment to the affected No.
lieves itching promptly, p Ma,.
skin look better, feel bet tsA
erson's Ointment also sooth,I
tired itchy feet and cracks N
toes. s5c all druggists.
back II not deliehted
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1898 U. S. TROOPS
KILLED IN INVASION
CONTINUED from Page One)

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paratively easily, encountering
their heavier fighting later.
(American naval casualties
in the invasion already have
been announced as very light"
and it was announced that no
American merchant seamen
were lost in the operation.)
While the beachhead was Sc
cure, however, bitter fight
was in prospect for Cherbourg,
Bradley said Discussing the
situation on the Cherbourg PEN
insula, where the Sind airborne
division yesterday captured st.
Sauveur-Le-Vicomte and threat
ened the enemy's final escape
corridor, he said the Germans
might battle for the port as long
as possible, even after isolation
of the peninlula.
He added that Cherbourg has
strong anti-aircraft batteries.
Enemy strength on the peninsula
he said, may run into five figures,
and should the escape route be
closed, the Germans might at
tempt evacuation by small boats
in darkness to channel islands and
than to Brittany.
The American commander esti-
mated the number of German divi-
sions in France to be in the middle
sixties, with 16 divisions or ele-
ments thrown against the entire
Normandy bridgehead areas.
Bradley said the enemy mighe
be unable to move all his divisions
in France against the beachhead
because defenses must be manned
in other parts Of the country anc
garrisons must maintain control
of turbulent civilian population
American troops since landing
Bradley said, have captured or ev.
acuated from the beaches $500
prisoners.
The general spoke in glowing
terms of the courage of the Ameri-
can doughboy in establishing the
beachheads. His first words as the
correspondents gathered in his tent
were in praise of the infantrymen,
the parachute troops and their
leaders.
"Only by the CUTS, valor and ex-
IRENE bravery on the part of the
men and their leaders involved
were we able to make the landing
a success he said, ''and I cannot
say too much for the parachute
troopers who dropped in the rear
and made the job easier for the
beach troops. They did a marvellous
job"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
REHEARING SUGGESTED

CHICAGO, June 17.-R-The
national association of Insurance
commissioners today recommend
ed that the insurance supervisory
official of each state request his
attorney general to consider the
desirability of cooperating in Sc
curing rehearing of the insurance
case before the United States SUI
preme Court"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
FRENCH UNDERGROUND
FORCES EXECUTE BIG
SABOTAGE PROGRAM
Continued from Page One)

and rail movements in the Rhons
valley of southern Flu and that the
French linen of the Maquis" had
"gained full control OF some
interior areas in street-hy-street
fights for villages and towns.
Those veteran battlers were Gre
dited with capturing 300 Germans
and making widespread raids on
Nazi garrisons.
The shaky Vichy regime continu.
ed to oppose the rising resistance
but several reports said it wa,
doing so without avail. The French
radio at Algiers said part Of the
first regiment of the Vichy army
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Obituaries
MRS. GEORGE W. ARNOLD

Mrs. George W. Arnold. 48, of
Southport, died at Dosher Me-
mortal hospital at 1920 a. m. Sat
urday after long illness.
Surviving are her husband, G.
w. Arnold; one son, J. F. Arnold
of Southport; two sisters, Mrs. ].
E. Primer of Southport, and Mrs.
Arthur Marlowe of Loris, S. c.;
four brothers, D. P. Reeves of
Raleigh, G. L. and c. B. Reeves
of Loris, and o. K. Reeves of
Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held at
80 p. m. today at the Presbyter-
ian church in Southport, with the
Rev. R. F. Harrison and the Rev.
Cecil Alligood officiating.
Active pallbearers will be WAL
ter Lee Aldrich, Homer McKeithSn
Fred Willing, John Erickson and
Lanire Surpless. =
Honorary pallbearers will be P.
W. Davis, John Potter, c. N. Lee
vann, J. L. Moore, Price Surpless,
W. L. Jones, c. L. Rourk. and
Marshall Cooker,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
NO FIRES REPORTED

