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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24

Club, 14th Street.
Thursday
7:30 p.m.-Bingo Party, 14th
Street.
7:sO p.m.-Gso Club Meeting,
USO.
7:30-8:30 pm. - Doll Makers
Club (girls), Youth Canteen.
7:30-8:30 p.m.-Airplane Mod
cling (boys), Youth Canteen.
PUPPET MAKING
Friday
7:30-8:30 p.m.-(Ten years of
age and overl, 18th Street.
Monday
2:00-5:00 pm.-Youth Canteen.
100000 p.m.-Youth Canteen.
Tuesday
2:00-5:00 p.m.-Youth Canteen.
Wednesday
100000 p.m.--l4th Street.
Thursday
100000 p.m.-14th Street.
f.aU-S.UU p.m.--lZtn Stfeet
ARCHERY
Monday tGirls)
5:00-6:00 p.m.-l4th Street.
Tuesday
4:00-6:00 p.m.-Youth Cantecn.
Thursday
5:00-6:00 p. m.-l4th Street.
Monday tBoYs)
4:00-5:00 p.m.-14th Street.
Wednesday
100000 p.m.-outh Canteen.
Thursday
4:00-5:00 p. m.-l2th Street.
CHURCH SERVICES
900 A. M.--Catholic Service
18th Street.
1000 am. - Union Services
MARTINEZ, 1921 Admiral Schley.
500 pm. Union Sunday
School-l4th Street Auditorium.
7:30 p. m.-Church of Christ
Service-Lincoln Hall.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24
Shrine Ceremonial
Attended BY Group
From Poscugoul0

A large representation from
Pascagoula attended the annual
fall Shrine Ceremonial at Meri-
dian last Thursday when a class
of approximately 100 took part
Among these was Raymond
King.
Following the ceremonies dur
ing the day was a banquet which
was attended by about 900 OF
more from cities all over Mis-
sissippi.
The evening ceremony was fol.
lowed by a dance.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24
Wednesday.

Coxswain Flody Mccormack,
who is stationed at Lake Pont-
chartrain in New Orleans, spent
the day with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Mccormack, Sunday.
Mrs. w. c. Mcclellan and
daughter, Dolores. and Mrs. Dick
Coleman enjoyed a day of shop
ping in Mobile Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sheppard
and children visited Mrs. Shop
pard's mother, Mrs. Viola .Tay-
Tor, and sister, Mrs. Gordy Lun-
day, Sunday.
Pvt. Hermas Ray Clark, who
has just completed four weeks
Of training at Fort Benning, Ga.
as a p~aratrooper, visited several
days last week in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Nollie Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Coleman
and children of Mobile spent the
day Sunday in the home of Mrs.
Coleman's mother. Mrs. John Nc
Donald.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hollis of
Kreoie were dinner guests of
Mrs. Hollis grandparents, MFR.
and Mrs. r. A. Roberts. Sunday.
The carpet in the banquet hall
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24

The volume Of transportation
on u. S. railroads increased l3z
per cent from 1889 70 1913.
Nine men could legally have
signed themselves President be-
fore Washington. They were
presidents of the Continental
Congress.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24

Only about five per cent Of
cork used in the United States
is used for bottle shoppers.
All communications systems in
Turkey are under government
direction.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24

Thursday.
Elmer Stricken, Bob and Wan
da went 70 Lucedale, Miss. Sat
urday. On the way back they
stopped and brought Brother
Matthew Underwood back with
them.
There is to be a Thanksgiving
Program at the Church of God
Thursday night. Everybody is
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Stricken
and baby, Junior, visited at some
homes in Prichard- last Friday.
They visited in the home of Mrs.
f. w. Stricklef's brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Glass, her sister, Mrs.
Joe Gonzales of Criehton, Ala,
and MIR. and Mrs. John McDon-
aid. and Mrs. Homer Humble OF
Prichard.
One and ona-half million TONS
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24

The carpet in the banquet hall
at Mount Vernon was a gift
woven by order of Louis XVI.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24

One and one-half million tons
of fighting ships were delivered
to the U. S. fleet in l943.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24
You've had bigger prOfts-NOW BUY BIGGER BONDS


