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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Chorus Presents
Costumed Concert

The delightful childish treble Of
little children and the mellowed
tones Of grown men and women
will be heard at the old fashioned
eostumed concert TO be presented
by the Elaboretta Chorus al
BIS pm, Thursday. Dec. 7. al
Shiloh Baptist church. Benton and
ST. Antoine. Admission is free.
Old songs and readings make up
the concert which is directed by
Mrs. Dorothy Steger. choral in
structor for the Department OF
Parks and Recreation.
Solo voices TO be heard are Miles
Faison. John Hall. Nettie Cherry.
Charity Weeks. Ann Murphy and
Elizabeth Ward. Ruth King and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Editors Feted By
Mich. State Troops

Local newspaper editors were
guests at a dinner given by the
officers Of the Michigan State
Troops at the Collingwood Ar
mory last Friday evening.
Movies of the Michigan State
Troops were shown following the
dinner and Colonel Howard, rank
ing officer OF the unit. gave a brief
speech on the progress and hopes
OF the Negro state troopers Ma
jor Roy Morton also cited achieve
ments Of the officers and men OF
the outfit.
Praise Press
Both Colonel Howard and Ma
jor Morton praised the Negro
press for the cooperation shown
in helping to interest the general
public in the work Of the troop
ers. Newspaper persons present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Mccall, Miss
Garner. Mr.. and Mrs. Boykin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Martin.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

Donors and contributors TO the
Building Fund of Motor City
Lodge Of Elks. No. 962. will be
honored at a banquet and unveil-
ing OF a tablet Dec. at the
YWCA. The tablet contains the
names OF members and friends
who have contributed 10 the fund
Principal speaker will be Perry
Howard. grand legal adviser,
Washington, d. C. Other partici-
pants on the program will include
Celeste Cole. the Jubal Choral So
ciety. Talmadge Turner. director.
and others. Joseph Bonney Is
chairman OF the committee on ar
rangements. Other members OF the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Man Had Is Pints
Rum, Held By COPS

After repeatedly conhscating l6
pints and three quarts OF whiskey
belon ging TO Theodore Simmons.
~. OF ll2 Hendrie street, police
held him for violation Of the lq-
uor law.
A warrant was expected TO be
issued this week charging Sim
mons with the above violation.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Nominating Group
In Election Plan

A nominating committee was
elected at the Nov. rs NAACP
meeting 20 nominate officers for
the NAACP for the coming year
The election Of officers is sched-
uled for Dec IS, 8 pm. at the ST
Antoine branch YMCA. Members
of the nominating committee are:
William Kennedy Jr. chairman:
Charles Simmons. Mrs. Celillus
Curry. Mr.. w. j. Swanson and
Mr.. Edward Charity.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
FARMERS CONFERENCE

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala
The annual Farmers conference
which brings together farmers and
agricultural leaders from all Sec
tons Of the South. will be held in
Logan hall on the campus Of Tus-
kegee Institute Thursday, Dec H.
DR.. F. D. Patterson. president. an
nounced this week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

Marie Jones will give the read
ings.
Adult choral groups taking part
are from Brewster, Kronk. Mt.
Vernon and ST. Peter Claver Recre-
alton Centers. True Vine and King
Solomon churches. The children's
choruses represent st. Peter Claver
and True Vine church.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
HELD AS FUGITIVE

Willie Grier. 30. OF 300 Engle-
wood avenue, was held by police
this week as a fugitive from Kilby
prison. Montgomery. Ala. He was
arrested on a fugitive warrant.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
Rifle Club Scores High Mark

the promotion of civilian rifle
practice, but the record firing
of yesterday required the Lake
Forest clubmen to furnish all
the necessary equipment and
ammunition.
The Lake Forest club is now
the largest and most active
National Rifle Association
: chartered civilian rifle club in
the eastern section of the state,
officials stated. Graduates of
it's small arms firing schools
have entered the army and
established excellent records
> as soldiers and as marksmen.
Officials stated that the club
will shortly sponsor an en-
larged competitive program,
and will soon have facilities
for both indoor and outdoor
firing. Heretofore, all firing
has been indoors, from the
prone, sitting, kneeling and
standing positions, using az
calibre rifles.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
TOBACCO PRICES
SHOW INCREASE

