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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
NAzI POSITIONS
HIT BY B0MBERS

LONDON, Wednesday, Aug. g.
P)-More than $500 planes smash
ed at German front positions in
strong support of ground troops
driving toward Paris, but the ire
mendous effect of the aerial bar
rage was marred by a report that
some of the bombs were unloaded
or Allied troops.
Waves of U. S. heavy bombers,
in a violent, heavy smash, tore the
Germans loose from their bristling
defenses below Caen, opening the
space for Canadian tanks to lead
the drive, after 1000 Raj heavies
had softened the same positions IA
hours before.
The American heavies stabbed
through heavy flax, intense as any
encountered over Europe, some
bombers, including the lead plane
which controlled the bombing of
one formation, dropped their ex-
plosives among Allied troops, caus-
ing casualties.
The incident recalled another I'M
fortunate occurrence July Is, when
the Americans opened their often
sive in the path of 1900 Americans
heavy bombers. Their targets dis
torted by rolling smoke and dust
clouds, the bombers dropped five
per cent of their explosives on AL
lied positions.
Thirteen Fortresses and Liberia
tors were missing from today's
attack and Is of the fighter escort
were lost. 10 of the bomberS fell
in the Caen sector, where the bonn
bers lowered in a sky blackened
10 to Is minutes by flax. Four en-
envy planes were shot down and one
destroyed on the ground.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
Paralysis Outbreak
Greatest Since 1916

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8-R-Re-
ports to the Public Health Serv-
ice indicated today that the cur
rent outbreak of infantile paraly-
sis is the most severe since 1916.
In the past five weeks, 2,27O
cases have been reported through
out the nation. This compares with
1922 reported in the correspond
ing period of 1913. That year was
described as rather bad in incl
dence of poliomylitis.
Only incomplete reports for the
week ended Saturday had been
received, but in most cases the
reporting states showed an in
crease of over the proceeding
week.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09

A small girl, Jean Taylor, of Ma
sonboro Sound, is the fifth regional
victim of infantile paralysis. She
has not been admitted to a hospi-
tai.
Another suspect case, under the
supervision of DR.. E. V. Turner, is
believed to be negative, it was re-
vealed last night. However, the pa
tient is still under observation.
The ban on all gatherings of chill
dren under Is years of age, which
was ordered Monday by DR.. A. H.
Elliot, city-county health officer,
is being enforced in strict compli-
ance with regulations of the Con-
solidated Board of Health.
Parents of young children have
been asked by the health board for
complete cooperation in forbidding
all gatherings. Forbidden are pic
mics, street games, church gather
ings, swimming pool parties, thea
ter-going, operation of any day
nurseries, home and playground
parties.
The New Hanover county school
board will be agreeable to follow
recommendations of the health
board relative to the postponement
of school openings, Dr.. j. T. Hog
gard, chairman of the county school
stated yesterday.
eve will open the schools in
accordance with the wish of the
health, authorities he declared.
Previously, DR.. Elliot said that an
emergency committee from the
board of health has recommended
that opening be deferred. Postpone
ment until September 10 is the
wish of the state health authorities
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
Jap Capture
0fHengyang
Big Victor
HARD BLOW TO
Allied Forces WinnI
On All Other Fronts
In Asiatic Area
By RAY CRONIN

