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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
DeLuce Turns Scarlet
When Informed He Won
Top Pulitzer Priz e

ANZIO BEACHHEAD, May o.
P)-Anzio's sun does nice job
of parboiling the skin in seven
weeks but the toasted pink cheeks
of Daniel De Luce, Associated
war correspondent, turned lobster
scarlet today when he was inform
ed that he had won the 1943 Pull
itzer Prize for distinguished tele-
graphic reporting on international
affairs.
De Luce, quiet, six-feet-three
Californian who achieved one OF
the journalistic feats of the war
by making a four-day trip into
Yugoslavia last fall and getting
the first eyewitness account of the
Partisans Of Marshal Josip Broz
(Tito), was tipping a story in the
beachhead press room when the
word came.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
MAY DAY PARTY
PLANS COMPLETE

Plans for the May Day Festival,
which will be held Friday after
noon in Pembroke Jones park by
New Hanover high school students,
are complete, 1t was announced
yesterday.
Program booths, sponsored by
each homeroom, will exhibit varl-
GUS projects planned by the home
room pupils. T h concessions,
which will close at 5 pm, will
compete with each other; the most
original will be presented prize.
A band concert will open the
festival at 1:45 pm. lasting until
2:15 pm, followed by the corona
ton, feature event of the festival.
May Queen and King are Dorothy
Romeo and Jay Carter. Maid of
honor, Margaret Olson; senior at
tendants, Betty Evans, Ida 10 Ora
ham, Charlene Register, Lottie
Farrow, Byah Thomson and Lucy
Sheffield; junior attendants, Betty
Sue Westbrook and Helen Coding-
ton underclassmen, Ann Adams
and Jane Head (sophomores) and
Patty Sutherland and Betty Davis
freshmen).
Remainder of the program is as
follows: Miss Sara Harrison's gym
nasium classes will present May
Day dances; Crack platoons of the
ROTC unit will give an exhibition
of marching Technique; Relay
races will be held the Glee club
will sing three numbers; and the
May Pole dance will close the
festival.
The coronation ball, formal
dance to highlight the May Day
celebration, will begin at 8 pm.
Friday. Music will be furnished by
recordings of Harry James, Tom
my Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Artie
Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey, Charlie Spi-
wax and Spike Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
TESTIMONY TAKEN
AT SETTER TRIAL
Sheriff Brown Is First To
Take Witness Stand In
Murder Case

BURGAW, May 2-Sheriff J. T.
Brown, of Fender county, was the
first witness called to the stand
today in Fender county Superior
court in the first degree murder
trial of Richard Setter, 20-year-
old Willard youth charged with the
fatal shooting of Stedman Mall
Carr, Wallace merchant, last New
Years Eve.
There was little new evidence
brought out in the Sheriff. testi-
mony. The attorney of the defense
made much of the fact that no
finger prints had been taken from
the alleged murder gun. Sheriff
Brown said that finger prints were
not taken because the gun was
outdoors and it had rained be-
tween the time of the murder and
the finding of the gun.
Carl Piner, father-in-law of the
defendent, told the court of the
disappearance of two buckshot
shells. He stated that he had made
an unsuccessful attempt to locate
the shells. Piner identified two of
the three guns on exhibit in the
court room. One as his own gun,
another the gun used by his son,
Clifton Piner, on the day they sup
posedly went hunting, the same
day Carr was fatally shot.
Clifton Piner verified his fathers
story of spending the day by the
river hunting. He stated that they
killed six or eight squirrels. Archie
Piner told of finding buckshot
shells in a pile of potatoes in the
old Piner home Sunday after the
Four men, Rosco Harrison, E.
J. Winders, Charlie Wells and H.
D. Blanton, were witnesses for the
hunting trip. They either saw
Piner and son. Clifton, going or
returning.
Raymond Piner, 11-year-old son
of Carl Piner, who carried the note
to Carr for Setter asking him to
come to the deserted house to view
furs that he was to purchase, iden-
titled the note today. New evil
dence was added to the statement
RAYMOND made in the town hall
of Wallace the evening after the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
CHAMBER GROUPS
PLAN GATHERING

