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Evening star., 1944-03-16
| American, Dead
IS Years, Returns
ON Gripsholm
By the Associated Press.


ST. LOUIS, Mar. Is. - Francis
Gordon Law, 54, believed by his par
ents to be World War casualty
stepped down the gangplank of the
Gripsholm yesterday on his way
back to St. Louis to tell his mother
and father the story of his life dur
ing the past Is years
The last letter they had received
from him until last November was
on November IL, 1918. Twenty-Five
years later he wrote II have a good
story to tell. III be home soon as l
can That was the first assurance
Mr.. and Mrs. George Law had in a
quarter century that their son was
still alive.
Mr.. Law left his wife in Lorain
Ohio, in 1917.
A letter from him a month later
said he was an ambulance driver in
the British Army. He joined the
United States Army after America
entered the war.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Vanishing Yankees Aid Britons
Bombed Out in Nuzi Fire Raid

and started in on the job Of getting
all the furniture out.
MAN" one Of them drawled,
you'll maybe need your rations'-
and they were so thorough that they
even carried out the refrigeration
Then they just went without a
word"
Another typical experience was
recounted by Sam Altman, grocery
store manager, who awakened to
find fire bomb blazing in the
middle Of his bed.
''It was a bit of shock" he said
mildly. II had to move fast.
wrapped the bomb up in the quilt
and tried to carry 1t out, but II
burned through.
-Four American officers were pass
ing. They borrowed an axe from
somewhere and ran upstairs
smashed open a window, put the
bombs out and saved all our stuff
The missus and I would like to know
their names"
Evening star., 1944-03-16
owl Foreign Sources
Unit Raised to Bureau
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Foreign Sources Division of
the Office of War Information
which distributes foreign news to
American press services and news
papers, has been elevated to bureau
status because CT current and an
tiCipatcd increa1c5 in the quantity
of news from foreign sources
The bureau will continue undc:
direction of Matthew Gordon, for
mer news editor of the Columbia
BroadcaStinG System. Emanual
Freedman, on leave from the cable
desk Of the New York Times, is
assistant chief
The bureau shall aid American
newsgathering media in exposing
enemy propaganda efforts and in
securing maximum information on
the war, within the limits of military
security" Owl Director Elmer Davis
said yesterday in an order creating
the bureau.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
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Continued From First Page.)
individual essentially in a critica
activity is beyond question"
Rules Tightened Earlier.

actlVlCy is oeyond question"
Rules Tightened Earlier.
Gen. Hershey's letter was dated
March 13, two days after his Or
der prohibiting the deferment
of any worker in industry un-
der 26 years of age, except when the
State selective service director rec
ommends deferment on grounds that
induction would mean a loss of vital
military production. That action did
not cancel existing deferments, but
prohibited new ones and banned the
renewal Of existing ones except by
action of the State director.
Gen. Hershey, defending frightened
rules for deferment of farm workers,
yesterday told Senate Agriculture
Subcommittee that industry will
have to give up 100000 to 250,000
younger men to the armed services
under new regulations on occupa-
tional deferments.
The Senate group, headed by Sem
ator Russell, Democrat, Of Georgia,
called. Gen. Hershey to discuss
the possibility of easing the new
farm deferment regulations, but the
draft director fatty told the men,
bers that farm workers cannot be
given preferred treatment.
Gen. Hershey said between $1,000
and 100000 industrial workers under
26 are now deferred and added that
between 100000 and 250000 of them
would be taken in the draft.
The remainder, Gen. Hershey
said, would be men rated "prac-
tically Indispensable"
In agriculture, Gen. Hershey con-
tinued, $4,000 men under 26 have
been deferred. He declined to esti-
mate how many of them would be
inducted.
Industrial States have contributed
far more men proportionately to
the Army than agricultural States,
he said, and added:
MY job is to raise an Army and
not to keep the people of any State
at home. We are past the place
where we can leave people for
sentimental reasons doing things
they want to do"
Farm Standards Raised.
The Senate committee was dis
turbed by the recent rule raising
from TO l6 units of production
the minimum basis for agricultural
deferment. Under this measure
care of one dairy COW is one unit
for instance, and a farm worker
cannot be considered for deferment
unless his production aggregates le
units.
Gen. Hershey declared the l6-unit
rule was not too severe, saying, Il
should have made it 20 or "a units. ,
Senator Russell disclosed the War
Food Administration had submit5ed d
to him and to Selective Service a
plan under which draft officials
would consult with agricultural val
boards in the various States, anc
decide whether the l6-unit rule was
applicable in different regions and
to different types of farming.
But Gen. Hershey was cool to
that idea, saying the war boards
have no responsibility toward rails
Ing men for the Army"
Evening star., 1944-03-16
0PA Asks Writ Against
Electric Supply Firm Here

