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MINISTER HEARD
BY ROTARY CLUB

The Rev. Samuel Wander Nicer
uncle of the former Cincinnati
baseball pitcher Johnny Wander
Nicer. spoke on the general condi
tons of the populace of the Ken.
lucky mountains yesterday in ar
address to the Rotary club at the
weekly meeting held in the Friend
ly cafeteria banquet room.
Chairman Jack Carswell an
.nounced that the Rotary club took
second place in the Civic League
Bowling tournament.
During the April 4 meeting, al
which time club officers will be
elected. General Henry Larsen, Of
Camp LeJeune. will be the prin
clpal speaker.
Fourteen nominees were named
for the Board OF Directors of which
seven will be elected at the. mex
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
Roosevelt Has Nothing
To Say About Stubborn
Battle For Casino

WASHINGTON, March 28.-(R-
President Roosevelt had nothing to
say today about the battle for Cas-
sino.
He answered in the negative a
question at press-radio confer
ence whether there was anything
h would like te tell the American
people about Casino, particularly
in view of criticism on the sub
ject.
He said he could speak only of
the record, and that he would have
to reply off the record, also, tc
an inquiry as to what he thought
of stories carried in American anc
Canadian service papers calling
the Casino campaign a failure.
On the Italian situation, report
er noted that columnist had sale
the President had written Prime
Minister Churchill of Britain thai
Marshal Badogio should be gotter
rid of, and M, Roosevelt's only
reply was that it sounds like a
columnist.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
Negro Rail Worker
Asks Supreme Court
To Review His Case

WASHINGTON, March 28-'R-A
Negro locomotive fireman who
said he was forced out of his job
on the Norfolk Southern Railway
and replaced by q white man
asked the Supreme Court today
to determine whether he is entitled
to relief under the Railway Labor
Act.
The fireman, Tom Tunstall, de.
clared in a petition that the broth
erhood of locomotive firemen and
enginemen excluded Negro fire.
men from membership solely
because of race"
He asserted the brotherhood as
bargaining agent for firemen en-
tered an agreement with the rail
road which he said restricted en-
ployment of mon promote bles'
and only white firemen are eli
gible to promotion as engineers
Later, he said, the brotherhood
induced the railroad to remove
him from his job and gave tn.
place to brotherhood member.
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Servicemen In Hospitals
Get High Entertainment

Servicemen confined to Army
and Navy eral hospitals
throughout the United States will
henceforth get a priority on en-
tertainment, it was announced Yes.
terday by the USO Camp Shows
organization in New York City.
This organization, in coordina-
ton with the Special Service Di.
vision of the War Department, has
inaugurated Hospital Circuit
over which specially selected anc
produced units will travel, bring
ing directly to the hospitalizec
GTs new show at least once
every two weeks.
Both ambulatory and bed pa
tients will see the Camp Shows
which are being designed to per
form both in recreation halls ane
in streamlined style in the wards
Many Of these new units will be
headlined by stars of radio, mo
ton pictures, Broadway stage anc
the concert world; and supported
by musical, co m d y, dancing
magic and other novelty vaudeville
acts.
Already playing each general
hospital once every three or four
weeks are the 20 units on Camp
Shows Victory Circuit" and the
81 Tabloid Troupes on the Blue
Circuit" With the addition of the
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caves WILL HEAD
EDUCATION GROUP

WASHINGTON, March 28.-RN
The National Education Associa-
ton announced today the creation
of a commission on safety educa-
ton with Robert w. Eaves. a ma
tive of North Carolina, as full
time executive secretary.
Eaves has resigned as admins
trative principal and chairman OF
the safety committee OF the Dis
trict of Columbia schools to direct
safety education for the associa-
ton, whose membership included
IT'S, 1000 teachers representing near
ly every community in the United
States
Henry H. Hill, superintendent of
Pittsburgh, Pa, schools, is chair
man of the commission. Their
members include Albert Coates,
Chapel Hill, N. c.; Kent Healy.
Yale University. N ew Haven.
Conn. and James W. Martin, Uni
versity of Kentucky. Lexington.
KY.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
RECORDERS COURT

