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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
APP PHOTOGRAPHER
KILLED IN ACTION

LONDON, July 25.- Up -Bede
Irwin, Associated Press war pho.
tographer, was killed in action on
the Normandy front today, U. S.
Army authorities announced.
Word from the public relations
office of the U. S. Ninth Air Force
said Irwin was killed near Pont
Hebert, four miles north of st. Lo
This was verified by two Red
Cross representatives.. Further de.
tails were not available imme.
diately.
Irwin, a native of Des Moines,
Iowa, would have been "a next
Thursday. He volunteered for for
eign service in the early part Of
the war and was the first Amer
lean photographer assigned to the
European theater of operations by
the Associated Press in prepare
ton for the Allied opening of the
Western front. He left the United
states in April, 1943, for assign
ment in London.
After more than a year of GOV
ering invasion preparations il
Britain, Irwin went on assignment
with the war picture pool on D
Day. He was attached to the ali
forces and took numerous airview.
of the invasion armada as h {
Normandy beachhead was estab
lished. Later he was assigned tt
the Ninth Air Force in France.
Lloyd Stratton and Robert Bun
nellie, AP executives who visited
Irwin in the course of an inspection
of the Normandy battle fronts last
week, said he was then in excel
lent health and spirits and hao
only one complaint-that he was
not seeing enough action. However
he already had witnessed some Of
the hottest fighting and had taken
the first pictures of the German
rocket gun site on the Cherbourg
peninsula.
They added that he was ex.
tremely popular among army, air
force and newspaper representa-
tives and generally admired for his
personal bravery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
DELAY IN LABOR
VOTE PROTESTED

A protest against the ''indefi.
mite" postponernent of the labor
bargaining election for employees
of North Carolina Shipbuilding
company has been forwarded
to Ross M. Madden, of Balti-
more, regional director of the Ma
tional Labor Relations board. by
David Sinclair. attorney for the
United Shipbuilders of America.
Inc. an unaffiliated labor union.
Sinclair said II wish to protest
as vehemently and yet as politely
as I possibly can" the postpone
ment of the election that was set
for July. Madden announced
Monday that the vote was post
poned pending investigation Of
charges of unfair labor practices
filed in Washington by the CLIO
Shipbuilders union.
Following notification that the
election would be held between
June and July 90, Sinclair said
1--WE have been diligently at work
in order to obtain majority Of
the votes cast. We have that
majority and we are going to
keep it and we want the election
at the very earliest possible
date"
In registering the complaint,
the unions attorney asked Mad
den if there were ANY construc.
tive reason" why the election date
could not be set.
Sinclair pointed out that my
client has as much interest in this
matter (the election) as does the
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany, and as does the Industrial
Union of Marine and Shipbuilding
Workers of America, CO.
The election, In which two or
CARNATIONS seek to be certified as
bargaining agents of the ship
builders, would have been the Sec
ond held at the yard in the past
IL months. In the first election
last September "a, the employees
voted overwhelmingly in favor of
mo union
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR. WILMINGTON, N. c.
Obituaries.
LYMAN DELANO

Last rites for Lyman Delano,
chairman of the board of direc-
tors of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, who died in New York
Sunday afternoon, were held at the
church of the Incarnation, New
York City yesterday morning at III
o'clock. Interment was made at
Rhinebeck, N. Y.
Several officials Of the ACL,
from Wilmington headquarters, at
tended the funeral services.
Surviving the official, who was
also prominent in several other
railroads and business concerns
are his widow, Leila Burnett Del
ano; daughters, Mrs. A. Willing
Patterson, Mrs. A. ]. Drexel PAU
Jr., and Mrs. Bernard H. Ridder
and sons Warren and Frederic
both of whom are in the armed
services. Also surviving are fou
sisters, Miss Laura F. Delano
Mrs. Frederick B. Adams an
Mrs. Roland L. Redmond. OF New
York and Mrs. George H. Edge
of Cambridge, Mass.
Mr.. Delano and family resided
in Wilmington, prior to movln
to New York in 1923.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
Truck And Two Escapes
Sought By Law Forces

RALEIGH, July 25-tR-Law en-
forcement officers and prison Of
flclals today were attempting to
locate light truck whose driver
had telephoned police headquar-
tiers here that he had two escaped
convicts as passengers in the truck
and would cooperate in turning
them over to the police.
Panel director Oscar Pitts said
a man, who did not identify him
self, requested the proprietor of a
grocery store in suburban sec
ton to call headquarters, explain
ing that he had two convicts in
the back of his truck. He told the
grocerman he would drive slow
ly along the Louisburg highway
northward pending arrival of the
police.
Pitts said a search of the high
way failed to locate the truck or
its occupants.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

