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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
Swih Soviet Capture Of Mozyr
Indicates Nazi Retreat Underway

north by the wide Lower Pripet
river which offers powerful de-
fensive position.
The fact that it fell in four days
suggests Mozyr was held only by
a rearguard detachment and that
Nazi withdrawal from the Mozyr-
korosten 50-mile section Of the
Leningrad-Odes railroad was in
progress when the Russians struck.
That Mai force was already in Pc
ril of being cut off far to the rear
due to capture of Sarny by Rus
sian Ukrainian army troops sew
eral days ago.
1t seems likely that the Mozyr
victory will be exploited by Rus
sian thrust north and northwest
ward toward the Boburisk and
Minsk communications keys to the
German positions along the Dnie-
per from Zhlobin to Orsha. They
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

i The swift Russian capture of
Mozyr indicates Nazi' withdraw
al already is underway in northern
Russia to escape developing Red
Army entrapment moves on the
Baltic flank Of the long and dang
erously exposed east front.
Fall Of the city to- White Rus
sian armies not only clears vital
~. important connection linking the
north and south Soviet fronts. It
unhinges the last Nazi foothold po-
sitions on Or east of the upper
Dnieper river above Zholbin to
Orsha, exposing them to a rolling
UP Russian attack from the south.
Mozyr and it's nearby rail juno
ton fell within four days after
General Rokossovsky's army
launched its attack. The Nazis
had held it for months and the city
itself is encircled on the east and
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
Time Bombs Reported
Hidden In Orange
Crates In England

LONDON, Saturday, Jan. Is
Up Time bombs hidden in
cargoes Of long-coveted oranges
shipped from Spain have de-
layed distribution of the fruit
the Ministry of Food announ-
Aced today, and the foreign Of
flee has asked the Spanish
government to determine the
background Of the plot.
Britons, who now seldom see
an orange or other citrus fruit
and who have paid as high as
$50 for single lemon sold at a
war benefit auction, were jolt
ed harder by the news Of the
delay than by the word that
the fruit was garnished with
bombs.
Two of at least three orange
ships enrOute to Britain were
found to have secret caches of
explosives.
An explosion aboard one of
the vessels about 10 days ago
destroyed between 200 and 800
cases, each containing 60
pounds Of oranges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
SIX PERSONS DIE
IN LONDON BLAST

LONDON, Jan. Is Saturday
-tR- In a freak raid without an
alert being sounded German
plane - the Daily Express said
dropped a bomb squarely on a
London noviehouse and dance hall
last night, killing at least six
persons and injuring rs in an in.
complete casualty count.
More than 5000 people were in
the theater when an explosion &C.
Cured just after the finish of the
feature, Sonia Henie, in Winter
tirne.''
The theater manager through
on the stage told the
audience to remain seated until
the lights were put on. Then the
people were advised to leave.
Some tried to depart while the
was speaking but young
girl ushers Gained them.
The theater lobby was convert
ed into an emergency casualty
station. A score Of ambulances
arrived within minutes.
Police said first reports showed
all were civilian casualties ex-
cept one British soldier. Many of
those injured were hit by frag-
ments of FLYING debris.
Circumstances of the incident
were much the same as the mys-
terious explosion in the Soho con-
tinental restaurant section few
ago. For while many
thought Hitler was using new
type plane or a time bomb for his
Wanted secret weapon"
An investigation later revealed
that explosion was caused not
by bomb but faulty gas pipe.
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Continued on Page Two; Col. p
BR0UCHT0N PLANS
WASHINGTON TRIP

RALEIGH, Jan. IA. - R - Gov.
ernor Broughton will go to Wash
ington on Monday for meeting
of ten Southern governors, at
which the Southern freight rate
case now pending before the In
terstate Commerce Commission
will be discussed.
The governor said today that the
full freight rate program would be
gone over by the Southern exec
utives, including legislation now
pending Congress.
Chairman Stanley Winborne Of
the State Utilities Commission and
H. M. Nicholson, the commissions
freight expert, will attend the con-
ference.
On Monday night the governors
will be host at dinner for mem.
bers of the Congressional delega.
ton from the ten states. A confer
ence with President Roosevelt also
is slated
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
3 Railroad
Unions 0keh
Settlement
THE STRIKE IS OFF,
Will Give Members Raise
OF Three Cents Per
Hour, Plus 5 Cents

