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Evening star., 1944-03-15
Two More Dogs Found
Infected With Robes

Two more dogs have been found
infected with rabies. bringing the
total for the year to 20, Health De-
partment officials said yesterday.
One dog, picked up in the 1900
block of Fifteenth street NV, was
said to have bitten one person. The
other dog was caught in the 900
block of Ridge road Sc. Fifteen
persons have been bitten by rabid
dogs since January /.
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Scarlet Fever Spread
Still Called Epidemic

With 43 new cases of scarlet fever
reported yesterday, the Health De-
partment said the disease still was
continuing atepidemic proportions
DR.. James G. Cumming, chief OF
the Bureau Of Preventable Disease
said the total number of cases for
the year now stood at 1,708. Two
deaths were reported in January
but because of the mild nature of
the disease no further deaths have
occurred, officials said.
Evening star., 1944-03-15

world may as we'll become a little
more active. As long as 1t helps
the good work along by few min
utes. it would be the wrong policy to
stay perfectly quiet and lose those
minutes which might be devoted to
the elimination of the Nazi curse" Z"
Committee officials said Mr.. van
Loon, who died Saturday at Old
Greenwich, Conn, undertook the
job with enthusiasm and was "ex-
tremely active" His funeral was
held yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1944-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell McGovern and
the draft board temporarily excused
the surprised father from his pre-
induction physical examination.
Evening star., 1944-03-15

Stork Stoys Induction
ST. ALBANS, VT. (P.-The stork
flew in with unscheduled twins for
Evening star., 1944-03-15

One pound Of waste cooking fats
makes enough glycerin to manufac-
ture one third pound gunpowder!
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Deaths Reported

Charles H. Raub. IS, 929 New Hampshire
Jeremiah j. Collins. 81. AIS M..saehu.st..
| ave. NV.
Henry Clark, so, e44 Morris pl. ne.
Julia B. ,Hollander. Is, 242s 18th st. NV.
Francis A. Reilly. sr., 7s, 1880 18th st. NV.
Walter 8. Buchanan, 73, 100 Massachusetts,
| ave. NV.
Mitchell Belts. -72, Triangle, Va.
Mary 5. Stokes. SO, 1912 Jefferson st. NV.
Carr y: Wolf 6s; 3s Todd pl. ne.
Emma Krlechbaum, go, "a r St. NV
Richard H. League, 90, 4l5 New Jersey
| ave. ne.
Edward j. Purten, go 1894 37th st. NV.
Charles c, Pouder, So. 1106 Sth st. Sc
Daniel G. Zimmerman, As, 30401a r st
Lillian sasuly. 40 3s15 Upton ST. NV.
Kirby r. Dovell, AZ. 6139 Georgia ave. NV.
Iona Banks, 81, 30s 18th st. ne
Infant Nancy L. Fadden, 1000 18th St NV.
Infant Ronald M. Basehoer, II Lonsfelow
st. NV.
Dianah Melton. 81. 1121 9Th st. NV.
Sarah j. Janifer, 81. .1116 9th st. ne.
GLADYS Ford, 20, 1902 9th St NV
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Births Reported

Carroll and Beatrice Abernathy, boy.
Emil and Frances Amarant, girl.
Georse and vViaa sucRel RRfshm so5 boy
Charles and Catherine Carroll boy.
Eldon and Nina Claycomb girl
Edward and Dorothy Colee, girl.
John and May Crunkleston, girl.
Saul and Ethel Gamer, girl.
Peter an Beatrice Frelinshuysen, girl.
Robert and Ruth Gasser, girl.
Lomer and Mildred Hall, girl.
Paul and Helen Hickey, girl.
Walter and Virginia Hines. girl
MGaurlce Gss and Frances Jacobson, girl.
Clarence and Violet Johnson Johnson iii.
FRANCIS and Jean Lege, girl
Lloyd and Bess Llewellyn, boy.
Mark and Mary O'Brien. girl.
William and Mary Rauch, girl.
Robert and Lucy Rose, girl
Trying and Lorraine Rosen, girl.
Alssrt and Joan sappington, girl.
Joseph ane Mildred Simpson, boy.
James and Frances Sirisarian, boy.
gillespie and Virginia Southcomb, girl.
Raymond and Laura Taf1, girl.
Robert and Alice Alice Tstro. boy.
Anthony and Mafaida Tusco. sirl.
Jack and Ruth walsh, boy.
fEss n4se 'ns ma Gtsn:rDs tsns ofoef: af:sssF az: s
joseph. IT,. and Marie Woodis,. siri.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-07
Walter Brakey Newly Appointed Civilian
 TrainingAdrninistrato