The first of series of ten meet
ings of standing committees of the
Greater Wilmington Chamber OF
Commerce was held yesterday at
1890 p. m. in the Cornwalis
Lounge by the Military Affairs
committee, Walter Cartier, exc
cutive secretary, revealed.
Col. P. w. Lewis and Capt. John
E. Heidrick, representing CO l.
Adam E. Potts, attended the meet
ing and discussed the program Of
the Military Affairs committee of
the chamber. Cartier stated that
Col. Lewis and Capt. Heidrick Of
fered helpful suggestions for COM
mittee consideration.
1t was decided that the COM
mittee, of which F. P. O'Crowley
is chairman, will address letter
to commandments of the various
military installations in this vicini-
ty advising them that the Military
Affairs of the Chamber of Com
merce stands ready to cooperate
with them in any problems of
major Importance concerning civil
liam population and military per-
sonnet.
The nine forthcoming meetings
will be held at the Chamber of
Commerce unless some other place
is indicated.
/r.-k.-J 80 Do-o 1.-Two, Cnv ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
'ChurchillTells
Ministers OF
Allied Effort
A DEADLY CLIMAX
Defeat No Longer Feared,
Prime Minister Tells
Dominion Heads
LONDON, May 3. wednesday,

LONDON, May 3. wednesday,
Prime Minister Churchill, well
coming empire premiers to 10
Downing Street, told them they
were here ''in the most deadly
climax in the conflict of the ma
tions, at a time when although we
need no longer fear defeat, we are
making the most intense efforts to
compel an early victory"
Churchill's Monday address,
made public today, said he did not
expect that Sin the heat of war we
shall reach complete solution of all
problems that confront the British
Empire and Vex Mankind. But it S
high time we got around the table
to exchange views and ideas -"
Second Reason
'There is a second major reason
for these conversations, he said.
1.-The Commonwealth Snd the En-
pire now have fighting on their
side very powerful allies-the So
Wet Union and the great Republic
of the United States. It is right
that the British Empire in its col
lective aspect should put itself SOL
idly on the map and make all the
watching world realize it stands to-
gether, woven into one family OF
nations, capable of solving our
common problems in full loyalty to
the supreme cause for which we
have drawn the sword and which
we shall not cease to pursue until
complete victory is won.''
Prime Minister John Curtin OF
Australia told h conference OF
premiers that the Australian peo-
pie have been delivered from a
mortal peril"
This has been effected by the
gallantry of the Australian a n d
American forces, the ability OF the
high command, the aid of Britain
and the United States, and the war
effort of the Australian people," he
said.
'"The world wide nature 1T the
war placed us in the sphere of
American strategic responsibility,
and we are deeply grateful for the
aid of the American people,"
Prime Minister Peter Fraser of
New Zealand said that There are
in the Pacific no problems that
cannot be solved by goodwill and
cooperat
Prime Minister w. L. MacKen-
zie King of Canada pictured the
Canadian government as being "as
anxious as the prime minister of
Great Britain and his colleagues
to display to the world the solidari-
ty Of the Commonwealth and the
loyalty to the cause for which we
fight, and in seeking solution to
its many problems.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
Truk Smashed By Mighty
u. S. Carrier Task Force;
126 Nip Planes Destroyed
OUR LOSSES LIGHT
Ponape And Satawan
Bombed And Shelled
In Attack

U. S. PACIFIC HEADQUAR.
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, May 2-R-
Truk, Japan's heaviest bombed
bastion in all the Carolines, and
it's buttresses of Ponape and Sta
wan, were battered last weekend
by mighty Pacific fleet carrier
task forces that destroyed 126
enemy planes.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced today the blow was struck
with but light American aircraft
losses and no damage to a single
United States warship.
Ponape Bombed
Carrier-borne planes threw tho
weight of their attack against
Truk itself Saturday and Sunday.
Carrier planes and battleshipl
Or cruisers bombed and shelled
Ponape, 40 mile east of Truk
and Satawan, less than 200 miles
southeast of Truk.
The forces were under com.
mand of Vice Adm. Marc A.
Mitscher and were returning from
operations off Dutch New Guinea,
where they supported the invasion
at Hollandia, April %, By ground
forces under command of Gen.
Douglas A. Macarthur.
800 Tons OF Bombs
Demonstrating the wallop pack
ed by Pacific fleet task forces, the
carrier planes smote Truk with
300 tons of bombs. Shore install.
lations at the fortress, once con.
sidered impregnable, were report
ed heavily damaged.
In the first days strike at Truk,
on Saturday, 60 Japanese planes
were shot out of the skies in COM
bat. Another 60 were caught on
the ground and destroyed by
bombing or strafing.
Another Planes
Ships antiaircraft fire added
another five Nip,onese planes.
On the second day only one
enemy plane was aloft and it was
shot down. That brought the two
days total at Truk to 1876.
Satawan, one of the most i'm
portant islands in the Nomoi
atoll, was bombed Sunday by car
rier planes and bombarded by
cruisers commanded by Rear
Adm. J. B. Oldendorf. Satawan,
which has an airfield, was bomb.
ed seven times in April by heavy
bombers based in the Solomons
islands. 1t received its first raid
of the war on April 10.
Nearly Neutralized
On Monday, carrier planes and
battleships commanded by Vice
Adm. W. A. Lee turned their at
tention to Ponape. That bombed
and torn atoll was raided 43 times
in April by the Seventh American
Army Air Force, from its bases in
the Marshall islands. Only yester-
day, Brig. Gen. Robert w. Doug
las, Jr.. acting commander of the
7th said Ponape and other eastern
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
PRESIDENTS ACT
IS UNDER ATTACK