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-LRNThe
brotherhoods of railway firemen,
conductors and sWitchmen have
agreed to the same wage settle
ment granted earlier to engineers
and trainmen, the White House
announced tonight.
That will give the three unions
pay increase of four cents an
hour, plus an additional five cents
in lieu of overtime.
All the operating brotherhoods
thus are on the same wage basis,
leaving only an adjustment for the
IS incorporating unions to settle
the rail wage controversy in its
entirety.
An emergency board has been
reconvened by the President to
consider the case Of the non-ope-
rating unions. These unions, repre-
senting 100000 shopnen, clerks
and others who do not operate
trains, have accepted a general
increase of to 10 cents an hour,
but are seeking an additional in
crease in lieu of overtime.
J. ]. Pelly, president of the AS.
ISOLATION of American Railroads,
advised the President that the
carriers and the heads of the
firemen's conductors and switch
mems organizations had reached
an agreement on the wage ques-
ton.
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early told reporters that 1.-The
strike is off, so far as the
operating unions are concerned.
This was interpreted generally
as meaning the brotherhoods will
definitely cancel their strike ord
ers, originally issued for Dec. 80
but postponed indefinitely when
the government took control OF
the roadA
President Roosevelt said last
week He W0tt1d II a gree tose d
wage increase for these brother
hoods unless they cancelled their
strike orders.
Pelley told the President that
the firemen, conductors and
switchmen had indicated their
willingness to sign an agreement
embodying ''the same wages.
overtime, expenses away from
home, and vacation provisions"
contained in an arbitration award
which the chief executive made
the engineers and trainmen.
The agreement already execut-
ed between the carriers and the
engineers and trainmen, Pelley
said, provides for an early meet
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
REDS TAKE TWO KEY TOWNS
IN SOUTHERN WHITE RUSSIA:
ROCKET GUN COAST BLASTED
RAIL CENTER TAKEN
Mozyr Also Falls To Ad.
vancing Soviets-Vic-
tories Hailed

LONDON, Saturday, Jan. 15.--R
Gen. Constantine Rokossovsky's
army in southern White Russia
captured the important rail june.
ton Of Kalinkovichi and the near
by regional center Of Mozyr yes.
terday, in fiji ing ''tremend-
Gus losses on the fleeing Ger
mans, and forged on 20 more
miles westward through the froz-
en- Pripet Marshes, Moscow an
nounced today.
Another Red army under Gen.
Nikolai Vatutin crossed the Horyn
River, as miles inside old Poland,
and extended its front in the area
by the capture of Stepan and more
than 30 miles north of Rovno.
Both of these drives were adj
vancing along the only two east
west railroads n the Pripet marsh
es. Rokossovsky's drive captured
Skrigalov only 40 miles from the
old Polish frontier on the south
bank Of the Pripet river, as it
rolled on toward the industrial
town and waterways center of
Pinsk, only 95 miles away. The
two railroads are go miles apart.
More than 40 other populated
places were overrun by the White
Russian advance. including the
rail station of Kotsury, is miles
west of Kalinkovichi.
The midnight Moscow commune
out, recorded by the Societ moni.
tor, said of this sector: THE enc
my sustained tremendous losses in
manpower and equipment. Re-
treating in disorder the Germans
abandoned many guns, 1orries.
stores of ammunition and military
supplies. A considerable number
of prisoners were taken.''
A separate Moscow radio bread
cast said the Russian attack had
been SO swift the Germans had
no time to set the two towns afire
as they usually do before retreat
ing.
More than 5000 Germans were
wiped out, q tanks and 40 big
guns destroyed and in one area
alone II tanks and 20 big guns
were captured, the late bulletin
said
Vatutin's drive into old Poland,
where the Russians now have a
continuous front IS miles long
across the former frontier, killed
600 Germant in it's advance and
with the aid Of guerrillas routed
a column Of German infantry on
a highway.
Vatutin's left wing, pounding
south toward the Ukrainian Bug
River and the Rumanian frontier,
stood firm against reinforced and
ceaseless German counter-attacks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15