Learn New Trades. Acquire New Skills. .. Earn While You Learn. ...
 And no coupon to fill out and mail in, either. Bradley Field civ ilian employees are going back to school.
 What the program amounts to is free instruction on Government time," explains Walter Glennie Brakey, newly appointed Civilian Training Administrator at this Base. "Many employees come here with little or no training. We must train what we have. for more ex- acting jobs and higher positions. Both the Army Air Forces and the civilian employees should benefit, the AAF by achieving greater eff ficiency, the employees by improv- ing their mediate and postwar prospects"
 Discharged from the AAF in August this year after 26 months of service, MT. Brakey is no stran- ger to Air Force conditions and problems, and although he has been on the Base less than two weeks, having reported for duty on 27 September, he already has start ed his classes. These will provide "up- grade training" for both of flee and maintenance personnel. The first, now under way, deals with office decorum and military correspondence.
 "The program calls for classes for supervisors" he says. "The most experienced personnel, after brushing up on the psychology and methods of teaching, will be the instructors.
 MT. Brakey's career, up to now, has been many-sided. He holds commercial pilot rating and he is an authority on ancient musical instruments. He has been an est ate manager and museum cur ator, an instructor in the Air For ces and a teacher of manuel arts.
 Born in Holyoke, Mass, where he still resides, he went from Hol- yoke High School to the Stock bridge School of Agriculture and on to Massachusetts State College.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-07

And the fodder's in the shocks,
 We're goin' to have shin-dig,
 Out thar in Windsor Locks.
 These lines started out the an- nouncement of a jamboree to be given by Supply and Maintenance Depts. at the Polish-American Hall in Windsor Locks on Thursday evening, October twenty-sixth, and the tickets are selling fast. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill very dull girl, so they say; and after the talk given by B. J. to the Supply per sonnel there was no doubt but that this will be banner shin-dig. The committee members (not all spring chickens) are having plenty of fun arranging the program. Peggy Howard is furnishing the music. Huff Said. Now, soldier boy. if you know girl employed in either of these Departments just give a hint that you would like to attend. She can bring a friend you know, (WITH AN EXTRA TICKET).
Bradley beam., 1944-10-07
Civilian Personalities

A talk by Major Edwin White to civilians in AAF Supply on his experiences in India made one full ly realize the hardships our boys are going through in this war, making us determined to strive harder than ever to do everything possible to bring them home as soon as possible.
 Noticed Paul Sipala, Supply's new messenger, busy the past week perking up civilians in signing up for membership in the Employees Association. He is a real live wire, artist, actor and what-not. He is soon to appear in a play at the Bushnell in Hartford and is mak- ing fast progress on the road to Hollywood. He still wants to know who crippled his bicycle, and some of that acting ability will assert itself at Bradley Field.
 When the frost is on the pum'-
 kin
Bradley beam., 1944-10-07

Leaving school in 1887, he became associated with William Skinner of William Skinner 6 Sons, ,Holyoke, as estate manager.
 During this period, he became acquainted with the late Nils Eric sson, noted authority on ancient musical instruments and curator of the Belle Skinner collection at Wis tariahurst, Holyoke, and became assistant curator.
 In 1922 MT. Brakey volunteered for the AAF and became an avia- tion student. He was an instructor at the University of Vermont and Danville Military Institute at Dan vile, Virginia, and finished his military career at Keesler Field, after having flown the Caribbean in PBY's on anti-submarine pat rol and on air-sea rescue search missions.
 With nearly 400 solo hours, he has commercial pilot, instrument and instructor ratings.
 MT. Brakey is married and hop es to move to the vicinity of Brad ley Field soon. In his spare time, if any, he may resume his interest in hockey, which he once played professionally, and in swimming and fencing, which were his sports in college.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-07
OFFICE OF THE FINANCE OFFICER
 - ARMY AIR BASE
 BRADLEY FIELD, CONNECTICUT
7 October l944.