MOSCOW, July 25.-RHA state
ment printed over the signatures
OF 16 captured Nazi generals ap-
pealed today to German officers
and soldiers to break with Hitler
Immediately and end this sense
loss bloodshed' Immediately.
Germany and German held ter
litory were bonbarded by leaflet
ano short wave radio with h e
text of the statement, and officers
said that by tonight a large por-
ten of the German army should
be aware of it.
The statement, which was attri-
blted to 1t. Gen. Baumler, COM
Elander of the 18th infantry and
former chief of Norway occupa-
ton forces said a conclusion that
the struggle now was hopeless had
been reached because of these fac
tors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
CAPTURED German Generals Call
On Troops To Break With Hitler

I Adverse conditions for Ger
many on the Eastern front.
2. Hitler's war leadership, his
continued nde:estimation of So
let power, and the absence of a
quick victory which gave the Al
lies time to gather forces for fronts
in Italy and France.
5. German failure to capture the
Initiative in the East since autumn
of 1912.
The document said that Ger
nany's best forces had been spent
and "it is impossible to restore
them"
1--WE face an alternative" the
statement said, Ito wait until Hit
Ter sacrifice everything or to re-
;sist him now and end his regime,
and bring about the end OF the
| y,,ay. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
MISS FANNIE ELIZABETH
WESTCOTT

Funeral services for Miss Fan
ME Elizabeth Westcott, 70, who
died yesterday at the Dosher Me-
mortal hospital in Southport after
a short illness, will be held at
the Bethel Baptist church today at
4 o'clock pm. Rev. Thomas L.
Johnson will officiate and inter-
ment will follow IN the family
cemetery in Southport.
Miss Wescott is survived by a
brother, Bonnie Wescott of b.
livia, and a sister, Mrs. ]. A.
Dosher of Southport.
Active pallbearers will be:
Charlie Hickman, Harry AID
ridge, Charlie Dosher, George Wal
ton, billiard Price and Herbert
Swain. Honorary pallbearers will
be Cronley Rourk, Joel Moore, L.
B. Leonard, Fred Spencer, Robert
st. George, Price Furbless, Lon
don Lewis, ]. w. Lancaster, and
Marcellus Cox.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
R0TARIANS PAY
CAMERON TRIBUTE

Resolutions in honor to the late
Mayor Of Wilmington, Bruce B.
Cameron, were unanimously adj
opted yesterday by members of
the Rotary club. The resolutions
were drawn by committee con-
sisting of H. A. Marks. D. H.
Howes. and Roger Moore and
were presented by Mr.. Marks.
The resolutions will be incorpor-
ated in the permanent records Of
the club and will be sent to the
members of Mr.. Cameron's fam
lily.
The resolutions read as follows:
God in His infinite wisdom has
taken unto Himself our Mavor and
fellow toWnsman Bruce Barclay
Cameron. We. the Wilmington Ro-
tary Club. bow in humble submits
SION"
Bruce Cameron was a Chris
tan gentleman, always ready to
help those less fortunate than him
self; generously supporting his
church and all charitable organi-
cations of this community.
He. a self made man, forged
ahead to become one of the lead
ing business men of Eastern Car
DINA in many lines of endeavor.
He was foremost and far see
ing in the development of Will
mington, leading in civic affairs.
and his efforts have had more to
do with the recent vast strides
made by his beloved city than any
other citizen.
Becoming Wilmington's first
citizen, it's Mayor. he has been
aggressively progressing, leading
the way for an expanding devel-
opment that will mean much to
the future of our city.
Aside from his numerous civic
and business responsibilities which
exacted so much of his personal
attention, one of the most out
standing chara of Bruce
Cameron was his great love and
devotion to his family.
In his passing. our community
mas sustained great loss and we,
as members of the Wilmington
Rotary club. wish to express to
ms devoted wife. mother and
children our heart felt sympathy
IN the loss of a devoted husband,
d noble son and loving father"
Two new members were induct-
cd into the Wilmington Rotary
cup at this meeting. They were,
Harold J. Love, district mana ger
OF the Queen City bus company
ana Nicholas Avera, manager OF
the social security division in the
custom mouse. The new members
we're lnducted by H. A. Marks and
LAWS HoWes, respectively.
Paul Wilson was congr.tu1.+os
H th ms promotion as secretary to
inc North Carolina Shipbuiidin =
company, filling the vacancy 1aft
oy Storer P. Ware who has heen
Corps. D. MARINE
entertainment was supplied nv
va,r1es Gordon, negro shipyard
wv w1fker, Who rendered a few vo.
cal selections to the pi,no accono
pa 1I?? OF Gwendolyn stinson
VISITORS at the meeting were Ro.
"a osmer Henry of Lumber.
~ ~. tracy Walker and .Tu1e
Doughtle of Clinton, Carl Harris
ana ana Albert Powell of Durham az -
Joe Mann of Whitevil1e 49, A. ana
' Wy was vas W. B. Gosman of New
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
1000 Workers
On Labor Front
Idle In Strikes
Continued from Page One)