Corene johnson and Eugene
Johnson, Negroes, who swore Out
cross warrants against each other,
both charging assault, were called
before Judge H. Winfield Smith ir
Recorders court yesterday morn
ing, but the case was continued
until March 81, court records re
vealed.
Other cases to come before
Judge Smith were:
J. M. Gregge, driving under the
influence of alcohol, granted mol
pros with leave upon recommends
ton of officer.
The case of Thomas Billy,
charged with driving under the in
fluence of alcohol, was continued
until April 6.
The cases of Ben Wagner and
Cora Wagner, charged with viola
ton of the beer law, were both
continued until April 4.
Neal Watson, charged with lar
ceny and receiving, was granted
mol pros upon recommendation OF
prosecuting witness.
Herbert Leary, left turn viola
ton, called and failed capias, and
bond was set at $25.
Harry C. Spencer, speeding
pleaded guilty and was fined $50
and costs. twenty-five dollars OF
the fine was RENTED.
R. L. Bearce, improper city Ii
cense plate. pleaded guilty and
was fined So and costs.
J. H. Graham, traffic violation,
fined 81 and costs of court.
The case of j. E. Barnes, op.
Grating auto under the influence
of liquor, was continued until April
5, and bond was set at $3.50.
The case of Robert Nelson, who
is being held on a technical charge
Of vagrancy, was continued unit
March %. Bond was set at $500
The case of George Patrick, also
being held on a technical charge
of vagrancy, was continued unit
March 20. Bond was set at $500
Ben Miles Vernon, charged witt
reckless operation of an automo
bile, was found guilty and finet
$25 and costs, and ordered restitu
ton of $74.88 to Mrs. Christman
However, he was allowed 10 day
stay, and bond was set at 500
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
Presbyterian Paper
Announces Name Change

"The Presbyteria n of the South
published in Richmond, Va, an.
nounces in this weeks issue a
change of name to THE Presby-
terrain Outlook"
This paper, continuing a Pres
byterian weekly published in Will
mington from 1874 to 1898, is pri
vately owned and is circulated
mainly in the states between
Maryland and Texas and Missouri
and Florida, the geographical H.
mits of the Presbyterian church ir
the South.
Six different publishing ventures
are continued through this week
lily, including 1.-The Presbyterian
Standard" which was founded ir
Fayetteville as THE North Car
DINA Presbyterian, later being
moved to Wilmington where it was
issued until 1898. At that time
its office Of publication was estab-
|lished in Charlotte where 1t was
Issued until 1881 when it merged
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|EAL Files Petition With CAB For
II e-Argument On Air Service Here