FARMERS have much to be thankful
i for this year. Before you sit down to
that big turkey dinner, ask yourself If
you'v e done the best you could. Lending
money is the easied part Of the war eff
fort-but it is as essential as fighting We
don't need to ask if they re fighting
enough. Are yoa lending e0o1gb2
It's been a mighty good year for farm
ers. So far it's been an easy wa in gen
eral for us in the United States. Bin it
in't opev JET. Not by a long shot. The
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-24

biggest part of the job is still ahead. The
wal against Japan will probably be his
tory's costliest. Ono average Navy task
force costs ? billion dollars = and We
need many of them. Even ~ torpedo
costs $4,000. And one Superfortress to
bomb Tokyo. 100000.
Your dollars are urgently needed :
nov more than vert speed victory
and insure America future. Prove your
Thanksgiving. Buy the biggest War
Bonds you can-NOW!
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
.NAZI CIVILIANS.
DISOBEY HITLER

WITH THE. AMERICAN FIRST
ARMY, Sept. 49, Up Although
spearheads of the U. S. First Army
are pointed through the Siegfried
line toward the heart Of the Rhine
land, thousands Of German civil
ians are remaining in their homes
in direct disobedience to Nazi party
orders for evacuation. ~
This was the first crucial test
of Nazi authority over millions who
have been forced to adhere to party
discipline, and Hitler has failed in
it. The civilians were ordered I'M
der threat of death as traitors to
evacuate the Cologne Aachen
area in advance Of the American
drive but many are refusing to
leave
There is no way to estimate just
what percentage of the civil popu-
lation is defying the order but it is
considerable and reflects passive
disobedience on a large scale to
Hitler's authority.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Dewey Near Death Twice
Auto Almost Hits Truck
After Special Train
Rams Into Another

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 19.-(P)
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey arrived
in Portland at 5:13 pm. PVT to-
day after a 63-mile drive through
the Columbia river valley during
which his car narrowly escaped
a collision with furniture truck.
The New York governor, accom-
panied by Mrs. Dewey, was pro-
ceeding to Portland by automobile
from Castle Rock, Wash, where
Ibis special train ploughed into an
other train, when the car in which
he was riding was forced TO
@ewe crafty to avoid colliding
with the furniture truck. The truck
proceeding in the same direction,
swung to the left off the highway
without giving any signal.
With several reporters approx
mateiy a hundred yards behind, the
sccGGssInor S car shuddered as the big
closed car in which the Republi-
can nominee was riding careened
10 the left as the driver slapped on
his brakes to avoid colliding with
the truck.
The Dewey car, leaving tire
marks 50 feet on the pavement,
regained its place on the right side
Of the road as the truck proceeded
down. the highway, angling to the
left off U. S. Highway SO.
After this incident the governor S
car brought him to a downtown
Portland hotel where he rested
briefly before his speech tonight in
The Ice Coliseum here.
The New York governor and Mrs.
Dewey were shaken up severely
but not injured when their 13-car
special train struck another Great
Northern passenger train one mile
north Of Castle Rock earlier today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Disqualification
TO BE SPEEDED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-R-
President Roosevelt today notified
the governments war agencies to
get ready to go out of business,
but economy advocates on Capitol
Hill advocated that the cuts begin
right now.
Chairman Byrd D-Va of the
joint committee on reduction Of
nonessential federal federal expen-
ditures expressed the belief that
100000 to 100000 civilian employees
could be released before the end
of hostilities without impairing
government functions.
Rep. Taber R-NY), a member
of the same committee, suggested
Lets do it now; let's not wait. !"
Mr.. Roosevelt himself estimated
that some of the cuts could be
made as soon as the fighting is
over in Europe.
In letter directly affecting three
million government workers-their
ranks tripled by wartime employ
1nent-the Chief Executive told
Budget Director Harold D. Smith
to reexamine all government acti-
ties and to report to the White
House as soon as possible plans
for:
The liquidation of war agencies
and reassignment of any pcrman.
ent functions they nave; the re-
duction of government personnel to
a peacetime footing. and the SIM
plification of the administrators
structure to peacetime require
ments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
.JAYCEES SPONSOR
i TB BOND CAMP AIGN