NSoutAAuCu II OIIl dSC OuCJ
out since Thursday in a dispute
over demands fo- increased wages,
ignored a WLB order to return to
work.
The strike of 600 milk truck dri-
vers and inside workers was ten
tatlvely settled, Philip Weiss,
chairman of the State Labor Medi-
alton board, said The two-week.
old walkout by members of the
Transfers union (AFD halted
doorstep delivery of milk to ap-
prnximately $4,000 Detroit fam
lies.
In telegram to Lester Wash
burn, international president of the
(AFL) United Auto Workers, un-
dersecretary of War Patterson call
ed on employees of the Centrifugal
FIsing company, Lansing, Mich,
to end their walkout. Patterson
SAID the strikers cannot possibly
appreciate the severe consequent
ces" Of their action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
Whiteuille Soldier
Is Killed In Action

WHITEVIILE, July Is. - Pvt.
David J. Rockwell, Jr. 10, sou of
Russell and Mrs. Hettie Rockwell
Of Whiteville, was killed in action
in Italy on May 81, according to
a telegram received by his parents
from the War Department. He had
previously been reported missing.
Pvt. Rockwell enlisted in the ar
my in November, 1943, and had
been in service less than seven
months at the time of his death.
Besides his parents and his wife,
MIS-. Magdalene Rockwell of the
Big Hill section of Columbus coun-
ty, he is survived by two sister,
Mrs. Rosa Lee Boswell of White
Vile and Mrs. Annie Pearl Stevens
of Bug Hill; two brothers, Norman
and Robert Rockwell of Whtieville
end one half brother, R. B. Ward
of ElizabethtoWn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
Weeuil Infestation
In State Increasing

RALEIGH, July 25-lR-A gen.
eral increase in boil weevil infes-
tation in North Carolina during
the past 10 days was reported to-
day by the State Department OF
Agriculture.
The departments crop reporting
service said weevil infestatlon IN
all counties on July 10 showed an
average infestation of 4.6 per cent,
compared with ia per cent IN
July of last year
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
Feed Manufacturers
Of State Will Meet

RALEIGH, July 25- ZAP - The
State Department of Agricultur
announced today two meetings for
feed manufacturers to be held in
the state later this week.
First of the meetings will be
held here Thursday. with the Sec
ond at Statesville Friday after
noon. Shortages of feed and grains
and the organization of more-grain
appeal for presentation to the feed
ALLEGATION committee in Washing
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
HOOVER CLARK WOODCOCK

Hoover Clark Woodcock, Is, died
yesterday at 4:3O a. m. at James
Walker Memorial hospital after a
short illness. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. G.. Woodcock of Atkin-
son.
Surviving are three brothers and
Two sisters, Aaron Woodcock, F. G..
Woodcock, Jr., William Harriss
Woodcock, Dorothy Woodcock and
Lelo Woodcock, all of Atkinson.
Funeral services will be held at
p. m. today in Atkinson and in
termeat will follow at the grave
side, Woodcock cemetery. The Rev.
Boyd, Pastor of the Atkinson Pres
Lyterian church, will officiate.
Active pallbearers will be T. A.
Smith, Wesley Woodcock, Marshal
Woodcock, Jim Rivenbark, Allie
Woodcock, and Manley Horne.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
Milk Cows Increase
On N. Carolina Farms

RALEIGH, July as B The
n m OF milk cows on North
IN oon farms has increased bv
4o'ooo since 1s41, bringing the total
now a on hand to 800, 1862, the state State
department of agriculture said to
day. "4o 10
Ashe county, with $500 cows
aeaas the list, with Iredell with
9'4oo, in second place, and Clifford
third with $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
WAVE LAUNCHING
SET FOR FRIDAY