The Office of Price Administration
filed suit in District Court today for
an injunction against the Beacon
Electric Supply Co., 909 Seventh
street NV, to stop alleged viola
tions of OPA regulations.
| The suit charges the company
with selling and buying above CELL
ing prices. 1t also alleges the firm
failed to keep proper records.
The suit was filed by John L.
Laskey, District enforcement attor-
ney, and Carl w. Berueffy and j
| Grahame Walker, assistants.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
| Army AboIishes
| Ban on WAC
| Wedding Gowns
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department., realizing
this Leap Year. has relaxed it's ban
on wedding gowns for WACS.
Until last July the WACS wore
wedding gowns only if their COM
manding officers were willing. Then
a directive descended to keep WACS,
Army nurses, dietitians and physio-
therapistS in uniform except for
playtlme-or at home. provided they
remembered three's a crowd.
Meantime, SPARS. Marines and
WAVES picked pretty clothes for
marriage ceremonies. Suddenly the
Army relenteo. Today's trousseau
can be as traditionally satin and
lazy as civilian might choose.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Chinese Continue Drive
Southword in Burma
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Mar. 16.-Chinese
troops under the command of 1t.
Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell have cap
tured Tinghawk Sakan, IL miles
south Of Walawbum, in their steady
drive southwark to oust the jap
anese from the Hukawng Valley in
Northern Burma, Lord Louis Mount
batten's command announced to-
day.
This latest push placed Gen. Still
wells forces at the edge of the Mo-
gaung Valley, containing the towns
of Kamaing and Mogaung on the
Mandalay Railroad. The commu-
nique said the japanese were con-
tinuing to move northward in the
Kaban Valley to the southeast.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Allied Flyers BIost Wewok
For Fourth Straight Day

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED H EADQ UARTER s,
Southwest Pacific, Mar. l6.-Under-
scoring the growing power of the
Allied Southwest Pacific Air Force,
Gen. Douglas Macarthur today an
nounced raids in which almost 500
tons of bombs were dropped on Jap
anese positions from Wewak, New
Guinea, to Bougainville Island In
the Solomons.
Heaviest hit Of all the targets
along this front-850 statute miles
long-was Wewak, Japan's big air
center and supply base on the north
New Guinea coast.
1t was the fourth consecutive
daily strike on Wewak, and 174 tons
Of bombs were dropped, bringing the
four day total there to more than
600 tons. Eight more Japanese In
tercepting planes, making more than
80 in the four days, were shot out
Of the air.
Other raids announced In the
communique we're at Rabaul. where
SO tons were dropped; Tadji air.
drome at Aitape, New Guinea, 68
tons; Bougainville, 123 tons; Jac-
quinot Bay. New Britain, 40 tons,
and various targets along the New
Guinea, New Britain and New Ire.
land coasts.
Intensity Of the aerial campaign
against Wewak was remindful Of
the strikes that began last No
vember against Rabaul, and now
finally have reduced this once
powerful Japanese shipping and air
center to ruin.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
15American Concerns
Accused Of Cartel
Agreements in Suit
By the Associated Press.