FLORENCE, S. c., Aug. IA -tA
Average prices for leaf and cut
tiers on Border Belt tobacco mar.
kets were unchanged to two cents
higher today as the second week
of sales opened, the War Food
Administration reported. Best thin
nondescript advanced three cents
The bulk of sales consisted Of
fine to fair Tugs and good to low
cutters. A slight decrease in the
volume of Tugs was offset by cor.
responding increase in cutters.
Good lemon Tugs we're up one
cent at As; far lemon Tugs up one
at A and low orange Tugs advanced
two cents to 43. Best thin nom
descript averaged SO cents, up
three. r
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
TWO men KILLED
IN TRUCK WRECK

WHITEVILLE, Aug. IA. - Two
negro men are dead and three
seriously injured as a result Of col
lision between an Army truck and
an improvised truck for hauling
shipyard workers which occurred
this afternoon at 4:30 at Halls
boro.
The dead are Dave Randall and
Ben Mcmillan. The injured are
Anthony Murphy, Ralph Pierce and
Lewis Freeman. All were occup-
ants of the shipyard truck. The two
occupants of the Army truck were
uninjured.
According to W. A. Thompson
Hallsboro- lumber man who heard
the crash and was at the scene
Immediately afterwards, the ship.
yard truck heading west turned
at the crossing in Hallsboro and
was struck broadsides by the Army
truck which was heading east. The
shipyard truck, an eight-man truck
improvised for pick up to haul
shipyard passengers, was demo
lished by the heavy army vehicle
according to Thompson. The truck
is said, to have belonged to Bish
Miller of Hallsboro and was re-
ported driven by Dave Randall.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
Netu Allied BloWs Seen
III Mediterranean Area

The commentator read signif-
icance into the meeting of
Prism e Minister Winston
Churchill with Marshal Tito,
head of the Yugoslav Parti-
sans, adding that Churchill
desires as a support of Brit
ish military plans in Italy that
Partisans launch an attack on
the Italian eastern flank in
Istria. Military operations to
be expected are preceded by an
Anglo-American war of nerves
ION. Bulgaria plus a host of :ru-
mors. -
Allied, sources remained ST.
lent on plans for the Mediter-
ranean theater and on reports
of ship concentrations there.
However, for three consecu-
tive days American heavy
bombers from Italy have
pounded military installations
in southern France, and there
were indications that further
raids were in progress over
night.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
Red Armies
Make Gains
In Poland
SMASH INTO osoWlEc
Russians Bayonet N Wis
In Taking Strategic
Enemy Stronghold

LONDON, Tuesday, Aug.
Is. - (P) - Russian shock
troops scaled the 30-foot-high
walls of the moated strong
hold of Osowiec near the BIZ
ebrza river in northern Po-
land yesterday, bayonetted
the German garrison and
then rushed up pontoon brid-
ges for an imminent crossing
of the Biebraz, last water
barrier before German East
Prussia, only Is miles be-
yond.
In the north another powerful
Red Army swept almost halfway
across Estonia and spilled on to
the Latvian frontier in a swift drive
aimed at splitting in two the 200, :
900 trapped Nazi troops facing a
disaster almost comparable to that
suffered at Stalingrad. With the
tcapture of Antsla in a 19-mile adj
vance, this army was only 16 miles
from Valga, rail junction on the
Tallinn-Riga line which is the de-
tense backbone of Col. &c. Georg
Lindemann's surrounded Baltic
armies.
Premier Marshal Joseph Stain
In an order of the day announced
the fall OF Usowiec, sl7 miles from
East Prussia, to Gen. G. F. Yak
harov's second White Russian
Army which in seven weeks has
fought its way $50 miles westward
from White Russia and reached the
Augustow canal and the adjoining
Biebrza river on a 45-mile front.
Some of the Russian positions near
the canal, north of Osowiec, are
within II miles of East Prussia.
Stain termed Osowiec a power
full fortified district in the German
defenses of the river Biebrza cover
ing the approaches to the borders
of East Prussia and ordered a
Moscow salute of IL salvoes from
1874 guns.
Berlin spokesman, acknowledge
ing the peril to East Prussia, warn
ed the German homeland that "a
very great trial of strength was
at hand. In Moscow the press
printed an appeal quoting Marshal
Friedrich Won Paulus, captured
German commander at Stalingrad,
as telling the Germans "the war
is lost through the fault of Hitler,
and continuance by the Germans is
senselesS bloodshed."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
STATE PAY BILL
WINNING FAVOR