Assistant Chief J. N. Grims-
ley said yesterday no fires had
been reported in Wilmington in
10 days.
The last alarm answered by
the fire department was June
], when firemen were called to
s19 South Fifth street where
lightning had entered the house
N an electric wire. There was
40 fire.
Actually the last blaze at
tended by firemen was an au-
tomobile fire on June 6.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
]. J. ANDERSON

FARMVILLE, Va, June III.
J. Anderson, 81, formerly OF Will.
mington, died last Sunday morn
ing at the Southwide hospital.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at the Doyne
funeral home in Farmville. Burial
followed in Crewe cemetery.
Mr.. Anderson is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. c. G. Bon
ner, of Wilmington, Inez and Mir
lam Anderson; three sons, Billie
Anderson, U. S. army overseas,
Gene and Bobby Anderson of Will
mington; sister, Mrs. ]. A. Cole
man of Roanoke, Va; one brother,
M. C. Anderson of CreWe, Va; and
two grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
SUNDAY, JUNE -

n ma d. deserted to the guerrilla,
al 11 It's arm arms and equipment
me, inc Allied communique 81;
and trains and deraiIs % .
70 locomotives in 70 davs al
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
"WET" WEEKEND


The weekend is probably a
"wet" one for some thief.
Some person, apparently in
tent upon quenching a power
full thirst" stole approximate
Iy Is cases of beer, valued at
$3.50, from two railroad box
cars parked on an Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company
siding at the foot of Ann street
early Saturday morning.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Misery Of
Piles Fought
|InFewminutes

/ Within few minutes Of the very fixst
application. the doctors prescription China
Roid usually starts fighting the agony Of
Piles in ways: !. Soothes and eases pain
and itching: 2. Helps shrink sore. swollen
tissues. 3. Promotes healing by easing irri-
due to Piles. Has helped thousands while
they worked and enjoyed life in greater
comfort. Get Chino Rold from your druggist
today under positive guarantee of complete
satisfaction or money back. Don't wait. Fight
china-roid q; :s;:; s FL; s i'''
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
LINvILL f

friendly resort in the North Carolina
Golf. riding, fishing, tennis, swimming.
altitude $500 feet. Address inquiries to
Mrs. Edith Quale, Eseeola Lodge, Linyille.
North Carolina. iAe'
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| LIB. SHELLAC, 6MONTH JOB

One pound of shel,ac represents
six months work fo- 100000 in
sects. The insect leacifer lacca,
is a native of India, and secrets
a substance from which all true
Shellac' is made.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
EJJGENE HI, ROY

NORFOLK, Va, June 17.-H-
Eugene H. Roy, 60, general super
intendent of motive power for the
seaboard Air Line Railway, died
of a heart attack at his home here
today. He had been with the rail-
road 40 years.
He came to Norfolk from Savan-
nah, Ga, in 1886. Previously ne
had been with the Seaboard at
Raleigh, N. c., Tampa, Jackson
vile and St. Augustine, Fla.
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c. The word S sherry" come,
vorite wine "jerez," and 1n 8
spelled it "sher,is," la ass . ]
ing it to SHERRY y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
LABOR DRIVE
MEETING SET
Mrs. Dewey COnfers With
w. j. CrOnin Tomorrow
to Aid Factories

Naugatuck, March S-War man
power director for the Waterbury
area, Mrs. Mary Dewey, will confer
here tomorrow with William J. Gro
min, New Haven VINO. director, to
lay plans for an intensive recruit
ment drive in New Haven and the
lower Naugatuck valley to obtain
workers for the borough's vital war
plants.
The leades, In cooperation with
manpower committees In New Ha-
ven and Naugatuck, will concen-
trate their drive among workers re-
Gently discharged from New Haven
arms .jlants. Several thousand men
and women are believed to be IN
this group.
Labor needs for the U. s. Rubber
Co., the Eastern Mallable Iron Co.
and other borough plants Mere last
reported at approximately 2,c"J
workers, but VINO officials have In
dictated that the most urgent needs
of Invasion" plants can be salts
fled II half the bymber can be re-
cruited.
AnSonia, Shelton, Derby and Sey-
mour workers who have been af-
fected by the contract cutbacks will
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
BROPHY GIVEN
POLICE SURVEY
Captain Malone Back on
Day Duty; Burgesses
Board Meets Tuesday