The second anniversary OF the
Waves will be observed here Fri
rav afternoon with an attractive
Young officer of the service, En-
sign Rama V. Blackwood,
USNR CW), of Charlotte, christen-
ing the U. S. S. Southampton,
ninth AKA type vessel built at the
North Carolina Shipbuildi1g COM
paly.
The short program will also in
clude talk by Lieut.. G.g) Mary
Frances Ivey, USNR (W), senior
Wave officer in North Carolina.
Ensign Blackwood, a native OF
t!Ikin, N. c., is il charge of the
Charlotte office of Naval Officer
Procurement for Women. Her at
tandants will be Dorothy Eazair,
Y 1c, and Mary Blackwell, Y &c,
OF Raleigh.
According to present arrange
qents, the brief program will be
orened by Introductory remarks by
". S. Mcmahon, assistant to the
general manager and vice presi-
dent of the shipyard. He will pre-
se1.t Commander Ralph E. Mills,
USNR, of Wilmington, who will il
troduce Lieut.. Ivey, native of
Durham and one of the first wom-
en- to enter the Waves. She is now
stationed in the office of Naval Of
tcer Procurement in Raleigh.
Among those expected to attend
the program, which will get I'M
derway about IS minutes before
the launching al pm, are En-
sign Blackwood's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Blaciwood, and sister,
Peggy Blackwood, of Elkia; Lieut..
Lodwick Hartley, USNR, of Ra-
leigh, officer in charge Of the Of
flee of Naval Officer Procurement;
Lieut.. M. ]. Miller, USNR, Off
Ger in charge Of Naval Recruiting
in North Carolira; Josephine E.
Eubanks, Y Sc, and Jean Butler,
Seaman first class, of Wilmington.
Fol. owing the ceremony, a buff
fet supper in honor of the sponsor
will be given at the Governor Dud-
lev
The program here is one of sew.
era1 to be conducted throughout
the country On or about July 80
II observance Of the Waves Sec
ond birthday. During the past two
years, $1,000 of Americas finest
young women have volunteered for
the important job of helping their
country win the war. All are fill
'ng vital places ana releasing men
Tor service in the fleet.
During the launching program
conducted at the Charleston Navy
yard Monday, Admiral Jules
James, USN. commandment of the
Sixth Naval district, declared that
all over the nation Naval person
mel and civilians alike are joining
III sincere tribute to this fine or
ganization and its contribution to
our about effort towards victory.
From the beginning, the Waves
have asked fos no preferential
treatment, have expected no favor
ed jobs. These patriotic Wives,
mothers, sisters and loved ones of
the men fighting overseas have
rIlli1gly tackled the routine NAVY
work so essential in keeping our
ships supplied and equipped and
our bases stated and ready to
support our advances"
-@ The U. S. S. Southampton, nam
ed for a county in Virginia, is
an armed cargo ship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
M. F. FLETCHER

NJ. F. Fletcher, 60, died at his
home. 4O6 North Fifteenth St.. on
Tuesday night after a long illness.
Deceased is survived by his wild
ow. Mrs. Sibyl S. Fletcher, and
one daughter, Mrs. Ester John
son. both of Wilmington; his mo-
Their, Mrs. Nora Adams Fletcher.
one sister, Mrs. Ann F. Trip.
both of Leaksville. and one broth
err, M. B. Fletcher, of Clarkton.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Andrews Funeral
Home later,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

England now has only one maker
of handmade rails. c. Williams,
who turns out So pounds of giant
barge nails in eight hours.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
INDICATED POWDrp
40 YEAR FAvORIrrS

WIN Thousands Of famiGns 49,,
itching itching irritation Of minor skin rs ssi5sse'
babys diaper rash. Sprinkle on M a1uss--
the soothing, medicated powder + con.al
ing ingredients many specialists o Ffon'alp'
ommend. Costs little. Demand Ms svasec'
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

Ice cream is 10 to 20 per cent
butterfat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
MISS MAGGIE JONES

Miss Maggie Jones, 70, died yes
terday at the New Hanover coun-
ty home after a short illness. The
deceased was resident of Maffitt
village.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26
DELFORD WILLIAMS

Delford Williams died suddenly
at his residence, 100 Walnut street,
Sunday, at $50 p. m. Funeral SER
vices will be held today at p. m.
at the home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

New Hampshire has two square
miles of inland water area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

Chinese Turkestan contains a
SUI ooo-square-mile desert so dry
that no human being, bird, animal,
OF plant can live within its
borders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

ton next Monday will be discn,.., ,
at each OF the meetings. N'SSed
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

Mount Vernon is maintained l.,
the Mount Vernon Ladies A,,.s "
alton Of the Union. ''''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

Ohio is an 1roquois Indian word
denoting great"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-26