Sci vCeS llldy $500 y w HSiP
protect the coufis
Citing 25 per cent Elections by
the Marine Corps for physical rea-
sons, Secretary Knox asserted 1--WE
must in the future. spend more
time. thought and money in i'm
proving the physical qualities of
our people"
Our first concern" he added,
must be care for children. This
certainly should include fire.
quent medical examination, in the
public schools
A second step recommended by
Knox lis to teach city-bred boys
and girls how to take care OF
themselves out-of-doors. Indeed. /
am not sure that Scouting ought
not to be made part of our
public school curriculum.
And now we come to the third
important link in the task of build.
ing a strong and virile America
in the future" the secretary con.
tinued. 1T has to do with the
young man when he reaches the
age when military service can be
expected of him in time of war
Continued OH Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
Service Ballot
MeasureDealt
Reverse Blow
NEW BILL INTRODUCED
Group Approves Plan To
Leave Voting Up To
The States
BY The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Con.
gressional advocates of Federal
war ballot for the armed serv.
ices suffered another reversal to.
day when the House Elections
Committee. rejectine hits idea APP
proved z to 5 a measure leaving
the problem of soldiers voting up
10 the States.
Since the Senate already has
taken a similar stand. the chances
for a Federal ballot appear doubt
f1l although these new moves to
hiring one about were launched to-
day:
i Senator Tydings D.-Md) in
+roduced measure which would
Give a Federal war ballot to mem
hers of the armed services only
after their home states, declare
Them eligible to vote.
. The Senate Elections Commit
zoe began efforts to work out some
compromise acceptable to both
sides in the hot controversy. 1t
cons ,dered. but deferred action at
lost until next Thursday. two new
bi,ls One by Senator Lodge (R.-
Massl would authorize the Army
md NAVY to circulate Federal bal
lots overseas but would leave to
tle States the question whether Or
rot to accept them. The other. by
canator Lucas D.1ll.). would set
u, 2 Federal Ballot Commission
With authority only to get ballots
IN and from the armed services.
IN addition. hackers OF a Federal
ballot promised a floor fight to
overturn the decision of the House
r'-c rs ~0mro'ttee The commit
tee-approved bill probably will
core up in the House next week.
The principal arguments ad-
vanced by each side, with each
disputing the soundness of the 9TH
er's contentious, are:
Backers of federal ballot-If SOL
diers and Sc ilors are to vote, the
/ only practicable way is to furnish
] them a uniform Federal ballot.
Opponents A Federal ballot
would constitute an invasion of the
j Constitutional right of each State
] 10 y its own quqalifications for
4 voting.
President Roosevelt joined the
debate by saying in his annual
MESA ye that the overwhelming
majority of fighting men would
be deprived of the right to vote
if it is left to the States.
mo amount of legalistic argu-
ment." he declared, "can cloud
this issue"
Chairman Worley D.-Tex.) was
on the losing side in the House
committees division. The lineup
4 Was not announced but committee |
sources said three Democrats and |
four Republicans combined to de-
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15

A Republican Congressman de-
ciared at once that the Presidents
message is "a campaign docu-
ment." The Congressman might
pause and reflect on what he has
said.
He has said that Mr.. Roosevelt
has chosen as platform in po-
litical year the following planks:
That taxes shall be raised;
That wages shall not be raised;
That prices shall not be raised;
That profits shall be limited;
That every able-bodied man and
woman shall be made liable for
national service.
These proposals violate all the
known rules of politics which, as
must not be increased in an cleo
ton year, that the way to win
votes is to be in favor of increas-
ing the wages, the prices, and the
profits of the largest number OF
organized pressure groups, and fl
nally that the voters must be treat
ed as long-suffering individuals
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
CITY RECREATION
INSTITUTE ENDS

One hundred and two certifl-
Gates, indicating successful COM
pletion of the course offered dur
ing the past week by the Recrea-
tional Institute, and A hours at
tendance at the course, were
awarded to registered and regular
ly attending members of the
course, Jesse Reynolds, director
of the recreation department, an
nouriced Friday.
The institute, which was held
under the supervision of Miss Hell
en- Dauncey, member of the Ma
tional Recreational Association.
was sponsored by the Association,
the Public Housing Authority, the
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
'DR Wants The First
Monday In Each Month
Set Aside For Dead

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. up
resident Roosevelt has sug-
ses.ed that the first Monday in
s saeh month be set aside for
pecial memorial services to
la ,hy and Navy men who have
ca NO., their lives during the pre-
m ",ng month, Senator Gillette
~ IN, said today.
s. me senator said the Presi-
idaa preferred this over the
proa VI having every Monday
ds,,aimed Memory Mon
Gii,o.t as originally proposed by
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
WEATHER