Two American export associ-
ations, IS American manufac-
turers and British corporation
and it's agent were accused to-
day by the Justice Department
of maintaining international
cartel agreements to restrain
trade in the manufacture and
marketing of alkalis in violation
of the Sherman Anti Trust Act.
Attorney General Biddle said a
civil suit filed in the Federal Dis
trict Court In New York alleged the
defendants have conspired to allo-
cate and maintain exclusive market
ing areas and export quotas
throughout the world, eliminating
competition and restraining exports
by means of illegal contracts, agree
ments and understandings.
In addition to the defendants, the
suit named four corporations-two
American, one German and one
Belgian-as co-conspirators.
Trade Associations Listed.
The trade associations are United
States Alkali Export Association,
Inc, with principal offices in New
York, and California Alkali Export
Association, with principal of5ices
in Los Angeles.
The suit is the first to be filed in
volving the activities Of associa-
tions organized under the Webb
Export Trade Act, which is designed
to promote international trade by
enabling American manufacturers to
form associations to compete with
foreign manufacturers.
I'VE do not, of course, intend to
interfere with any Of the legitimate
activities of such export associa-
tions," Assistant Attorney General
Wendell Berge said, but many
groups in this country are planning
to utilize such associations to enter
into cartel agreements with foreign
C m pan les, sitting competition
throughout the world-activities
which are not exempted by the
Webb Act from the operation of the
Sherman Act"
Defendants in Suit.
Defendants named in the COM
plant included:
Imperial Chemical Industries,
Ltd, a British corporation with
principal Offices in London, and I'm
percial Chemical Industries, Ltd, a
New York corporation wholly owned
and controlled by ICI.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Inc,
with principal Offices In New York.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc, New
York.
Diamond Alkan Co., Inc, Pitts
burgh.
Dow Chemical Co., Inc, Mid
land, Mich.
Hooker Electrochemical Co., Inc.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Mathieson Alkali Works. Inc.
New York.
Niagara Alkah Co., New York.
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing
Co., Philadelphia.
Southern Alkali Corp. New York
Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp.
New York.
Wyandotte Chemicals Corp, De-
troit.
West End Chemical Co., Inc, Oak
land, Calf.
Pacific Alkali Co., Inc, Los
Angeles.
Named as co-conspirators, but not
as defendants, were American Pot
ash & Chemical Corp, New York
substantially all of whose capita
stock, owned by the German potash
trust, was seized by the alien prop
erty custodian in 1912; Solvay
Process Co., New York; Colvay et
Gle. Belgian Solvay), formerly o.
BRUSSELS, but now in London; I. G
Farben, German dye trust.
Alkalis include soda ash (sodiun
carbonate), caustic soda Sodium by
droxide) and bicarbonate of soda, al
of which are used in the manufac
ture of glass, textiles, chemicals
soap and many other articles.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Brother of Harry K. Thow
Dies in New York

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-Josiah
Copley Thaw. SO, died of a heart
ailment in his Savoy Plaza Hotel
apartment yesterday.
Mr.. ThaW, a native of Pittsburgh,
was the brother of Harry K. Thaw
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Ceiling Prices Hit Snoo

In protest to the governments S
efforts to establish ceiling prices
many farmers in Ecuador refused
to take their products to market
causing shortages.
Evening star., 1944-03-16

The American Red Cross in India
provides recreation kits containing
books. games, candy, cigarettes
which are parachuted from planes
to troops ut advanced positions along
the Burma border,
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Trapped laps Routed
lin Sixth Attack on
|BougainviIIe Lines
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, South Pacific, Mar.
16.-Trapped Japanese on Bou-
gainville have hurled a new,
bloody attack on Allied positions
on Cannon Ridge, Empress Au-
gusta Bay, but have been re-
pulsed, Admiral William F. Hal
sey's advanced headquarters said
today.
Total enemy losses since the as
sault began March 8 are at least
l,l73 dead. headquarters said. Allied
losses are 1913.
1t. q. g. Thomas Lambert, Navy
public relations officer on the Cam
non Ridge front, said United States
37th Division troops broke out their
heavy guns. tanks, flame -throwers,
bazookas and all types Of smaller
arms to crush the enemy's sixth at
tempted break-through in four days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Miss Elliott,
1t. StaCkhouse
Married Here