the evidence establishing that the
traffic on Eastern's Route is not
sufficient to support the duplica-
tive competition proposed by Ma
tional; the Board has overlooked
the evidence establishing that Ma
tionaPs proposed competition
would be undesirable wasteful and
destructive; it h a enormously
authorized National to serve Sa-
vannah despite the absence of APP
plication and of any proof to sup
port such service.
In the conclusion of the petition,
Eastern asks CAB to grant au-
thorizations which it seeks in the
proceeding; that the Board re-
move restrictions which it h S
placed on Eastern's proposed Tam
pa-Miami service; that it deny
Nationals applications u n d
Dockets alt and $40 and that the
Board grant such other and fur
ther relief as is indicated and as
the Board may find appropriate.
Oral argument on the petition is
sought.
The petition is signed by E. v
Rickenbacker, president of East
ern Air Lines.
Chamber of Commerce officials
had no comment to make on the
petition.
Officials of the National Air
Lines indicated in recent letter
to Addison Hewlett, Sr., chair.
man of the Board of County Com.
missioners that they intended to
dispatch a representative OF the
firm to New Hanover county al
an early date to plan for actual
installation of air service to vii.
mington within the near future.
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new, special units, the serviceman
in hospital will now enjoy more
live talent" entertainment than
any other type of soldier or sailor
in this country.
Four Hospital Units" have al
ready gone out on tour under US
Camp Show auspices: d) Ed
Wynn, stage-radio comedian; Wini
Shaw, radio-screen singer; Diana
Lure, tap dancer; Paul Lavarre
and Brother, comedy acrobats;
Pat Hill, puppeteer; and Michael
Olivieri, accordionist. ca Gene
Kelly, motion picture actor; Kath-
ryn Vernon, S i n g r; Charlotte
Fayne, dancer; Charley Stuart, CO.
median; Russell Delmar, juggling
unicyclist; and Sidney Tuscher, pi-
anist. 60 Trudy Marshall and
Lynne Carver, screen actresses;
on a personality tour" (4) Leslie
Brooks and Frank Sully, screen
players; also on personality
tour"
Increasing the volume of enter
tainment in America will have no
effect on USO Camp Shows over
seas program, which now covers
every military zone off shore and
overseas, and which delivers to the
War Department all STYLES of units
at the rate of more than Is per
month.
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Eastern Air Lines, one of the
concerns bidding for the air serv-
ice through Wilmington before the
Civil Aeronautics board, which re-
Gently awarded the privilege OF
service to the National Airlines,
Inc, has filed a petition for re-
argument and reconsideration Of
the matter with CAB, it was learn
ed here Tuesday.
A copy Of the petition was for
warded to the Greater Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce by E..
Smythe Gambrell, attorney repre-
senting the Eastern Air Lines.
CAB denied Eastern's applica-
ton to provide service to and from
Wilmington as an intermediate
point on Eastern's Route 6 be-
tween Raleigh Durham and
Charleston; between Richmond
and Norfolk; to and from Norfolk
and Wilmington as intermediate
points between Richmond and
Charleston on Eastern's Route 6;
between New York and Charleston
via Atlantic City, Norfolk; Eliza
beth City, New Bern, Wilmington,
Myrtle Beach, and Georgetown;
to and from West Palm Beach as
an intermediate point on Eastern S
extension of Route 40 between
Tampa and Miami.
CAB granted the application OF
National Airlines via routing
which included the intermediate
points Philadelphia, Norfolk, Will
mington and Charleston.
THE Board has gone beyond
Nationals application and has au.
thorized National to serve Savan-
nah as an additional intermediate
point. The Board has also grant
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
ALCOHOL BLAMED
FOR TWO DNrHS

'Methyl alcohol" a substance
used in blow-torch employed to
detect leaks in refrigeration equip
ment on the local shipyard's CO
vessels, is the liquid responsible
for the weekend deaths of c. E.
Rodgers, and Mrs. Thelma Ham,
mel of 423 South Fifth street, it
was revealed Tuesday by police.
Officer E. B. Murray reported
that H. L. Barnhardt and L. r.
Rains Of the shipyard's electrical
department had identified the bot
ties Of methy) alcohol found in
Rodgers shipyard locker as being
those taken from their department
Friday.
Murray said the department
men had transferred a quantity
Of the alcohol from a tin contain
er, with no top. into the bottles
with caps so that the liquid would
not lose its strength. The bottles
were then hidden under a work
bench so the poison liquor would
not be used by workmen.
Later in the day, the electrical
department requested the services
Of men from the plumbing depart
ment for installation of a sink.
The plumbers. Of which Rodgers
was one, had occasion to move
the work bench and evidently dis
covered the bottles Of alcohol and
mistook the liquor therein for boot.
leg wtaiskey.
Apparently Rodgers stole the
alcohol" Murray commented.
Rodgers and Mrs. Hammel re
portedly drank the substance Fri
day night. Rodgers succumbed a
1890 Saturday afternoon, and Mrs
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
DAVIS ENGINEER
IS TRANSFERRED