BY KAY CRONlN
Associated Press War Editor
The Japanese have won a
victory in China-cap-
tufe of the vital railway
junction city of Hengyang.
While Allied arms throughout
the Pacific Asiatic war theater
were inflicting reverses on h e
Nipponese in almost every action
zone, word reached Chungking to-
day that the heroic Chinese de-
tenders of Hengyang had b n
killed virtually to the last man.
Radio Tokyo said Japanese forces
completely occupied the city, on
the Canton Hankow railway in
Human province some 300 miles
north of Canton. Tokyo further
claimed that four Chinese divisions
n d supporting American forces
were wiped out. There was no al
lied confirmation as to the presence
of American forces in Hengyang.
The railway city, besieged by
the Japanese for many weeks. was
a major objective in the Nippon Of
fensive designed to gain complete
control of the rail line and thus
cut China in two. Some sections
of the railway remain in Chinese
hands.
The war picture in all other bat
tie areas favored the Allies.
The end of japanese resistance
on Guam island neared.
The Chinese were closing in on
the major Japanese base in Yum
nan province near the Burma bor-
der.
The Japanese continued their dis
orderly retreat in the frontier re-
gion between India and Blskhkkh.
The Japanese people were warn
ed by their premier. Gen. Koiso,
that American successes in t h e
Pacific confront the empire with
National difficulties Of unprece-
denied seriousness"
Total conquest of Guam neared
as American Marines and soldiers
went about the job of snuffing out
the last traces of Japanese oppo-
sition. The Yanks were closing in
rapidly - but with deliberation-
on Nippon remnants cornered in a
narrowing sector Of the Northern
mountain region.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
Accused Jeuel 7hieues
Held Under IS, 900 Bond

here are waiting for confir-
nation of his statement from
Huntsville authorities.
Approximately third of the
stolen jewels were recovered
three weeks ago in Lumberton,
where they had been sold.
Police said that the Kingoff
establishment was entered
through ventilator in the
roof. The thieves made their
way from the second floor
stockroom to the main floor,
where they helped themselves
to rings from the front window
and cleaned out several show
cases of rings, watches and
pins. A note scrubbed on own
er Ben Kingoff's desk read
Thanks for everything"
Rising's brother, Robert,
was sent to state prison in JAN
uary for an aggregate sentence
of Is years, follok ng his admis.
sion that he was involved in a
string of local holdups and rob-
berries.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09

story that Himmler was
dead, in order to encourage
them, the British radio said.
There was no indication, how
ever, that this officer was the
same one referred to in the
Normandy Dispatch.
Berlin's official account Of
the hangings named those kill
ed as Won Witzleben, the
chief defendant, Maj. Gen.
Erich Hoeppner, Maj. Gen. Hell
NUT Stieff, 1t. Gen. Paul Won
Hase, 1t. Robert Bernardis,
Capt. Friedrich Karl Klausing,
1t. Albrecht Won Hogan and
1t. Peter Count York Won
Wartenburg. All the property
of the executed men was con-
fiscated by the Reich.
This brought to 16 the deaths
which Berlin has announced in
connection with the bomb ex-
plosion which bruised and
burned Hitler.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
ALLIES PREPARE
GOTHIC ASSAULT

ROME, Aug. 8.-(B - British
troops splashing through the rain.
were wiping out the last islands OF
enemy resistance south of the Ar.
no river around Florence today,
while the bulk of the Allied armies
in Italy rested for the grand as
sault on the Gothic line just ahead.
There was hard fighting on high
ground in the big end of the Arno
east of Florence.
But even this was on a small
scale when compared with the
smuggling that has carried the Al.
lies most of the way up the noun.
famous peninsula to positions be.
fore the heavily fortified Gothic
line above Florence and Pisa.
Eighth Army patrols were feel
ing out the enemy dispositions.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09

Bill Rising, 81, and c. L. Bair
80, both charged with store
breaking, larceny and receiving
in connection with the theft of
approximately Sc, 500 in jewelry
from Kingoff' jewelry store
here July Is, were bound over
to the next term of New Han
over Superior court when pro-
bable cause was found at a
preliminary hearing yesterday
in recorders court. Bond was
fixed at $4,000 each.
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton files list Bars name as
Francis Elva Smith, but the
Durham native who came to
this community six months
ago, goes under aliases of
''Blackie" and ''Big Time
Charlie, officers said.
Bair was quoted by police as
saying that he escaped from
the Huntsville, Texas penitent-
larry in 1941, where he claims
he was serving a 25-year SEN
tence for bank robbery. Police
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09