Beautiful in it's simplicity was
the wedding Of Miss Laura Elva
Elliott, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Nathan Elliott of this city
and Lieut.. William Byne Stack
house, son of MIR. and Mrs. William
Schuppert S a h h u of ST..
Augustine, Fla, on Saturday after
noon, March II, at 2:30 o clock at
Temple Baptist church.
The Rev. j. Roy Clifford, pastor,
officiated using the double ring
ceremony. Palms, ferns, baskets OF
white gladioli and tall candles
formed a background in front of
which the VOWS were said.
The nupital music was rendered
by Mrs. G. c. Gilbert, organist,
and Mrs. S. W. Brinson, soloist.
Selections included: Because, and
All, Sweet Mystery of Life. To a
Wild Rose was played during the
C er m on y and the traditional
marches for the professional and
occasional
Miss Elliott entered the church
with her father, who gave her in
marriage. She chose for her wed.
ding a two-piece wool suit of sol
der blue and wore black accessor-
les. Her corsage was of white or.
chids.
Miss Tessie Finch attended the
bride as maid of-honor and wore
yellow dressmaker suit with
black accessories and corsage
Of yellow roses.
Lloyd Jackson Elliott, brother
Of the bride, attended the bride
groom az best man.
The brides mother wore a dress
of Alice Blue and a corsage Of
pink roses.
The bride has been entertained
by Mrs. 7. L. Brown and Miss TIES
sic Finch prior to her marriage
Following the rehearsal Friday
night, Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott enter
tanned the bridal party, out-of-t owr
guests and members of the i'm
mediate family at cake cutting
at their home or Woolcott avenue
Miss Daisy Stackhouse of St
Augustine, Fla, was here for the
wedding.
Following the ceremony Lieut.
and Mrs. Stackhouse left fol
Petersburg, Va, where thew will
make their nome, Lieut.. Stack
house being stationed at Camp
Pickett, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Lillian Holly,
Capt. Schertz
Are Married

The marriage of Miss Lillian
Holly formerly OF Wilmington and
Burgaw, and Capt. Joseph Louis
Schertz, Jr., was solemnized on
Wednesday evening, February is,
in the Second Baptist church in
St. Louis, Mo-, at 7:3O o'clock by
the Rev William Russell Pankey.
Only members Of the immediate
family were in attendance at the
ceremony which was followed by
a reception at the Colonial Room
of the Chase hotel, given by Capt.
Schertz's mother. Around fifty
friends and relatives were invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Wehmeyer
attended Capt. and Mrs. Schertz.
Mrs. Schertz is the daughter of
Mrs. David Franklin Holly and the
late Mr.. Holly OF Burgaw. She was
graduated from Burgaw High
school in 1885 with high honors and
was valedictoriap of her class. For
the past few years she has resided
in Wilmington, where she was en-
ployed by Samuel Bear ST., and
Sons.
Capt. Schertz is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Schertz of St. Louis,
Mo. He attended Kemper Military
school, Bonneville. Mo-. and was
graduated from Sedan High school
in st. Louis. He graduated from
Washington university with BIS.
degree in 1910, and was a member
of the Beta Theta Phi fraternity.
He was called into active service
with the Army with a commission
as second lieutenant on October
10, 1941. For the past year he was
stationed at Camp Davis as an
instructor in the Automatic Wea-
pons department of the A.A.A.
school.
Capt and Mrs. Schertz are
making Their. home in Ell Paso,
Texas. where hes is stationed with
the 595th AA Battalion at Fort
Bliss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Harbor Island
US0 To Give
Tea Tuesday