CAMP DAVIS. Mar. 28.-Endlng
an association with this vicinity
that began witt initial defense eff
forts, Major John D. Umberger,
Post Engineer here, will transfer
to Fort Belvoir Virginia this week.
Replacing Major Umberger as
Post Engineer will be Majof Frank
J. Vassalotti who has Just re-
turned from overseas duty.
Major Umbcrger. who is well
known in Wilmington and Wrights-
vile Beach, was with the military
group who occupied offices in the
Wilmington Post Office early IN
1s41 to make CLANS for setting up
the huge Antiaircraft Artillery
Training Center that is now Camp
Davis.
When Major Umberger, who IS
a graduate of Kansas State Uni
versity. came to Camp Davis he
was first lieutenant. During his
tenure at Camp Davis he has been
responsible for the maintenance OF
physical properties worth millions
of dollars over several hundred
square miles emplaced by the
Camp Davis command.
Major and Mrs. Umberger and
tAeir small daughter, Sarah, have
lived at Wrightsville Beach almost
since their arrival here, and leave
a host of friends when they de-
part for new fields.
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ed Nationals application to serve
West Palm Beach as an interme-
date point on it's Route 81 be.
tween Fort Myers and Miami, -
the petition points out.
1.-The Board, without giving the
slightest reason for doing so, has
denied Eastern's proposals set
forth above to provide greatly
needed service, W h i C h National
could not provide, to and from
important cities on the east coast
the petition contends.
Among the general points de.
veloped in the petition are these:
the Board has overlooked the neec
for Eastern's proposed service be
tween Wilmington a d Raleigh
Durham, Charlotte, Greensboro
High Point, Winston-Salem, Rich
mond, Washington and Baltimore
service which National could MOI
provide; the Board has overlooked
the need for Eastern'sr proposed
service between Richmond n {
Norfolk; the Board has overlooked
the need for Eastern's proposal tt
serve Norfolk and Wilmington a!
intermediate points between Rich
mond and Charleston; it has over
looked the need for Eastern's pro
posed service between New Yorl
and Charleston, via Atlantic City
Norfolk, Wilmington and h
points; the Board has unjustifi
ably authorized Nationals waste
full duplication of Eastern's New
York-Miami route; the board ha!
overlooked the evidence demon
strating that Eastern has led, ane
will continue to lead, the indus
try in economy, efficiency a n {
service; the Board has overlooked
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
GERMANS USING
NEW LAND MINE

WASHINGTON, March % R -
A new product of Teutonic ingen-
uity, a small but deadly land mine
which cannot be located by decec-
ton instruments has appeared on
the Italian front to impose one
more problem for the American
ground forces battling there.
1t. Col. Alfred K. Du Moulin,
back from observation duty with
the 34th Infantry, told of the mine
in report today to 1t. Gen. Lesley
J. McNair, commanding general OF
Army Ground Forces.
Known as the wooden shoe
rnine,' the anti personnel device is
made of plywood or plastic and is
called 'the worst curse" of all the
enemy's weapons. Until the non
metallic mine appeared engineers
and infantry moving out in the
wake of retreating enemy forces
could locate buried explosive with
detectors acuated by magnetic
current
The new mine, Du Moulin re.
ports,'' looks like an innocent bar
of soap but has enough TINT in il
to blow off mans foot when
stepped on"
A kettle shaped portable pill
box SIS one of the most astoniSh.
ing defenses the Germans have de.
veloped," the observer said. Al
though it is about five feet in dia-
meter and six feet high, only the
six-inch concrete dome and ma
chine gun snout are visible when
the pillbox is sunk into place.
Camouflage makes it all bue in
distinguishable beyond ten wards.
The pillbox is equipped with
bellows to cool the gun and the
two man crew is kept warm by
a small stove.
Our men car destroy it with
Molotov cocktails Containers OF
gasoline which are ignited and tos-
sed onto or into the targeD after
outflanking it, Du Moulin said,
''but the hills are so studded with
them that there always seems to
be another one behind the pillbox
Just smashed =
The Nazis are adapting every
feature of the rugged Italian ter
rain to defensive use, he declared.
"Our doughboys are glad when
the ferries mount an offensive
then they can see Them" Du Mou-
liz asserted.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
Fl Davis Captains
Promoted To Maio,

CAMP DAVIS, Mar. 28.-The
promotion Of 81 officers, all cap
tains, to the grade of major was
announced recently by Brigadier
General Bryan L. Milburn, Com
mandant of the Antiaircraft Artil-
lery School. It is the largest group
of School officers to receive pro
motions in over year.
The new majors are: Charles E.
Brandt, Carryl E. Stauffer, Wayne
Burton, William H. Lindsey, James
w. Scales, William T. Nichols, Jr.,
Fay Coil, James E. Nashs Eugene
M. Murray, Leroy M. Haitsch,
Cornelius w. zimmerman, Kenneth
A. Michael, Burchell E. Horn, Will
liam D. Workman, Jr., Raymond
F.. Steiner, Earl J. Davis, Frank
lin E. Todd, Marion E. Morrison,
Robert W. Neel, Jr., Eugene G..
Bennett, and William L. Thorkel-
son.
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GROUNDS OF HOME
ARE NOW COVERED