LONDON, Aug. 8-lR-Eight
expelled army officers were
hanged today in the Hitler, as
sassination purge, Berlin an
nounced amid rumors - I'M
substantiated by German or
bv Allied authorities = that
Heinrich Himmler had been
killed and Hermann Goerlng
wounded in a new outbreak
against the Nazi regime.
Official broadcasts said Field
Marshal Erwin Won Witzleben
was hanged with seven col
leagues for their confessed
participation in the July 20
conspiracy to kill Adolf Hit
Ter and surrender Germany to
the Allies.
The death sentences were
carried out just two hours
after a red roped peoples
court" convicted the defend
ants of high treason.
The two-day trial developed
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
Chorines To Hit
Fox Hole Circuit

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-P)-The
clamor for glamor by G. I. Joes
overseas is about to be rewarded
with real, live chorus girls, as dis
tinguished from the pin-up version
playing the fox-hole circuit for the
first time.
USO-camp shows announced to-
day that chorus lines will move in
on the front lines early in the fall
when the organization sends the
first of several streamlined Broad
way musical comedies to the war
zones. ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
BRITISH PAPERS
BANNED BY ARMY

LONDON, Aug. 8@R-The sale
of British newspapers and maya
zines was banned in U. S. Army
camps in Britain today until after
the American presidential election.
The Army said the action was
taken under the soldiers voting
law requirement which says no
member of the u. S. Armed forces
shall have his vote influenced in
any way"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
Prime Minister Visits
Normandy Battlefront

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
AL LIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, Aug. 8.-(R-Prime Min
lister Churchill visited the Nor
mandy battlefront again today,
supreme headquarters di closed to-
night.
During his visit the prime min
lister received first hand informa-
ton on the recent Allied advances
from Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery and 1t. Gen. Omar Brad
ley.
Before leaving for Normandy
Churchill conferred with King
George vi
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
FRANCO PLOT DISCLOSED

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-P)-A plo4
to overthrow Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco Of Spain was report
ed today by DNB, the German
news agency, which asserted ag.
ents charged with engineering thu
coup had been arrested in Moroc.
CO. The rebroadcast of the report
was heard by MIC. Il
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
ADELE PAGES BENITO

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-tP- an
American broadcasting station in
Europe broadcast recorded by
United States government moni-
tors said tonight that Adolf Hitler
had summoned Benito Mussolini
to Berchtes aaden for an emerger-
cy meeting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
ONRUSEzLNG AMERICANS, CANADIANS
lax0NLY ITO MILES AWAY FROM PARIS:
= GERMANS STEM RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
HEAVY B0MBERS
AIDING ADVANCE.
Many Enemy Strongholds
Blocking Offensive
Rolled To Side

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Wednes-
day, Aug. 9.-<P)-The Ca
nadians in their first great
offensive in France smashed
five miles yesterday into
some of the strongest enemy
lines before Paris, whose de-
lenses 10 miles to the south-
west were imperiled by on
rushing Americans pounding
at the gateway of LIE Mans
More than 1000 U. S. Heavy
Misunderstanding flax as intense
as any met over Europe-shattered
bristling strong points below Caen
on the shortest route to Paris. Ca
madam tanks and infantry poured
through the breaches and fought
down the road to about 10 miles
from the capital. r.
One by one enemy strongholds
which had blocked the Paris high
way since D-Day were rolled up.
and last night the Canadians were
reported engaging the enemy at
Cintheaux, 8 IL miles south Of
Caen.
The advance was not without it's
cost, for flax shot down one of
the lead bombers, and its formation
loosed some of it's cargo on Allied
positions, causing casualties remi-
niscent of those on the American
front in the breakout bombing
west of st. Lo.
Canadian tanks and infantry
raced through the dust pail across
the rolling wheatlands n d pas
lures, seized the hamlet of Gau-
mesnil, and faced east to engage
20 tiger tanks forming for coun-
terthrust.
Ten miles beyond the point OF
farthest advance reported yester-
day, 1t. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's
doughboys were closing in on LIE
Mans - by German accounts in
force-and one dispatch said van
guards had reached the big rail-
road and highway center.
These developments fell on the
26th anniversary of Germany's
blacklist hour in the first World War
when the Kaiser's high command
decided that further resistance was
hopeless.
But today, despite the crumbling
defenses of Normandy and Brit
tany, the enemy fought fiercely-
below Wire, before the British
across the Orne southwest of Caen,
and in the doomed north Brittany
port of st. Malo.
In the Wire pocket, the lines sway.
ed around Cherence-le Roussel,
where four enemy tank divisions
which tried to break through the
Avranches corridor were b eing
ground to pieces between Ameri'
can armor striking from north
south and west.
In an advance of 10 miles south
west of Wire, the Americans over.
ran Gathemo, threatening to pinch
off the enemy forces still fighting
back with ever-feebler counterat'
tacks around Cherence-le Roussel.
On the north Brittany coast,
American force broke into the be
sieged port of st. Malo at three
noints. front dispatch said, and
fierce fighting ragged in the ruineo
streets.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
Swiss Report Pariisiians
Suffering From Hunger