Naugatuck, March 8. A COM
plete survey OF the Naugatuck police
department, outlining In detail the
activities and ASSIGNMENTS Of every
member Of the force has been SUBJ
mitted to Warden Leo ]. Brophy by
Police Chief John ]. Gormley.
Warden Brophy said he requested
the survey three weeks ago. A
report on his recent conferences with
Chief Gormley, intended to pro-
vide the utmost protection for local
residents and their property he
said.
Another development In police
department matters was the assign
ment Of Captain Anthony Malone
back to day duty. For the past three
weeks Captain Malone has been
working nights In charge Of all in
vestigations.
A long series Of breaks preceded
Warden Brophy's announcement
more than three weeks ago that he
was comforting with Chief Gormley
In an effort to provide the best
police protection possible.
At that time Captain Malone was
assigned to night work.
Chief Gormley said Captain Ma
lone would remain on days for
awhile, II rot permanently.
The survey handed to Warden
Brophy by Chief Gormley lists every
policeman, whether on day or night
duty, and his beat.
It also includes the time required
TO traverse the beat, the number Of
doors to be tried and the general
area covered.
Warden Brophy said he had not
studied the survey sufficiently to
predict what recommendations for
changes would be made. There was
hint, however, some Of the beats
which are considered rather lengthy
would be shortened.
Police manuals are being printed
for distribution to members. They
contain copies of all police ordi-
nances and sections Of the charter
relating to police work.
Warden Brophy said the manuals
would be distributed Tuesday. Cop
les will be made available for the
members Of the Board Of Warden
and Burgesses who meet next Tues
day.
In connection with the police sur
vey, Warden Brophy said he believed
there was room for Improvement
and the board would discuss the
subject In detail Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
CHURCH CIRCLE
ARRANGING TEA
Methodist Women Plan
Social Next Thursday
Afternoon at $3.50

Naugatuck, March 3--Methodist
day will be observed at the Meth
odist church Sunday at II a. m.
service, Rev. r. Bradley Longstaff,
announced. THE church stands in
the midst of q world surrounded by
perils and full possibilities" Mr..
Longstaff said, christian people
are backing the boys and girls on
the fighting front, promising to
work, pray and plan for peaceful
and neighborly world in which all
people may live as brothers. Meth
odism day of dedication gives our
people their opportunity to rededi-
cate themselves to this cause, spirit
ually and financially"
The Church Activities circle Will
hold st. Patrick's day tea Thurs
day at $3.50 p. m. with Mrs. Harry
Rogers and Mr.. John Huff in
charge. The circle will hold bus
mess session at 2:30 with Mrs. Sdna
Gladding presiding.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03

Naugatuck, March S.-Philip E.
Rice, factory manager Of the U. s.
Rubber Co. synthetic plant, has an
nounced authorization has been
granted for the construction Of two
new buildings.
The two buildings, q plant for
the processing Of synthetic rubber
in the form Of liquor latex, and a
storage warehouse, will cost about
S400, 900.
The new construction has been
approved by the U. 8. Rubber divi-
sion and the Defense Plant Corpora
ton.
Contracts have been awarded
Fletcher Thompson, Inc, Of Bridge
port and w. ]. Megin company Of
Naugatuck, as architect and con-
tractor, respectively, for the new
storage warehouse.
Blaw-Knox, Inc, Of Pittsburg, the
firm that planned and built the
synthetic plant and planned 1t have
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
Borough Briefs