A tea will be given on Tuesday
afternoon, March IA, at $780,;
o'clock by the Harbor Island USO
club to which all ladies of the
community are cordiall'' invited to
attend.
DR.. Howard E. Anderson, of De-
troit, who lived in India for more
than twenty years, will be the
speaker of the afternoon and tell
Of his work and conditions in India.
DR.. AndN'son, for this month, is
camp pastor at Fort Fisher and
Carolina Beach and breaches also
at the Little-Chapel-on- the-Board
walk at Wrightsville Beach on Sum
days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Annie Moon Weds
C'apt. F. A. Haley
In Miami, FLORIDA

marriage of much interest
,ro,ohout this section is that of
Mics Annie Moon of Ashland, Ala
,.rna and Wilmington, to Captain
ro.4er A. Haley of Jasper, Ala
'aa and Curacao, Netherlands,
west Indies.
The couple were quietly married
r.hrnarv 4, at the Riverside Bap-
70 church in Miami, Florida, at
~ o.c1ock in the evening with the
Dow W. G. Stracener officiating.
~ THE bride was attired in a suit
i roht blue crepe with which she
,'.ad black accessories and her
mr. was of orchids.
" MIS- Haley is the daughter of
7omese Leslie Moon of Shreveport,
H. and the late Mrs. Roberta
Moon, She attended Alabama COL
hoe and is a graduate of Alabama
polvtechnic Institute where she
vas a member of Kappa Delta Pi
and Phi Kappa Phi honorary fra
tpnities, Sphinx honor society for
women and was President Of the
yWC.A. on the Auburn campus.
AT present she has position
vith the Civil Aeronautics admin
s+ration as assistant airway traffic
controller in Wilmington.
Captain Haley is the youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul S. Haley
Of Jasper, Alabama. He attended
Birmingham-Southern college and
Alabama Polytechnic I n S i t u t e
where he was q member of
Lambda Chi Alpha social fraterni-
ty.
After spending two weeks in
Miami. Florida, the couple visited
relatives in Jasper, Birmingham.
and Ashland, Ala Captain Haley
has returned to his Army Post at
Curacao. Netherlands, West Indies
md Mrs Haley has resumed her
work in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Wright-Loper
Wedding Vows
Said In City

st. Mary's Catholic church wa.
the setting for the wedding Of
Miss Sarah Anne Lopez and Lieu.
tenant Paul Gordon Wright,
Thursday, March 2, at $3.50 in the
afternoon. Monsignor c. E. Muir.
ply, pastor, officiated and the dou.
Die ring ceremony was used. ~
The VOWS were spoken before
the altar, beautifully decorated
with white gladioli and burning
tapers. Prior to the ceremony
Mrs. Rose Picot, organist, render.
ed a program of nuptial music
and Miss Elizabeth Bate an g
Bach-Gounod's cave Maria".
The bride entered the church
with her father, and wore a gown
OF white satin, made on lon g
lines, featuring draped neckline
caught with seed pearls, lon g
sleeves fitted tightly to the wrist.
The full skirt ended in a short
train. Her veil of illusion w S
caught with sprays of orange bios
SONS, and she wore an heirloom
necklace of pearls. She carried a
prayer book covered with white
roses, showered with sweetpeas.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Mary Elizabeth Lopez,
as maid -of-honor and Mrs. Robert
Chappell as matron-o Miss
Lopez wore gown of yellow,
made with a lace bodice, three
quarter length sleeves and full
skirt OF net. Mrs. Chappell wore
an old rose dress made on the
same lines. Their headdresses
were short matching wells
they carried nosegays of mixed
spring flowers.
Lieutenant Wright had as h S
best man Chief Warrant Officer
Donald c. Clemments of C m q
Davis. Lieutenant Elmer Kallmey-
er of Flushing, N. Y. and William
H. Lopez, brother of the bride,
were groomsmen.
Mrs. Lopez, mother of the bride,
was becomingly attired in navy
blue crepe with a yoke of pink
lace and matching accessories.
Following the wedding a recep-
ton was held, guests being close
friends and members of the bridal
party.
Mrs. Wright wore for travelling
a three-piece suit of light blue
and brown houndstooth check with
brown accessories. A corsage OF
roses completed her ensemble.
Mrs. Wright is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Lopez
of Wilmington, and received her
education at St. Mary's school,
Lieutenant Wright is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wright of Mo.
line, ILL.,, and is a graduate Of
Cornell university. He attended the
State Teachers college of Illinois,
and received his appointment as
second lieutenant from o. c. S.,
Camp Davis on the day Of his
wedding.
Following the announcement Of
her engagement, Mrs. Wright was
entertained by Mrs. Robert Chap
pell, Miss Virginia Carroll, Miss
Dorothy Jenne and Miss Harriette
Powers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Wrightsboro PIT. A.
Discussion Planned