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-(P)-. The
office of War Information> today
quoted the Swiss newspaper Trib-
une De Geneve as saying in dis
patch datelined from Paris that
the Parisians have almost moth
ing to eat'' because warfare has
cut off the food supply from Nor
mandy.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
SHEEP ASPHYXIATED

PORTERVILLE, Calf, Aug. 8.
1000 sheep
were killed last night by a poison
Gus spray which driftel from a
nearby olive grove in the Sauce
Ito district here, it was reported
today.
T. L. Cloer, on whose Lanrgohe
sheep were grazing, said the ami
mails were asphyxiated by fumes.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09
NewHanOVerC County
Has 5th Polio Case

One case of polio reported in New Hanover
county last night boostng.he total number of in
the county to five according to Dr. J. Sudbury who
nounced thaa suspect he treating had been dag
mill
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-09

WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Partly
cloudy with moderate temperatures TO-
day.
Temperatures yesterday:
High 85-Low u.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
Byrd's Fine Victory

The top sporting story OF the
weekend was the winning OF
the Sl7,500 Inquirer Invitational
by Sammy Byrd. new pro OF
Detroit's Plum Hollow course.
Detroit gained the title OF
golf capitol of America" during
the past few years, thanks 10
the grand success OF the several
Ryder Cup matches. So il Is
only fitting that some repre-
sentative of the golf capitol
should start bringing home a
few of the top individual honors.
Sammy Byrd looks like the man.
Sammy is putting reverse
English on that old whammie
about youth being served. While
not an old man in years. Byrd
is no chicken (no pun intended
in years.
Records show he has i'm
proved each year since he left
baseball 10 become a profess
sional golfer. Long before he
started his sensational shot
making this year. Byrd con-
fided TO his friends that he now
had gained the necessary con-
fidence to take the top men on
COLTS Kings Row.
This he did at Philadelphia.
And. say, like the Yankees in
baseball. il looks as though
Byron Nelson's domination Of
the golf field has ended.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
TENNIS Meet
Opens Today

Thirty-fourth renewal Of the
national clay courts champion
ships was to open today at De-
troit Tennis Club. $3.50 Brush at
Kirby.
War time demands reduce the
number of ranking players in the
mems division just as they did in
1943. The women's field rates as
the best to compete in a Detroit
tournament, including as it does
four of the first six in the USLTA
list.
Pauline Betz of Los Angeles,
grand national champion--clay
courts, grass courts, indoor
does not play until tomorrow.
Doris Hart, Miami, Fla, No. 3,
was to meet jeanne Dunn. Des
Moines, Ia, and Dorothy Bundy,
No. 5, Santa Monica, Cal, was 10
pair with Betty Hubert, St Louis.
Mary Arnold. No. 6, Los An
.geles, was scheduled with l5-year-
old Josephine Smilka, Hamtramck,
state Junior champion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12

competition. II was her third
straight victory here this season.
Clcte yelling, sailing his New
York 80 NiteSse. nipped loot
Gwcincrs Apache at the finish
line by what was later discovered
io boz a 3 second margin. II was
the second straight IN a row for
NItesSc which spent most Of last
season chasing Apache. MINI, 1t.
Ralph ScheglerS y. Y. 80 was
third
The c. Class. 26.foot sloop divi-
sion came out strong, six going
over the line and Morrill, Dunn s
Cayl-a il was Tho frs, home for
the second straight wocs-fb the
light weather. Host. VI Caprice.
Blue Bel Chaos were next across.
T., Pcrrirc aIIcd hi, L-Boat
Dippor Ground without opposition
which rs fG be- dcHIofpd nasmuch
as there are five other good C's
.hcfo Andy Lang Hammers Ram
bier VII was TOP gil again in the
cruising DIVISION
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
Shows EN- How