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA :-tR-A
bipartisan drive began shaping ur
in the house today to pass the
Senate approved Estate Rights
bill for handing unemployment
problems in postwar demobiliza
ton.
Leaders of the coalition voiced
confidence they could easily repeat
the Senate's performance in bow
ling over the principles of the Muir
ray-Kilbore bill which would have
set up. federal standards for I'm
employment compensation, running
up to $25 weekly.
The Senate's estate Rights
legislation. sponsored by Senator
George D-Ga.). was referred by
Speaker Rayburn D-Tex.) to tn.
House Ways and Means Committee.
and Chairman Doughton D-N. c.,
called the. committee to meet to
morrow.
Rep. Disney (D-okla) ane
Dewey. (R-Ill) predicted speedy
approval of the George measure
and Rayburn told newspapermer
he expected the house to complete
action on postwar legislation ane
be ready to adjourn by September
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
ACME MAN HELD
In SHOTGUN CASE

WHITEVILLE, Aug. IA Buck
Watson, 17-year-old white man of
near Acme, was arrested early to-
day and lodged in the Columbus
county Jail in connection with the
shooting late yesterday afternoon
of Grover Cleveland Jones of Acme
Route /, who was taken to the
James Walker hospital in Whining
ton, where his condition is report
ed very serious.
Watson was arrested by Sheriff
H. D. Stanley, Deputy Sheriff WV
Billiard and Patrolmen Porter Da-
Wis. He denied any knowledge OF
the shooting.
= Jones was shot n the back yes
terday afternoon about 6 o'clock
near his home. Patrolman ]. K.
Flowers, who Investigated the
shooting, said that Jones told him
that Watson shot him when they
got into an argument about some
lumber. Flowers said that Jones
told him that Watson drove up to
his home with mule and wagon
and called him to inquire about a
watermelon. When Jones reached
the wagon Watson told him he was
going to shoot him and as Jones
ran toward his house, Watson fired
five times with IL guage4 shot
gun, according to Flowers.
There were several eye witnesses,
off GERS said.
The wounds are said to have
paralyzed the hips and legs of
Tones
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15

Vic C11011lOCls
Wilbur Dosher, representing the
affairs committee, stated that the
money would. not be used to make
appeals to national authorities con-
corning the removal of Camp
Davis. However, he declined to re
veal the plans of the committee,
saying that 1--WE canot give our
thunder away to the world at
large" But, he added, many citi-
zens had 'theh general idea
that the money would be used for
seeking industries and other
things helpful to the community. y
When the military installations
leave, 1--WE can replace them in no
small way and 1--WE will need to
cushio the shock, Dosher stated.
In continuing, he said that the
money will be used for advertising,
telephone calls and travel expenses
in seeking the betterment of Will:
mington.
Mayor W. Ronald Lane revealed
yesterday that the City Council
would render decision on an ap-
preparation to be made to the Mill
tary Affairs Committee at the
Wednesday meeting.
Request made by the R. and S
Amusement company to stage a
circus, plus ride amusements, at
the Legion stadium and field one
week during October was granted
by the board. The amusement rally
will be presented under the aus
pices of the American Legion.
Edgar L. Vow, member of the
board of welfare, asked that "a com
mittee be appointed to oversee adj
justments to be made on the bud
get of the welfare department. The
committee appointed by Addison
Hewlett, chairman of the board
of commissioners, will be Louis
J. Coleman and H. R.. Gardner
The commissioners adjourned t.
the boiler room of the courthouse
and burned total of $101, 528. Is il
bonds
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15