Here's the magic finish you can
brush on or roll on dull, soiled walls
with ease. Mix one gallon of Serotone
fast with tive quarts of water and
you have enough to decorate an av-
erage 10 II x 8 it. room. One coat
covers, evne soiled wallpaper. Beau
tiful pastel colors and white.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-02
U. S. TROOPS SMASH
OUT in BRITTANY
Continued from Page One)

curity of the beachhead; capture
of Cherbourg and the breakthrough
out of the Normandy hedgerows
and into open country for swift,
mobile warfare.
The swift roll-back of the dang
ling German flank in the west ap-
peared to menace Field Marshal
Rommels whole line SO acutely
that his resistance was breaking
all the way from Avranches to
Caumont, south of which the Brit
ish have battered into ideal tank
fighting terrain across the Souleu-
vre river. On the eastern end of
the front the Canadians posed a
threat on the paris flank which
kept the Germans thin-spread.
General Bradley's armor in the
west rolled so rapidly that bridges
were seized intact. Another town
was sheared from the Nazis eight
miles southeast of Avranches,
where an American column drove
into Montgothier while the column
across the Selune river took dams
at VEINS and La Roche qui Bolt,
preventing the Nazis from blowing
them up and flooding crossroads
Of the river downstream.
The gateway to Brittany was Sc
cured by the capture of Breezy,
and armor poured down the cor
rider from the west Normandy
coast. Reports from the front said
military police were working few
erishly to keep the supply line
pouring down and the columns Of
prisoners moving back.
Capture of Pontaubault cut the
main Brittany north coast road
and placed the American spear
heads barely over IS miles from
Bennes. key to the whole Brest
peninsula. No German natural de-
Tense line appeared in prospect
before the Loire river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-02
WITNESS TELLS
OF EVACUATION
Continued from Page One)

and soldiers, on similar errands,
he found his fanily's quarters va
cated-apparently hurriedly. Seeth-
ing seas lashed at the front of
the cottage. Retiring toward the
! one main street of the island, I
found many other soldiers and ci-
villains returning with the fairly
well founded hope that the Coast
Guard and civilian authorities had
evacuated everyone.
The writer had left his car rum
! ming to keep the motor as dry as
possible. He plunged back through
the street lined with evacuees in
all sorts of attire from bathing suits
to full sou 'Westers and long OIL
skins. Several cars were pushed
out where they could transit the
storm whipped bridges to the
mainland
AS myself-a sergeant and
several captains and majors push
ed a sedan through the last quag-
mire blocking the road to the
bridge, we learned that a woman
near the childbirth stage was in
the car.
We got the car opposite mine and
wonder of wonders-my cars en-
CINE was still running. I managed
to back it around and began TO
push the car carrying the expectant
mother. After we had negotiated the
bridge = damned with escaping
traffic-the car we were pushing
suddenly stopped at a small knot
of people gesticulating at it. The
woman was greeted ectstatically by
a man and I figured it was his
job then.
Two captains from Camp Davis
and myself went on, wriggling
through jams of traffic, picking up
evacuees and depositing them at
various spots. All Of us-convinc-
ed there was nothing we could do
to help on the storm battered re-
sort islet-were headed for Will
mington looking for our families.
Every road was Uttered with
the debris of trees, branches and
clods of earth. Glass occasionally
spattered along the roads and back
water creeks licked at the small
bridges along the way. The wind
rushed along wailing and moaning
in a high key all the while.
AS we chugged along-worry that
our folks might not be safe Juggling
at our minds-we debated whether
to turn back. Assurances we had
received on the gale lashed beach
resolved us to keep on into town
in search of our kin.
None of us doubted that lives
must be lost before the night were
over and we wondered how many
had been hurt by flying glass and
tree limbs.
Every street we looked down or
| passed over in Wilmington was
blocked or partially blocked by
fallen trees, some Of them many
year old.
Several high tension cables were
torn loose by the Ninds and civilian
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-02
defense guards threw road blocks

defense guards threw road blocks
around these hazardous points.
Troops started to move in from
Camp Davis, large antiaircraft ar
tillery training center, IS miles
away. when authorities there were
apprised of the gravity of the stu
alton. -..
Thousands of people were with
out shelter and famed USO, police
stations, Red Cross buildings, and
other centers. An appeal was sent
to Camp Davis for field kitchens
and some help in sheltering the
homeless for the next 40 hours.
Many officers and soldiers at
Camp Davis had been unaware of
the approach of the storm. They
lined the roads to Wrightsville
Beach on the way to find their
wives and children.