A decision to sponsor and sell Tu
bercular Health bonds during the
November campaign, Immediately
preceding the annual Christmas
Seal campaign, was made by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce In
it's weekly meeting last night.
Seventy five per cent OF the
proceeds from the sale of the BONDS
will be retained in New Hanover
county for the education OF the
public. in the prevention Of tuber'
culosis.
Since the county at present has
no definite facilities for the treat
ment of the disease. and war con-
ditions are probably causing ar
increase in the spread of it, the
campaigners feel that the educa.
ton of the public as to the viels
of tuberculosis is most important
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ
BOMBED BY ALLIES

LONDON, Sept. 19-R-A rain Of
$4,000 pound bombs was poured
on the German Al ,000-ton battleshir
Tirpitz in her Norwegian hideaway
the Air Ministry reported today.
The attack was made last Friday
by big Raj Lancasters of the
bomber command. Although I'm
escorted, the bombers suffered nc
losses.
Visibility was excellent but an in
tense smoke screen made it diff
cult to assess results, commu-
nique stated. 1t was the sixth at
tack on the ship lying in the Nor.
wegian ford of Kaa.
Stockholm reports said the great
ship was heavily damaged and that
at least 80 of the crew were killed
and more than 100 injured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
BIG THREE PEACE
FLAYED BY DEWEY

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. 10. Up
Declaring there ARE no indispen
sable men, Thomas E. Dewey tole
the nation tonight that the making
of peace is too important ito be
dependent upon the life span and
continued friendship of two or three
individuals.
Obviously referring to the ''big
three leaders-President Roose.
welt, Prime Minister Churchill ano
Premier Stalin-the AZ year old Re.
publican nominee for president said
in prepared speech.
THE peace we seek must not
hang by the slender thread of per-
sonal acquaintance of any two or
three men,
THE pages of history are litter
ed, I" he declared, with treaties
proclaiming permanent peace made
privately by rulers of nations and
quickly and publicly broken"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20

5000 Towns
In Offensive
DRIVE CLOSE TO RIGA
About Baltic Campaign
Aims AT Driving Nazis
Out OF South States

L o N D O N, Wednesday
Sept. 20.-{P)-The Red ar
my drove within six miles of
the Latvian capital of Riga
yesterday in the fourth day
of a new about offensive
that has captured nearly g.
900 towns and aims at total
destruction of the Germans
in the Baltic states.
A single one of the three Rec
Army groups participating has
smsahed through the deep network
Of Nazi defenses south and south.
east of Riga on 75-mile front %
miles deep, Moscow announced.
Closest approach to Riga cam:
with capture of Kekava, on the
west bank of the Daugava (Dvina)
river six miles south of the sprawl.
ing city limits of Riga. the Rus
SLAMS disclosed.
The Germans had orders mot to
retreat single step and to hold
their positions to the last man." a
Soviet communique said this
morning, but the Soviet First Bal
tic front army broke through the
deep defensive zone, crossed the
Lielupe and Niemenek rivers south
of Riga, and drove ahead to the
Daugava through the bitterly-re-
sisting enemy.
In single day on that front the
Germans lost more than 5000 men
besides many prisoners, the Rus
slams announced.
Eddy Gilmore, Associated Press
correspondent in Moscow, said in
dispatch early today that 1.-The
Red army's breakthrough towards
Riga was so massive that advance
motorized units and leading tank
forces actually are probing the
city's outer defenses. and added:
There are definite signs that
this will be Killers end in Esto-
mia, Latvia and Lithuania, for the
winter is coming on fast and the
armies of the Baltic are eager to
drive out the last Germans before
the first snow.
"The Baltic drive, however, is
only the first step in the Russians
autumn offensive which is expect
ed to be bigger than anything yet;
developments may be expected
from the Gulf of Finland to Yugo-
slavia.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
C0VERNOR'SA AID
ON LABOR ASKED