WIPE. Gives Authorization
For Immediate Start
On New Structure

Authorization to begin construc-
ton within 60 days on an inciner-
ator for Wilmington has been Civ
en- by the War Production Board,
it was announced jointly yesterday
by Mayor Ronald Lane and City
Manager A. c. Nichols.
According to the release receiv-
ed by the: city officials, the War
Production Board has given the
authorization for this city to have
a preference rating of AA-3 to
purchase materials, machinery
and equipment for the refuse burn
ers.
Specifications for the building
will be adopted and bids called
for Immediately, Nichols said.
The incinerator, which will be a
three-story affair with two ll2-ton
units, will be constructed in the
vicinity, of the abandoned inciner.
ator, perhaps between Dickinson
and Wood streets, according te
the city manager.
Waste material will be brought
to the upper floor Of the building
where it will be dumped into an
opening that will funnel it to the
fires below, which will be famed
by acknowledgements blowers
Incombustible materials, such as
tin cans, will be sorted out through
special CRATE arrangements, Their
Grated off by trucks approaching
from thu lower floor.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15

manship instructor, small
bore, and service rifles. -
The course Of fire yesterday.
called for firing from the
prone, sitting, and kneeling po-.
sitions, and rapid fire stages
from standing to prone and
from standing to sitting Basic
instruction in the firing of the
MI carbine and Thompson sub
machine gun was given the CT
villain riflenhen by local ord
nance officers. I'm.
{. Under War department reg
fulations, Army rifle ranges
constructed wholly Or IN part
by public funds may be made
savaila BILE to National Rifle As
ISOLATION chartered civilian
rifle clubs for record firing,
following approval by the d.
rector of civilian marksman-
ship, the National Rifle Asso-
citation and other authorities.
In peace-tirne, issues of rifles
and ammunitiop are made for
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
By The Associated Press

ny AACa ASoUCA0sCu 1ASSS,s
The, Berlin radio said last.
night that large Allied con-
voys were passing through
Gibraltar Strait and, that, the.
Allies have been concentrating
CONSIDER able tonnage in the
Mediterranean, The broad
casts speculated whether it,
presaged an outflanking move
ment against the German rear
in italy Or landing in south
France. s1s1 = = :.s ri s
George Schroeder, chief editor
Of Transocean news, Nazi
propaganda agency, said in a
broadcast recorded by the AS,
ISOLATED Press that the question.
posed. was whether landings.
would be made behind the
Apennines barrier in italy .'or
is it the plan to employ De-
Gaulle forces standing by in
Corsica and north Africa by.
having them land in southern
FRANCE l. near the great. Ma
quis ! districts? r.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15

Through arrangements with
the War Department, Wash
ington, and local Army off
Gals, members of the Lake
Forest Rifle Club yesterday
made the journey to one Of the
nearby Army installations, and
fired the regulation Army
Qualification course with ev-
cry man qualifying for either
the sharpshooter or expert
riflaman ratings, officials stat
ed. as's
Sharpshooters and expert
rifleman are the two highest
craftsmanship ratings that
can be earned in Army circles.
Officials stated that the ma
jority of the men had never
participated in rifle practice
prior to the organization of the
Lake Forest club last fall, and
enrolment in the small arms
firing school conducted by Ed
mund McLaurin, National Ri
fle Association certified marks
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
POLIO SITUATION
SOMEWHAT BETTER

The two infantile paralysis case
now under quarantine in New Han.
over county will be discharged By
the end of this week, DR.. A. H. Ell
liot, city-county health officer, de
clared last night.
The majority of mothers in this
community are apparently limit.
ing the contact Of children of sus'
pectible age groups, for the health
department has had few complaints
about children congregation, DR.
Elliot said. 49, /. .45 XII.
According to the health officer
it is still advisable to curtail the
goings and comings Of children
even though polio is subsidmg II
this vicinity : f7e''
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
BEACH ALDERMEN
TO ADOPT BUDGET