FORECAST
NONRTH CAROLINA: Rain and some
what warmer Saturday. Mostly cloudy
Saturday night, becoming colder with
sIeet or snow flurries in the mountains.
Sunday, fair to partly cloudy and mod
erately cool.
Eastern Standard Time)
4By U. S. Weather BureaD
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:30 p. M, yesterday.
TEMPERATURE =
80 am, "a, 1880 am, IS, 1870 pm, Al
1880 pm, 80.
Maximum A., Minimum 80, Mean 81
Normal 46.
= HUMIDITY
1880 am, SO, 1870 am, Sc, 1880 pm, So
1880 pm, 100. - - ----
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm
0.23 inches. ~
Total since the first of the month
TIDES FOR TODAY
F'rom the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
1:17p. 8:42p
Hoop 5:O8p
Sunrise, 7:18 am, Sunset. 5 :26 pm,
Moonrise, 10:17 pm, Moonset, 1928 am.
Cape Fear River stage at Fayette-
vile, 1915 feet.
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
Poles To Ask Allied Aid
In Settling Border Row

LONDON, Saturday. Jan. 15-(P-The Polish gov
after four successive days of cabinet study
of Russias Curzon line boundary proposal announced in
concatory statement early today that it asking the
United States and Great Britain bring Poland and Rus
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15

aJontinued OH Page Two; Col. g.
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Continued on Page Two; Col. q
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Knox Fauors Compulsory
Army Duty For vs.
- - ~ g ~
Training of Boys II and Is Fo..S y IS M
Is Advocated By Navy

CLEVELAND Jan. 14.-lR-ToI services may IA to help
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Ration Timetable
FOR WEEK OF MAR. sill
MEATS AND FATS.


Red stamps A8, BE- and ca
in Book Four, worth 10 points
each, good through May 90
Red tokens worth one poil1;
each, used as change. Brown
stamps Y and z in Book Three
retaining values printed OF
face, remain good through
March 20. Red stamps Dc, EG
F8, become good March IL.
PROGRESSED FOODS:
Blue stamps AS, BE-, CO, D2
and ES in Book Four, worth
10 points each, good through
May 20. Blue tokens, worth one
point each, used as change
Green stamps K, L and M, re-
tanning values printed on face
remain good through March 30.
SUGAR:
Sugar stamp No. 80 in Book
Four good for five pounds
through March 81. Stamp No
90 good for five pounds for
home canning through Feb. 2e.
1915.
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Mrs. Rose Harrison

Funeral services for Mrs. Rose
Washington Harrison, who died
in Harlem Hospital, New York,
were held at Johnson's Funeral
Chapel, Shawmut ave, Boston,
Friday, Feb. Is.
Among the large number of
relatives attending were Mrs.
Lillian Hayes of Kingston; Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Lewis, Mrs, Leila
Underwood of Portland, Me;
Mrs. Geraldine Smith, Mrs.
Louise Cromer, Mrs. Joseph
Parker, Mrs. VIM. F. Lewis of
New York; Mrs. Villa White
head and Frank Lewis of Boston.
The deceased leaves a hus-
band, son, three brothers, five
sisters, four aunts, and many
relatives.
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MUSIC TOPICS
BY ERNEST O'BANYOUN

Stella Goodridge is sched-
uler to appear in pianoforte
recital in the near future. Sew
eral years ago I heard her
play, among other numbers,
Chopin's Revolutionary Study,
in such a way that requested
her to play it at a subsequent
performance. Believing that
she must be even better, now,
1 advise you to get full partic-
ulars and go to the Performance.
Some persons seem to believe
that it is the function Of
critic to find fault. How I pity
those who attend performances
with their hammers out, and
do nothing but knock. One Us
ually finds what he looks for;
II you don't belleYe 1t, start out
looking for trouble. The writer
has cultivated the habit of
looking and listening for things
beautiful to such an extent
that he is often called insin-
cere when he praises the beau
ty he sees and hears. Nothing
OF the sort. He is conscious of
faults and failures in every
body-especeally himself; but
he has the happy faculty Of
ignoring those things that are
not praiSeworthy, and empha-
sizing the beautiful.
Try listening sympathetically
to the next performer you hear
and see if it does not increase
your enjoyment Of the per-
Torrance. Then, encourage the
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Stars and
Stripes