CHICAGO, May Q up - Presl-
dent Roosevelt's legal authority to
order-seizure of Montgomery Ward
and Company's Chicago plants
came under direct attack in FEEDER
al court today.
Harold Smith, counsel for the
vast merchandising and mail order
concern, challenged the constltu-
tionality of the White House ac-
ton, and pleaded for judicial de-
termination of 'just how far the
executive can reach with this
dreadful and terrible power.
He assailed-and Attorney Gea.
eral Francis Biddle defended-the
procedure of tn government IN
taking possession of the facilities
last Wednesday after Sewell Ave
ry, chief executive officer OF the
company, had refused to accede
10 directives Of the President ana
the War Labor Board to extend
an expired contract with a Clo
union.
They concluded arguments pc
lore Judge William H. Holly, VINO
announced ne would hand down a
decision Monday in a case watched
throughout the nation as a test OF
HE wartime power of fthe Presl-
DEM.
Stating it had been contended
mat the national emergency gave
the President as commandment
chief of the armed forces, Extra
ordinary power of seizure" Smlth
declared:
This position is fahacious and
no law or constitutional provision
teonfers such a power or authorizes
us exercise"
He maintained the seizure was
contrary to article 4 of the Dill
Of rights and violated article . Of
me bill. He stated the commander
lM'chief was entitled to resppect
loyalty and cooperation, and add
But I strongly resist any notion
mat in the guise OF his military
powers he can ignore the bill o.
sigats and arrogate to himself des
pOuc powers against which 1re'
people have been protected since
me days of the Magma Carta
NO Justification for the seizure car
We found nj the power Of the Pres
.uent as chief executive or com
hsnder-in-chief."
Smith insisted that the Presl
uents action, whether taken unde'
authority Of his wartime powers o
aaaer the war labor disputes ac'
lacked legal foundation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
Senate Approves Bill
Extending Life OF
FSA, School Lunches

WASHINGTON, May 2 -(R-An
omnibus agricultural aid bill
carving authority for continuance
of the Farm Security Administra-
ton and Federal aid to school
lunch programs passed the State
late today by an overwhelming
voice vote.
Before the vote, Senator Bush
field (R.SD) protested that the
noea sure had been reported by the
Agriculture Committee without
hearings but with the odds OBJ
viouely against him, he withdrew
motion to send the bill back to
committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
SEIZURE OF WARD
WILL Be PROBED
Avery And Biddle Will Be
Called As Witnesses
In Senate Action

WASHINGTON, May 2 -(R- At
torney General Biddle and Sewell
Avery, chairman of Montgomery,
Ward and Company. will be called
as witnesses in a Senate Investl-
cation of government seizure Of the
mail order comapny's Chicago
plant, it was disclosed today.
Meanwhile, House critics made
it virtually sure that the inquiry
will be double-barreled, and the
National Labor Relations Board
announced that collective
bargaining election will be held
within seven days among the
workers whose dispute with the
company led to the seizure.
Chairman McCarran D.-NEV.)
Of the Senate judiciary Committee,
announcing that he will call Biddle
and Avery for testimony, said open
hearings will start no later than
next week, very shortly after the
election.
At the same time Senator Byrd
said he will press tomorrow for
senator action on his special reso-
luton for an INJURY into the Ward
case by McCarran's committee
with particular reference to the
use of troops.
McCarran was going ahead
with plans for the investigation
under previous general resolution
empowering the committee to look
into executive orders of President
Roosevelt, but he said he would
welcome the special authority pro-
posed by Byrd
Earlier, speaking Of the inquiry
under the more general authority,
McCarran said its purpose would
be to determine if new legislation
is needed" presumably clarifi-
cation of the Presidents wartime
powers to seize businesses.
Byrd said he wanted the special
authority granted to emphasize the
question of use of military power
and to put the specific backing of
the Senate behind the investigation.
The second investigation was all
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
Pepper, Hill,
FDR Backers.
Hold Big Lead
EDMUND FALLS BACK
Florida Senator Has Ma.
jjority Over Field OF
Four Contestants
Nv The Associated Press