Dear Joe
 Everything rushing still know how themselves when they time all do with the exception Mike Purdi he doesn't know good deal when he Just listen what happened when he with few of the boys Son O Fun the other night One of the show Mike preferred position for auction that be of the show When the big much Mikes Cpl Alexander another local lad beat Mike the and received Guen watch and several other highly valued awards However the wasn't total loss because Mike threw consolation and the with him allowed kick him of the (GI Now ask Mike the time of day.
 No doubt you've heard that the WAC recruiting drive still going full blast Finance Cpl Bingham, Wac with the future" smngy posed publicity pictures
 C. D. Bufum, of "old-timers" paid peced visit recently To surprise another farewell whipped within fifteen minutes Somehow other all the married living off the managed their had work that Major Miller for the evening his excellent He aided by Fred adrosich who led the singing The hht of the description Millers private office.
 Jim Kiely has puzzled. He has long claimed his the why he with for Special evening" But what do you think happened Saturday night? He persuaded" drop USO for mn and he busy saying hello girls that it took him hours get away.
 So far friendly relations have maintained by and the personnel of the bank door, To keep these relations that Me and Sis the bank guards refrain from taking wood from painstakngly stacked pile
 That's about all have for nov Keep plugging let's get this IRA.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-07
ORDNANCE
 BLOCK BUSTER
By CPL. ERWIN L. KoERBER

by GTL. ERWIN Ls hOEnbEn
 Last weeks paper shows a new way of presenting the Bradley fam fly circle. This verse may further illustrate the new path for para graph troopers:
 The editor boss said Herewith,
 Brevity is the soul of wit"
 Now in each future column,
 Look for quality with less vol
 ume.
 In continuing the series of arti- cles on various sections connected with Ordnance, the Ammunition Section now emerges from the seg- regated rows of explosives for 8 bow. This sections mission is ob- vious. Here in Bradley Park" is the habitant of the Blockbusters- those Misunderstanding watermel- ons that are delivered free of cost to the Axis.
 With the departure of It. Milan, TISgt. Riley is now supervisor of this section and the entire maga- zine area. All of the personnel are men with overseas experience and have a good stock of stories. They are opponents of "Sons of Fun" and here they are:
 S/Sgt. Bobick, section chief and known as the "Whip" from Whip pany, New Jersey.
 TSgt. Kennedy, an old 681st Ordnance Co. man, and wearer of the Purple Heart. Gle took it on the chin.)
 S/Sgt. Barry, a Massachusetts native, who has wintered in Hawaii.
 Sgt. Elkins, who is good sol- dier since he can gripe and laugh at the same time. GA fellow on a furlough.)
 Sgt. Kelly, resident of Long Island-very quiet, when back from pass.
 Sgt. Sposato, known as "Sal", because of a surname Salvatore. (Bucking for O. c. S.)
 Cpl. Koldys, the Torrington Flash, with a nickname of Tarzan- A graduate of New Guinea and Weismuller's successor.
 Cpl. Muntin, the Bermuda Hot Potato, who has found more than consolation in Windsor Locks.
 Cpl. Wiggington, known as "Wigg", claims he never asked for a pass on the Aleutians.
 Pfc. Gallagher, who keeps us guessing if he is going classical or needs a hair cut.
 Pfc. Parsons, the rowing carpen- ter loaned out to each section on MIR. Is ambitious to own a staff car.
 Accidently on Purpose:
 T/Sgt. Anderson didn't realize that Taggart had a three day pass coming up when Taggart borrowed a pair of shoes. .Sugrue was con- fused on co. the other night when he found Branka had signed in at 25OO hours. (More hrs. in a day or salt in coke) ... Pfc. Parsons lost his pocket book several weeks ago and returned from a furlough with a combination mail bag and pocket book. (That G. I. Bill of Rights effect or Southern Carpet baggers.) Sgt. Steer admits that one woman can be linked with his heart chord (the question is, which one). A ply-wood board showing the organization of the old 681st Ordnance Go. was recently uncov- cred at the lumber dump (Lt Young always maintained facts could be found in the darndest pla- ooc
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
|CONFEREES AGREE
ON TAX MEASURE;
Bill. Would Place Even
Larger Loan On Tax
Payers