Pvt. Henry Reed, looking
smart in Uncle's uniform, was
in Boston last week visiting his
family. The former proprietor
of Reeds Shoe Service, Column
bus ave was indicted into the
Army last month and is sta
toned at FIT. DevenS.
Pvt. Henry Thomas, formerly
associated with his brother at
the Thomas Photograph studio
on Camden st, is on duty in
the South Pacific.
Veterans may secure applica-
tions for mastering out pay at
the Office of the United States
Employment Service, 8 Beacon
st, Boston Office announced. II
veterans wish assistance In
filling out their applications for
mastering out pay they should
bring their discharge papers or
certificate of release. The Of
fee is open daily from $3.50 a m
to $50 p m.
Among those graduating
from an intensive course Of
MachiniSt Mate training at re-
cent Service School exercises
at Great Lakes, III, was Philip
N. Clinton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Clinton, % Warren
place, Springfield.
He was selected for special
lied training on the basis Of
his recruit training aptitude
test scores.
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Greater. Comedies and movies
Of the Joe Louis fights were al
so shown.
The Home Hospitality Com
mittee placed "a servicemon
this past week. From time to
time mention of the families
will be made and this week
goes the bouquet to the Yam
ceys of Everett.
Following is a partial list of
convenient lodgings for Serv-
icemen who may be in the
Ruggles Street UsO vicinity:
The Robert Gould Shaw
House, II Windsor st.
The Y. M. C. A., 31s Hunt
ington ave.
The Hotel Bostonian, 1889
Boylston st.
Mrs. Williams, 20 Holyoke st.
Mrs. Tucker, ZIG West Can
ton st.
Ms. Daron, 412 Columbus
Ave.
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WISE SAYINGS

AN appointment is a con-
tract, keep it,"
THE pleasantest things in the
world are pleasant thoughts"
Don't wait to do big things
by and bye, do little things -
now
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h

BY BETTY BARCLAY

This months "Star" recipe IL
chosen particularly for those who
once opened a can of peaches.
plums or pears for dessert. The
point system makes these canned
fruits luxury today, except for the
home Gamer.
so here's q wartime dessert that
contains your fruit. and also the
valuable whole grain cereal nour
ishment so needed in wartime
meals. 1t is indeed entitled to my
STAR.
Baked Apple Pudding
n cup wheet-meal
2 tablespoons butter or
margarine, melted
"a teaspoon salt
"a cup brown sugar, firmly packed
II teaspoon cinnamon
4 cups apple slices
IL cups milk
Mix cereal, butter, and salt. Mix
brown sugar and cinnamon. Ar.
range 1 cup apples, Il of buttered
cereal, and 2 tablespoons brown
sugar-cinnamon mixture in layers
In creased casserole. Repeat, max
Ing layers. Top with remaining
cup apples. Add milk and sprinkle
with remaining brown sugar-cinna-
mon mixture. Bake in moderate
oven (S50' F.) 1 hour and Is
minutes, or until apples are tender.
Serve hot or cold with cream.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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ELKS ANNUAL
0RAT0RICAL
CONTEST

Students under nineteen years
of age may enter the Elks' con-
test. A ten-minute speech on any
Of the following subjects is all
that is required and the success
full National winner will get a
scholarship in an American
college.
The Constitution and Slavery.
The Constitution and Citizen
ship.
Harriet Beecher Stowe and the
Constitution.
Frederick Douglass and the
Constitution.
Lincoln an dthe Constitution.
John Marshall and the Con-
stitution.
The Colored American and the
Constitution.
The New Deal and the Con-
stituticn.
George Washington and the
Constitution,
Booker T, Washington and
the Constitution.
The Constitution.
Further information will be
furnished by the Education
Committee, 397 Mass. ave.
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BEAUTY HINTS
By NINA TEMPLE
FROZEN FACES

Many women go through life
with frozen faces and they Won
der why they are not popular,
not courted, not wanted! They
are alone and lonely. But it
would hes easy, so simple to
change all this and melt their
faces into something warm and
dear. A smile would do it - a
smile from the heart! If your
face is frozen, thaw it and if
you see some sad lonely one with
a frozen face, whisper the word
to her and help her transform
her face into one that is lovely.
Try!