A promise from Governor
Broughton to consult the proper au-
thorities in an effort 10 return some
IS war prisoners to the Wilmington
area to relieve the critical need
for farm and dairy labor, was
given yesterday to Addison HeW-
lett, chairman of the county board
of commissioners.
Making the trip TO Raleigh with
Hewlett were Adam Sonday and R.
B. Slagle, Castle Haynes farmers,
and Otto Leeuwenburg, dairyman.
Hewlett said last night that the
governor was very sympathetic and
exceedingly interested in relieving
the situation He has promised to
let me know the outcome just as
soon as he has taken the matter
up with the proper authorities, -
Hewlett declared.
Meanwhile, word was received
yesterday by city Manager A. C.
Nichols from Major General F. E.
Uhl, commanding Officer of Fourth
Service Command headquarters,
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
5th Army Troops Get
3 Gothic Line Peaks

was hurled at Americans at
one point. ...,--..
The action was deHcribed as.
one of the fiercest engage
ments of the Italian campaign.
British and Indian troops under
1t. Gen. Mark Clarh's COM
mand contributed materially
to the success by thanking and
pinching off some enemy err
placements.
Some Is miles of mountain
Gus terrain faces the advanc-
ing Fifth Army before it can
emerge into the Pc Valley in
this central sector. Yester-
days experience tells the Al
lies they can expect rugged
passes and peaks fortified with
dug-in positions, concrete en-
placements, tank turrets buried
for use as artillery, mine fields
and extensive wire entangle-
ments. The going is expected
to be difficult and slow
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20

mao ceased.
The free Danish press service
said an appeal had been made by
the free Danish council asking all
Danes to stop fighting but to con-
tinue a general strike until Thurs
day in protest against German dis
solution of the Danish police force
of $4,000 men.
AS result fighting was presumed
to have stopped and word from
Copenhagen said the capital was
calm tonight.
The Swedish newspaper Dagens
Nyheter, quoting Danish infornla-
ton unconfirmed from any otne-
source, said the king, Queen Alex
andrina and Crown Princess In.
grid were under siege by a Marine
detachment which sought to selz.
the castle.
Amalenborg is one or the royal
palaces in Copenhagen.
An earlier report from Halsing-
borg, on the Swedish coast across
from Denmark, said Danish con-
stabulary fought a fierce but un-
even battle today in defense Of the
royal palace and killed at least
IA Nazis, but were supdued by
light artillery.
The Danes were forced to sur.
render, this report said, and a
number Of Danish police officers
fled to Sweden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Legionnaires Propose
I. Tighter Alien Control

CHICAGO, Sept. 19-(RNThe
American Legion adopted
series of resolutions today
asking frightened controls over
Japanese nationals and other
aliens in this country and i'm
mediate return of war prison
ers to their own lands after, the
war.
Approving the report SUBJ
mitted to the 25th annual con-
vention by the committee on
Americanism, the legionnaires
urged congress to abolish the
war relocation authority and
turn control. of all Japaneses in
America over to the army.
They called upon the WRA
to halt relocation from the
Tule Lake, Calf, segregation
center of japanese 10 years
or older VINO expressed a de-
sire for repatriation to Japan
or who refused to pledge al
legiance to the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20

ROME, Sept. 19-lR-Ameri-
Can Fifth army troops brought
me fighting front to within 81
miles of Bologna today after
capturing thre strategic
Dothlc line peaks in savage
mountain fighting.
Bologna is an important
communications and industrial
center in the central section
u the Pc Valley.
.ol me capture yesterday of g.
OUo-foot Monte Pratone, Monte
AIluzzo and Mon tie Cell
asalnst the Nazi's best efforts
20 defend them was officially
Inscribed as a great sue
:eSS' The Americans, crawl
Als over exposed slopes and
pressing forward from rock to
luck and through Ravines, met
eNtfeme concentrations of ar
ssNefy, mortar and small arms
"fe' One barrage of 1000 shells
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Surplus Property Bill Passes
Senate Approves Measure
With Three-Man Board
Directing Disposal
WASHINGTON. Sept. IS. up

WASHINGTON, Sept. 49,. -(R)-
With Senator Wherry (R-Neb) pro-
testing against elimination of a
provision directing that all receipts
be applied against the national
debt, the Senate passed tonight and
sent to the White House a bill
setting up three-member board
to dispose of more than $780, 0O,-
100000 of surplus war properties.
Wherry asserted that the provi-
sion was written INFO both senate
and house bills and deleted by a
joint conference committee in vi
olation of the senate rules.
debt hangs over the head Of
every citizen in this country" he
declared.
Earlier the senate passed and
sent to the house a compromise
bill setting up an office Of war de-
mobilization, but stripped of house
opposed provisions guaranteeing
postwar unemployment compen-
sation for, 8, 100, 600 federal workers
and back home travel pay up to
$500 for displaced war workers.
Leaders served notice, however,
that the government employe COM
pensation issue would be revived
after the November election.
The senate's actions today large
ly cleared the decks for a recess
beginning late this week and last
ing until the election.
The -econversion bill sets up an
office of war rehabilitation and
reconversion to coordinate all
phases of postwar adjustment, and
provides a federal insurance fund
to guarantee the solvency of state
unemployment compensation sys-
TENS.
Senate conferees agreed earlier
in the day at a conference with
house group that house rejection OF
jobless pay and transportation
features yesterday left no other
choice than to pass the abbreviated
bill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20