WASHINGTON, Jan. % -Pl- A
So, 315, 100000 revenue bill, laying
heavier wartime excise rates on
dozens of articles and services as
well as increasing the load on in
dividual income taxpayers and
corporations, was approved tonight
by a joint committee of Senators
and Representatives and headed
for final congressional action.
The conferees cleared their last
hurdle by getting together on a Sc
ries of amendments to the war
contracts renegotiation act under
which the government RECEIVERS al
legedly excessive payments for
war material.
The anticipated revenue from
the completed bill compares with
81, 139, 300, 900 as the bill passed the
House and $2,275, 600, 900 as it left
the Senate. 1t falls far short of an
administration request for $40, $780,
1000 but is expected to increase
the. government total annual in
come of more than $43, 500, 900, 900
a year. ~
In one of the last decisions be-
fore the final agreement was an
nounced, the conferees rejected a
House amendment which would
Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
NEARLY 20 HURT
IN ACL ACCIDENT
Three Coaches OF North
bound Train Leave Rail
Near Rosehill

ROSE HILL, Jan. 31.-Atlantic
Coast Line officials reported to-
night that almost a score of per-
sons were injured about 1880 this
morning when three coaches of a
northbound local passenger train
left the tracks one mile south OF
here.
In Wilmington, C. G. Sibley, gen.
eral manager of the ACL said that
the injured included five white
passengers and twelve Negroes.
The conductor, Dennis Russ of Will
mington, received head decorations
and other slight injuries.
Automobiles from Rose Hill and
Wallace were sent to the scene of
the wreck, and brought many OF
the injured to the offices of doc
tors here.
A Doctor Halves who practices
here, said he ''sewed up about five
heads" and treated several others
for shock and slight injuries. None
of the injured except the conduc-
tor, Russ, and a Negro, required
disqualification and they were TAX
en- to a hospital in South Rocky
Mount, General Manager Sibley
said in Wilmington.
Engineer A. T. Murray of Viii.
mington said the train was running
about IS miles per hour dead on
Continued on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
LOCAL BACK TAX
RATES CHANGED

The New Hanover Board OF
County Commissioners in a long
drawn out session Monday after
noon adopted a resolution setting
the rate on back taxes from a flat
10 per cent instead of 6 per cent
annum. The resolution will be eff
fective Tuesday, Feb. l.
Commissioners voted to establish
the new rate and beginning today
both city and county penalties on
back taxes will be effected by the
annual rate, instead of the pre-
vious flat rate. This penalty On
back taxes will make larger diff
ference over a period of years.
In statement to the local board
from the Local Government COM
mission at Raleigh, w. Ewart Es-
terling, assistant director and sec.
rotary of the commission, cited
that in Section II of the County
Capital Reserve Act, regarding the
provision Of an order authorizing
withdrawal from the fund. Es-
terling was referring to the es-
tablishing of the County Capital
Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
MEDALS AWARDED
LUMBERT0N MAN

LUMBERTON. Jan. 81 First
1t. William A. Roach, Jr., who
was killed in action on May 4,
l943 was posthumously awarded
the Air Medal and the Purple
Heart Sunday afternoon at the
Florence. S. c. Army Air Field.
The awards were presented to
Mrs. Ernestine William Roach, his
widow, by Colonel Donald F.
Shugart, commanding officer OF
the post. The citations were made
+ r exceptionally meritorious
achievement, while participating
i'll five separate bomber combat
missions over enemy-occupied
continental Europe.
1t. Roach, %, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Roach, ST., of Lum-
berton, was a pilot Of BIS Lib
orator attached to the Eighth Army
Air Force in England and was
killed in a raid over Kiel, Ger
many. He received his initial train
ing at the CAA Pilot Training
school in Lumberton in the fall
OF 1910, and had experience in 40
of the 48 states before flying to
England via North Africa Vast
February.
A Billy Roach Memorial Fund
has been instituted at the local
airport to commemorate 1t. Roach.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
Invasion Marked Marshalls
Pounded; WakeAlsoRaided;
u. S. Subs Sink II Jap Ships
LAND BASED BOMBERS
Japs Hint Invasion May AL
ready Be Underway
In Pacific
PEARL TARBOR, Jan. 31.-lR-