Naugatuck, March S-Marriage
intentions have been filed at the Of
flee Of town clerk, Raymond st.
John by Charles Brennan, 239 Maple
street, U. 8. Navy, and Charlotte
Burns, SO Ward street; and Joes
Pardal, ITS Maple street and Deolin-
do Fernandez, Pond street
Ronald LOyer, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John LOyer Of Andrew avenue was
rendered q farewell party recently
ut his home. He was presented q
purse.
He Ii o graduate Of Naugatuck
high school, class Of 194S, and has
entered the Navy.
Mrs. Regina Anderson will be
hostess at the meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid OF the Salem Lutheran church,
Thursday, March 8, at $3.50 p. m. at
her home, 1877 Walnut street.
Pvt. Joseph G. Harper Of the Ma
rlnes at New River, N. c., IL spend
ing O furlOugh with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Harper Of Cliff
street.
Mrs. Lauiston F. Noyes will talk
on Braided Rugs" at the Amer
lean Home Department Of the Woyn-
ans club meeting Thursday evening,
March 8, at the Connecticut Light
and Power Co.
Sgt. Edward Daley and Mrs. Daley,
who have been visiting Miss Loretta
O'Shea Of Cherry street, have turned
to their home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sgt. Daley Is In the Army Air
Corps at MackdllI Field, Tampa,
Fla.
Miss Margery Bowers o. Maple
street was hostess recently at leap
year party at her home. Games were
played and refreshments served.
Attending were: Jeanne Chiswell,
Jack Lent, Jeanne Garfield, Fran
els Dolan, George O'Donnell, Lois
Welsh and Jack oVmley.
Anthony ShepIey Ind daughter
Irene Of Maple Hill road, are va
cation in Miami, Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
HERB COCKROFT
RETAINING JOB
Hook and Ladder Foreman
Renamed at Banquet
Last Evening

Naugatuck, March 8 - Herbert
Cockroft was reelected foreman Of
the Naugatuck Hose, Hook and Lad
der Association at the annual meet
ing Thursday night in the fire.
house.
A banquet for visiting officials fol-
lowed the business meeting and
speakers included: Chief Paul Hines
of the New Haven department.; VIII
liam Degnan, president Of the state
fireman's association; Michael Law
ton Of Middletown, former chief
there and now chief fire coordinator
for the state; Capt. Charles Brun-
dage Of the New Haven department,
assistant state coordinator, Fire
Chief John J. Sheridan Of Nauga-
tuck, who was toastmaster and War
den Leo J. Brophy.
Other officers Of the association
elected were: James Hennessey, first
assistant foreman; Raymond Deeg-
an, second assistant foreman; Frank
Muleski, third assistant foreman;
Max Leonhardt, fourth assistant,
replacing John Lawlor who Is now
In t!N Navy; clayton Fellows, fore.
man Of the hook and ladder truck;
Francis Calvin, firsS assistant fore
man; James II. Murphy, secretary;
Everett Donovan, Thomas Grant
and Maurice Scanlon, trustees. Mr..
Scanlon replaces Luke Comiskey.
All elections were unanimous.
Chief Hines showed fire pictures.
Burgesses present included William
Ploski and Creslo Klimasewski, third
ward representatives.
Capt. James Grant, Maurice
Scanlon and Frank Mulesky pre-
pared and served the dinner.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03

Seven Of the women taking the
course are being trained for service
In the State Police Department. One
Is being trained to become q police
woman In Torrington, 1t was ex-
planned by Lieutenant Leo j. Null
cahy, director Of the academy.
On December Is O group Of new
State Policemen completed their
training at the academy and be-
tween that time and the start OF
the course for the poncewomen all
Of the regular members Of the de-
partment were given refresher
courses ct the academy.
Aiding Lieutenant Mulcahy in the
work at the academy are Lieutenant
Carroll e. Shaw, assistant director,
and State Policeman william Con-
nelly, instructor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
RANGERS OBSERVE
FIRST ANNIVERSARY

Naugatuck, March 3.-The first
anniversary Of the organization OF
the Naugatuck Rangers, Connecticut
State Guard Volunteer Reserve, was
observed at a banquet last night at
the Hop Brook Country club.
Borough officials and officers Of
the State Guard attended.
The highlight was the award Of
State Guard service ribbons to men,
bers Of the unit who qualified. Mo-
ton pictures Of a military nature
were shown.
Arrangements for the banquet
were made by Capt. Harris White
more, Jr., former commander OF the
Rangers; Acting Capt. Fred Baker
and Lieut.. James w. Thompson.