Another measure sought to
guarantee that no Japanese
nationals would be relocated
for WRA centers without "ex-
haustive" investigation and
hearings.
If congress enacted law
proposed by the legion, Aliens
would be prohibited from
speaking over or using the
radio ION behalf of or under
the auspices of any political
party, or for or against any
candidate for public office"
Another resolution adopted
would include in the peace
terms provisions for immediate
return of all aliens in this
country with records of sub.
versive activities to the lands
of their origin and amendment
of immigration laws to pro-
vide for deportation of natural
lied citizens whose citizenship
was revoked for such activ;-
ties
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
GERMAN RAILYARDS
SMASHED BY PLANES

/. LONDON, Sept. 19-tRt almost
1000 Allied planes, including 700
Flying Fortresses, blasted seven OF
Germany,s western front railyards
today in some Of the heaviest day
light raids of the war;. and left
the targets through which tie Nazis
must funnel troops and materials,
battered masses of wreckage.
The fortresses attacked .Hamm,
Soest, Coblenz and Dillenberg, all
in western Germany east of the
Rhine river, and other unidentified
rail targets in the. same area. In
dustrial targets at Wiesbaden also
were hit. At the same time medi-
UNI bornbers smashed at rail yards
at Duren, Eshweiler and Mere
rich : t-i,.-.lst s.....
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
American News Men
Captured By Nazis

U. S. THIRD ARMY HEAD.
VUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sept. IS
~ Three American war cor.
IeSpondents-Wright Bryan of the
Atlanta Journal, John Mecklin Of
me Chicago Sun, and Edward W.
6eattie of the United Press-en-
route to witness the surrender Of
N'OOo Germans near Chaumont =
were captured by .the Nazis Sept
a. four miles north Of the town
Mecklin was freed two days lat
er BY an Allied armored column
out Beattie and Bryan, who sui
ered a slight wound in his left
Ng' presumably were taken to Ger
many. >
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
U. S. SUBS SINK
% JAP VESSELS
BY The Associated Press

While American Marines ana
doughboys pressed their conquests
of two of Japan's strategic Palau
islands yesterday, the u. S. Navy
disclosed loss Of a minesweeper
in the operations there and an
nounced the sinking of % addi-
tional Nippon ships by Yank sub
marines.
The first ship lost in the Palaus
campaign was the minesWeeper
Perry. Casualties were light. The
Navy also reported the loss with
out. casualties Of the auxiliary
transport Noa in the Pacific as
result of a collision with an
American destroyer.
The biggest kill by American
submarines ever announced IN A
single communique-29 ships-ln-
Guided two destroyers and one es-
cort. Three medium tankers, a
large cargo-transport, and ~
cargo ships also were destroyed
bringing the total of Jap ships
sunk by subs to 913.
American planes were operating
from captured Peleiu airdrome
where 1T Japanese planes were
found wrecked or damaged by
Yank filters in pre-invasion raids.
In a Pearl Harbor communicate
last night. Marine control of the
eastern coastal area of Peleliu
was announced. Confronted by
stiff enemy resistance, there was
little change in the center and
along the west coast.
American Southwest Pacific
medium bombers resumed attacks
on Mindanao island, southern Phil
ippines, starting many tires
Among the targets was the
Buayan airdrome on Mindanao S
southern tip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Senators Endorse Plan
To Queu Aggression

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. - (P -
Senators Ball tR-MinnD and Bur-
ton (R-Ohio) endorsed today the
idea of permitting an international
peace organization to use United
States armed forces to quell ag-
erosion without awaiting specific
congressional sanction in each case.
Ball told the Senate that debate
would slow congressional action so
much that a declaration of war or
resolution authorizing use of
our forces could not be approved
in less than a month.