PEARL TARBOR, Jan. 31.-tR-
While Tokyo radio issued yelled re.
ports of "army" action in the in
vasion-menaced Marshalls, tho
expanding American naval and air
offensive in the Central Pacific
produced official accounts today Of
strong raid on Wake island and
Army and Navy land-based plane
attacks on the Marshalls, coordi-
mated with huge task force opera
tinos.
The latest report told of the tenth
raid of the war Sunday night by
planes, each probably carrying
more than a ton of bombs, on
Japanese-held Wake less than 700
miles north of the Marshalls.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz said all
the bombs hit in or near the target
area and that no planes were lost
among the two squadrons from
Fleet Arriving Two.
The Wake raid was made on the
same night that land-based bomb
ers were pounding the Marshalls.
In daylight Sunday, mighty force
of aircraft carriers, battleships and
other naval units carried their Of
fensive against the Marshalls into
the second straight day.
The Wake raid undoubtedly was
timed to knock out the Japanese
airfield and prevent either plane
reinforcement for Nipponese in the
Marshalls or retaliation against the
the Central Pacific.
Wake has been blasted 10 times
since an overwhelming force Of
Japanese finally captured it from
United States Marines Dec. "a,
1871. The following February a
surface force Of Adm. William F.
Halsey shelled it. Last Oct. it
was subjected to combined warship
bombardment and plane attacks.
And there have been seven other
air raids in addition to this latest
one.
Wake probably has proved ex.
tremely costly to the Japanese.
probably not worth the price paid.
Installations there were believed
virtually destroyed at least once
and some of the heavier air raids
have neutralized the airdrome for
a time.
There was no mention Of air op-
position to the Sunday raiders but
the Coronado planes probably were
forced to fly through heavy anti
aircraft fire. With the Japanese
compelled to send all available
planes to the Marshalls, it is pos
sible they had only a few on Wake.
Army and navy land based
planes, co-ordinating their attacks
with the blows of strong carrier
task forces and fleet units struck
anew at the Marshall islands to
keep the Japanese groggy pending
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
WAR BOND SALES
MOVING SLOWLY

Bond sales in the Fourth War
Bond campaign are moving ahead
slowly, not only in Wilmington.
but throughout the entire state OF
North Carolina, G. ]. Thornton,
bond chairman for New Hanover
County, stated Monday night.
Twenty-Five per cent of the E
bond quota have been sold, Mr..
Thornton said, and he added a
communication which he receiv-
ed Monday morning from Mr..
Lelnbach of Winston-Salem, the
State chairman in the drive, he
was informed that the state per-
centage Of bond sales now stands
at 70 per cent.
The ITALIAN association report
ed steady sales of bonds for their
performances of This Amt The
army, scheduled to be perform
cd On the ITALIAN stage at 8 pm.
saturday, February 5.
Local investments in govern
meht bonds in this drive reached
ale 1igure of 1,410, 208.25, bond
4eaoefS stated Monday. ..
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01

NdTVa S ancient Ddtt1eInenLS INSIDE
Estonia, a Moscow communique
announced today.
"Retreating under blows of the
Soviet troops the enemy is aband-
oning guns, heavy mortars and
stores of military supplies, said
a midnight broadcast-bulletin rec
orded by the Soviet monitor.
The Russians announced the cap
ture Of Lipa, two miles beyond
the west banks of the Luga below
Kingisepp. There were indications
that the Russians also might have
crossed the river closer to Kingi-
sepp, since the bulletin announced
the capture of Bolshoi Lutsk and
Mali Lutsk, on the Luga three
miles above Kingisepp, and Boil
shoye Klenna, six miles to the
southeast of the river.
The river was crossed at sew
eral points, the communique said,
including the southern Novogorod
front.
Farther south Other units under
Govorov, swinging down the high
way and railway to Luga, plunged
to within 81 miles of a junction
with Gen. K. A. Maretskov's army
in a rapid pincers movement
which already had cut off disor-
ganized groups of Germans in a
bleak expanse of lakes and forests
to the east.
These German groups were be-
ing hunted down and wiped out or
taken prisoner, the midnight bull
letin said. They were throwing
away their guns and equipment in
attempted flight from mobile Red
army attachments.
Continued on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
"a JAP PLANES
ARE SHOT DOWN

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Tues
day, Feb. L. (P - Twenty-four
more Japanese planes were shot
down at Rabaul in the 9th day of
January Allied air blows at that
japanese New Britain stronghold.
Two 2,50O-ton freighters were
sunk by Allied bombs in Hansa
Bay, New Guinea, Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's headquarters also an
nounced today. Hansa bay is north
west of the japanese base at Ma
dang.
Aussies driving up the New Gui-
nea coast meanwhile neared Reiss
Point, only so miles from Saidor
where Americans were expanding
their invasion wedge.