At the request of hte Junior
Chamber Of Commerce, the City
has covered the grounds Of the
Catherine Kennedy home with top
soil. and members Of the organi-
cation will sow the soil with grass
seed, it was revealed at the reg
ular meeting OF the group in the
Chamber of Commerce last night.
Members were reminded of the
War Conference" of the state or.
ganization to be held in Winston.
Salem April 20, Il, and %.
1t was disclosed that headquar.
tiers for the Hippodrome Thrill Cir
Gus. which comes to Wilmington
the week of May Is, will soon be
opened at 223 Princess street.
At the meeting last night, com
mittees to work on the coming
event were announced, and Johr
Sheehan, Jaycee president, wa:
made General Chairman.
The executive committee will hl
R. B. Howard, Bob Dannenbaum
Claude O'Shields. and Elliot
O'Neil.
| Jaycee Guy Doss was appointed
to handle the sale of tickets.
Ed Goodwin was appointed to han
die equipment to be used during
the advance publicity of the cir
Gus.
Public relations will be handled
by Warren Barrett; Elliott O'Nei
was directed to head the recep
ton committee; Treasurer will b.
Carl Babson. and Rupert Bryan
will be in charge of Legion Stadi
UNI, where the show will be staged
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E.. G. AUXILIARY
SET-UP TO START
Continued from Page One)


lance of the new assignment, all
members are urged to be present.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary twas
organized among local boat own.
ers and operators here in August,
1899, and began its patrol of the
nearby inlets almost Immediately.
In addition TO this duty, it has
also assisted in the operation OF
test blackouts, served on Air Corps
crash boat missions, has assisted
in rescues at sea, operated launch
ing patrols and taken part ir
many other activities in the in
terest of national defense.
All members serve without com
pensation and give from II to q
hours a week Of their time. tt
some of the divisions leaders, thu
duties have often required n o.
hours but many days of regular
work.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29
LIBERTY SHIP LAUNCHED

PANAMA CITY, Fla, March q
-R-The SIS Thomas Lee Valley,
36th Liberty ship to be construct
ed at Wainwright yard, was
launched today. Mrs. R. L. Hub.
bard Of Reidsville, N. c., was
sponsor, and her daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Hodnett, also of Reidsville,
co-spOnsOr.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29

Hamme1 died 5uncay morn.n.
7.3o o'clock en- route to tbo "
pital. ''Os'
Bodies of the victims ba,
shipped to Nebraska for bu nssA
RALEIGH, N. c. R-Pnno..
Conductor D. 3. Foster calls an
stations, returns to the boa, us
the car, faces the passengers Q,
makes a rousing war bond t anq
He began this practice in AK ,9If'
1871. May,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-29

The first recorded strike in
America took place in 1885, when
Philadelphia loucneymen printers
quit to enforce demands for a min
imum scale of Sc week.
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WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)

eastern STANDARD 1LHc/
(By U. S. Weather BureaD
Meteorological data for tn "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperature
1:3 Dam, Sc, 1880 am, IS, 1:30 pm, Is.
1870 pm, 81.
Maximum 50 Minimum 50, Mean 81,
Normal 81
Humidity
1870 am, 96, 7:3o am, IS, 1870 pm, 81
1880 pm, II.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm
600 inches.
SAB inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilnoin eton --- 1:30a 8:49a
lisp 9:01p
Masonboro Inlet --------- 1:47a 5:37a
Sunrise, SOB am, Sunset, $3.50 pm,
Moonrise, 9:55 am, Moonset -.
WASHINGTON, March %. -(49-Wea,,
ther bureau report of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending am.
IN the principal cotton growing areas
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Good pafferns. hepoAs-. as. kitcnell
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3 WAYS TO GET A
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Get q salary. car or furniture loan at
Household. No endorsers or guArnn-
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repaid In II monthly tnstalmsnts %
SO OF each or In monthly install
menis OF Sls.4s See table-instal-
nents repay principal and an eharges-
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factory iustalied radio. heater and
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