The Wrightsboro P.T.A. will
meet Monday afternoon at 2::3O
o'clock at the school.
The problems of juvenile delin-
quency from the standpoint of the
nation, the community and the
home, will be discussed by Miss
Matilda Klein, Miss Vera Adams
and Mrs. j. L. Mathis. Mrs. Sarah
Williams, welfare officer of New
Hanover county schools, will pre-
sent some of the problems of juve-
nile delinquency as evidenced in
her work throughout this county,
and will make suggestions as to
how the parents and the schools
can best cooperate to help elimi-
nate this evil.
There will be special music by
Miss Julia Post and Miss Azalene
Switzerland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
SOrOsis Committee
Will Meet Thursday

The Conservation and Thrift
committee of North Carolina So
rosis will have charge of the meet
ing this Thursday afternoon.
Miss Co-delia Foster. home serv-
ice director of the Tide Water,
will be the speaker and use as her
topic, Foods" Members are urged
to bring all kinds of paper and
magazines, paper and wire coat
hangers and at least one brick
per member. Refreshments will be
served and members may bring
guest to this meeting.
Dogs were raised in ancient
Mavico for fond
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Garden Club
Members Will
Meet Tuesday

A meeting of the Cape Fear Gar
den club will be held on Tuesday
morning, March IA, at II o'clock
in the Great Hall of St. James
parish house.
Owing to the adverse weather
conditions no camellia show will
be held this year but the spring
flowers to be brought by members
to this meeting will be taken to
hospitals in Wilmington in memory
of Capt. Churchill Bragaw, former
manager of Orion Plantation, who
was killed in action in Italy last
month.
-V-
Green was once a sacred color
NTavioo
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Covenant Auxiliary
Circles Will Meet

A brief called meeting of the
W0mans Auxiliary will be held on
Monday at $3.50 o'clock in the audi
torinn. All the afternoon circles
will meet Immediately after in
their respective rooms with one
Av'Antior The members Of Circle
5 Mrs. F. L. Pearsall. chairman,
viii drive to the home of Mrs. J.
F. 1a"man, 1910 Princess street
fn fheir meeting The circle chair
men for the new church year will
he elected at these meetings.
To evening circles will meet as
usual.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
M rs. Ted Hetzler
Fetes Miss Raney

Mrs Ted Htezler of Watson Hill,
R l., and Wilmington, entertain
ed at luncheon and bridge party
on Thursday at the Lord Corn
wallis lounge in honor of Miss
Julia May Raney, bride-elect.
Luncheon was served at an at
tractively appointed table after
which bridge was enjoyed. Mrs.
Iietzler remembered Miss Raney
with crystal in her chosen pat
tern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
Betty Davis,
W. W. Murrell
Are Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wright
Davis announce the marriage of
their daughter, Betty, to William
Wells Murrell, United States Naval
Reserve, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Earl Murrell of this city.
The wedding took place on Fri
day, March 10, in Conway, South
Carolina, in the presence Of the
couples mothers.