Senator's Claude Pepeper and Lis
Tor Hill. new deal stalwarts Oh
nosed by critics of administration
home front policies, forged into
substantial leads last night as re.
firms were counted from the Flor.
ida and Alabama primaries.
Hill had lead of more than TO-.
mo over State Senator James A
Simpson when about half the Ala
hama precincts had reported ano
led in initial returns from Simp.
sons home county of Jefferson.
Pepper outdistanced his nearest
competitor, Judge J. Ollie Ed
munds of Jacksonville, and had
a majority over a field of four
Cpponents with about 10000 votes
tabulated in Florida.
Both races had drawn unusual
rational attention because polit1-
clans regarded them as testing
chiefly the extent of anti admins
tration and anti-fourth term SEN
tment in the South although local
issues also were involved.
Hill ran better than 2 to l ahead
Of State Senator Simpson, his sin
gle opponent, in the initial returns,
made up largely of absentee and
rural votes.
With 81 of the states 1882 boz
es counted, the vote was Hill, g.
$50; Simpson 1882.
Pepper carried the new deal
banner in a five-man field, hop
inc to win more than so per cent
Of the vote. Florida law provides
for a run-off contest between the
two high men if no one candidates
gains majority.
In the early returns, Pepper
was far out in front with j. Ollie
Edmunds, Duval county jackson
yille) Judge, running as his strong
est opponent.
Another primary in which al
ministration policies figured as
an issue, but to a lesser extern
was the Republican senatorial
nomination contest in South Da.
kota.
Senator Chan Quincy held q
strong early lead over Lieut.. Gov
A. D. Miller who campaigned Oh
the contention that Quincy follow
ed President Roosevelt's policies
too closely and had adopted much
new deal philosophy"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03

WASHINGTON, May 2 - Up =
schenley Distillers Corporation,
one of the ''big FOUR of the
nations liquor industry, has been
charged with conspiracy to sell
LIQUOR above ceiling prices and to
keep false records, the Justice
Department announced today.
A sealed Indictment against the
schenley Corporation, one other
CORPORATION, and ten individuals
was returned by Federal Grand
Jury in Newark, N. j., April 26
and opened today, acting Attorney
General Charles Fahy said.
The indictment charges the de-
PENDANTS with conspiring to violate
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
Large Distilling Firm Indicted
For Reported Price Conspiracy

some members of large firms have
been accused.
The Justice Department anti
trust division also is investigating
the liquor situation. studying re-
cords of almost all liquor firms
engaged in interstate operations
The indictments alleges an
agreement between the Schenley
Corporation and Benjamin F.
Pross, Great Neck, Long Island,
executive business manager of the
workers union No. 1 (AFL), New
York, to dispose of $4,000 cases
of liquor above the regular month
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03

the Internal Revenue Code by
making false entries in records
concerning the receipt and DISPOSE
ton of liquor. In addition, the de-
PENDANTS are charged with con-
spiracy to violate the price control
act by selling liquor at prices ex-
ceeding authorized maximunns.
Tom C. Clark, assistant attorney
general in charge of the criminal
division, said the indictment was
the first to be returned against
major liquor firm in connection
with the divisions campaign
against liquor price and dlstlr-
button irregularities, although
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
FLOODS
THREATEN TEXAS
nv The Associated Press

Texas faced threat OF extern
sive flood damage by its major
rivers yesterday while 11,6oo Fed,
eral troops. state guardsmen and
prisoners of war worked to hold
remaining levees in Missouri and
Illinois against the swollen waters
of the Mississippi and its tribu-
taries.
Five persons, including two army
trainees were killed in Texas wind
storms that swept heavy rainfall
into the state. Numerous small
streams surged Immediately out
of their banks and government
forecasters warned of danger IN
the rise of the Trinity, Brazos.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
II Jap Ships Are Sunk
Bv us. And British Subs
WASHINGTON, May g.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-(F)-Allied submarines
hacking at harred Japanese shipping have cut gap
of Ships four of them vessels out of the Npponese
lifeline of conquest The total represents II American
kills. including light cruiser and two destroyers and five
British including destroyer announced respectively by
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

National League
Philadelphia 5; New York 2.
Brooklyn 7; Boston 6.
Pittsburgh 3: St. Louis /.
Chicago-Cincinnati mot sched-
uled).
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03
American League