Inc Carolina Beach Board of
Aluefmen will hold meeting this
week TO officially adopt the 1914
~ llScal year budget, w. G. Foun-
,an' mayor pro TEN, announced
last night.
At previous meeting, listings
.@e budget were tentatively pass
,%0y the board. They are as fol.
% s general fund, $4,oo5; police
s.snftments, s14,135; fire depart.
asli'' $s,4l7.6O; sanitation depart
. Sltn'' $500; streets and board .
w, "siks' sl2,4 ATS; public buildings, ST..
n.y. making a total of SAT, 652.6O.
Al addition a water fund grant
$3.50 was agreed upon anc
%, se ee grant Of S4,1oO, total Of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
Italian Front Quiet;
British Eighth Army
Gets Mountain Town

ROME, Aug. IA R Eighth
army troops inching toward the
Adriatic end of the Germans
Gothic line in Italy have cap
tured the Mountain town OF
Frontone on the north bank of
the Cesano river q miles from
the sea, Allied headquarters
announced today.
This was the only significant
ground action along the Italian
front, where Allied authorities
devoted their major effort to
the relief of the hungry and
thirsty civil population OF
Florence,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
WPB's Boss
Lifts Ban
Upon Go DDS
PRODUCTION ALLOWED
Many Civilian Articles
Nav Be Manufactured
Under New Order

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA
49, R - Chairman Donald
Nelson tonight lifted the War
Production Boards ban or
hundreds of civilian articles
where local SURPRISES Of labor
and machinery permit.
The long awaited order, delayed
since July / by the opposition Of
the Army, Navy and War Man.
nower Commission, is effective al
midnight. Nelson said the order
was the fourth and last in his pro-
gram 10 provide "a mechanism
for partial conversion of industry
trom wartime to peacetime pro
duction.
For the time being" he warned,
st is no. anticipated that any large
Increases in production OF CIVILIAN
goods will be possible"
Cutting across 86 restrictive or
doris now on WPB's books, the ac-
ton empowers WPB field offices
over the country to let individual
nlants make consumer goods hither.
TO prohibited or restricted.
II provides priority aid, also, Tor
concerns willing and able to manu-
facture any of several hundred
..preferred'' items listed by WIPE
as scarce and badly needed.
This preferred list covers such
goods as vacuum cleaners, electric
ranges. wash tubs, egg heaters,
lawn mowers, sewing machines.
church goods, bicycles, and OIL
burners.
If an eligible manufacturer can
not make one of the preferred
items. the order provides, he may
apply to produce less essential
things. but he will not obtain
priority IdtlIlS.
His application may cover any
Of the items restricted by the 86
orders, including even monographs
and gambling devices, but WIPES
PERMISSION in such cases is less
likely.
This is primarily a plan to de-
certralize some of the operations
which will be necessary to take
up the slack as men and materials
cease to be needed for war pur-
poses" Nelson stated.
Above Everything else it is vital
to arrange ha machinery, so that
in the future when military de.
mands decline Or chance, the men,
the facilities and the materials
Which are set free can speedily be
put to other uses.
Under the terms of the spot
procedure, field offices will be in a
position to authorize production of
civilian goods now, provided the
materials. manpWer, and facilities
hot needed for war production are
available"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
Wilbur Dosher Appointed
On Recreation Committee

Wilbur Dosher, Wilmington post
master, has been appointed as re-
preventative Of patriotic organiza-
tons on the North Carolina Recrea-
ton committee. by. Cow. Melville
Broughton, it was announced yes
terday Il
Dosher, who is president Of the
USO council Of this city, said yes
terday that he will accept the po-
sition on the committee il, it does
not conflict with postal laws and
regulations. ~.
DIR. Harold D. Meyer, Of Chapel
Hill, is chairman Of the state COM
mittee. 4-'a-. ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-15
'Hy Street Lights On;
beaches Remain In Dark

4, az street lights in the city were
vas: last night, but street lights at
p,.s,h'sVllle Beach and Carolina
ts remained off, as result of
e tropical storm that hit this area
@ 70 Weeks ago.
w. u, Fountain mayor protein
o., carolina Beach, reported that
NV. piduons there had not been re-
Ta leu despite promises from the
ra1s Water Power company that
o"'S would be on there last week