Washington 5; Boston 2.
Detroit 4; St. Louis 3.
New York 4; Philadelphia /.
Chicago 8; Cleveland 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-03

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NORTH CAROLINA: Partly cloudy to
cloudy and warm Wednesday with scat
tered thundershowers in mountains in
afternoon.
Temperature: High 78-Low 81.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-18

. Coolidge guests who attended a
farewell party in Florence Friday
evening for John and Benny White
at the home of their sister, Miss
Martha White, included Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Novel;, Miss Lillian Nicholas.
and L. T. st. Claire of Jefferson
City, Missouri. The White broth
ers will leave in the near future
to report for military service.
. Mrs. Sam Taylor of Vista, Cali
fornia, former Coolidge resident.
was a visitor here Friday and Sat
urday during which she divided
her time among many friends.
Mrs. Taylor has been visiting a
sister in Phoenix and made the
trip to Coolidge before her return
to the coast. Mr.. Taylor was for
merly manager of O'Malley Lum-
Der Company, Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-18
Fishers Variety
Store Is Sold To
Sprouse Reitz Chain

Fishers Variety Store has been
purchased by Sprouse Reitz Co.,
Inc, with headquarters at Port
land, Oregon. The deal was clos
ed Saturday. Management has
been taken over by C. F. Hamilton
of Holbrook, formerly manager of
one of the Sprouse Reitz variety
stores there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Fisher, own
ers and operators of Fishers Var
iety Store for the past eight years,
plan to move to Phoenix, where
Mr.. Fisher has business interests.
They will continue to live here,
however, until they purchase a
home there.
Mr.. HamilIon's wife and daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. F. Handy, will join
him here as soon as he is able to
arrange for living quarters.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-18
Canary Brownies
Go On Picnic Hike

The Canary Brownie Girl Scout
troop met Saturday afternoon for
a hike. trip through Casa Grande
Ruins, and lunch at the ramada
picnic grounds. Outdoor games
added to the fun.
Those who went on the hike
were: Joveta Langford, Bonnye
Mcfarland, Jean Harold, Joie
Johns, Pearl Dugan, Virginia Letz-
ring, Gertrude Keith, Elaine Kent.
Elizabeth Truitt and Bonnie Pat
terson. They were accompanied
by their leader, Mrs. William
Applegate.
At the Monday meeting, the
girls enacted the story of the
Brownies and made plans to write
the story up in play form, to be
presented in the future for their
mothers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-18
Tea Honors Mother
And Daughter On
Saturday Afternoon

Mrs. C. ]. Loveland and daugh-
ter Mrs. George S. Wright, both
of Poison, Montana, were guests of
honor at tea Saturday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. n. G. Murray.
Mrs. G.. J. Moody was co-hostess.
Mrs. Loveland, who has been Wis
iting for some time at the home of
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Irvine, will probably
make Coolidge her home. Mrs.
Wright plans to return to Montana
about March 1st.
Guests were Mrs. Fannie Harris.
Mrs. c. J. Wells, Mrs. Karl Fisher,
Mrs. G. V. Steward, Mrs. Avis
Hobby. Mrs. Paul Loucks, Mrs.
George Dempster, Mrs. P. B. Han
nah, Mrs. Margaret Wynn, Mrs. Or
vile Boone, Mrs. Luna Steward.
Mrs. Irvine, Mrs. J. C. jayne and
the guests of honor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-18
Ladies Prayer Band
Sews for Needy Here

Members of the Ladies Prayer
Band met Tuesday at Trinity Tab
ernacle on West Wilson Avenue,
where the day was spent in sewing
for the needy of Coolidge. A
chicken dinner was served at noon
at which husbands of the members
were guests of honor.
Mrs. Bernice Spears was elected
president for the coming year at
a brief business meeting in the
afternoon. Members completed q
quilt ana severar cnlIdren's gar
ments during the day. The meet
ing began and closed with devo
tional services.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-18
Mrs. Fox Slated
To Visit Jr.-Senior
Womans Clubs Here

Mrs. c. S. Fox of Tucson, state
president of Arizona Federation of
Womens Clubs, will be guest of
honor of Coolidge Womans Club
and Junior Womans Club at a
joint pot luck luncheon in the club
house Thursday, February oath, at
1890 o'clock.
Final arrangements for the lunch
con and program were made at
the home of Mrs. e. J. WILDER,
general chairman of arrangements,
on Tuesday afternoon. Those who
assisted with the plans are Mrs.
c. j. Wells, Mrs. Russell Koehler
and Mrs. c. ]. Moody.
Members will be notified by
Mrs. Wells of the luncheon plans
and the way in which each may
assist.