Anyway, here we have the
once Stunned Cullenbine hog
eing the honors in specialized
hitting in the most recent
league averages. The figures
reveal Cullenbine was leading
in home runs with seven. in
two base hits with 16. in total
bases with 81, in runs scored
with 80 and tied with Bobby
Doerr, the Red SoX second
baseman, in total hits with "a.
Outside OF that, at bat Gull
lenbine has been loafing.
The most homers Cuilenbine
ever hit in a major league sea-
son were nine with the Browns
in 1871. His best year for dou-
bles was 1912 when he cracked
33 and he never scored more
than 50 runs in any season. So
il is easy TO see Roy is headed
for a ghttering year unless at
tackled by a protracted slump.
The Indians got Cullenbine
from the Yankees in 1913 with
Buddy Rosar for Roy Weatherly
and Oscar Grimes. but don't
remind Joe Mccarthy of il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
Tom PeiZOId'S ThiSbe
First Third Time
BY GEORGE +. VAN

Tom Petzold's ThSbe was 81 Ear
ahead Of her three other rivals IN
the eIght-meter slOOp class .n The
BayView Yacht Clubs All Day
Race Sunday her crow had me
feeling they were racing al alone
on Lake St Clair.
There WASH I enough wind 20
Justify the name when ThiSne
Sneaked across the line with the
starting gun. There Was SO little
breeze that Chairman Charley
Beck changed the All Day Race
course 20 Little While race
shortening the course from u 90
i miles.
But the results. Al least In The
S-meter class. were conclusive.
Thisbe. with fellow by me name
of Joe Snay at her helm stretched
her lead all the way and was
nearly 13 minutes ahead Of PIERCE
Darnell's Pintail al the finish
Shamrock and Warrior were next
in. arriving without miShap.
Thisbe is still unbeaten IN local
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
Lots Of Power

Besides Cullenbine the In
dams have Oris Hockett, bat
ting at terrific 1854 clip. and
Pat O'Dea, Buddy Rosar, Jeff
Heath and Jimmy Grant, all
whacking well. In fact, the In
dams are in second place in
club hitting. Moreover. they
took over fielding honors from
the Tigers.
Yet, strangely Lou Boudreau's
boys have been cropping around
down near the bottom. But in
these hectic days this doesn't
mean much. In the American
League race. as il looms up this
year. any of the teams may see
the cellar. Contrawise. any one
of them see the top. That's what
makes the whole setup hair
tingling.
Standings apparently do not
fool the wise old Jimmy Dykes.
Cleveland has power and
pitching. and can conceivably
be the team to beat" the White
Sox skipper declared in Chi
cago the other day.
A new Tiger pacemaker was
revealed in the weekly averages
none other than Paul Rich
ards. who fashioned a none too
impressive .220 average last
season and who currently is
batting .345.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
Pin Boss
Is Winner

That fancy cameo ring in a
gold setting M. d. Barney
Adair sports at Vogue Recreation
where the city bowling champion
ship tournament winds up this
week is the gift of his family on
Fathers Day.
II was also the Adair's nine
teenth wedding anniversary but
Barney celebrated at Vogue check
ing the squads in and out. The
family tribute made the task
lighter than usual.
While Adair celebrated. the
bowlers did not. Steve Andrews
hit 66S in overaverage singles for
173 and sixth place. His average
is 165. George Linge had 6S3 and
tied for seventh in the regulars.
Charles Boehm had 691 in doubles
but il did him no good
The Army Needs MORE Planes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
Negro 9's Split
Before B,5OO

A crowd of 25,500 fans saw the
two star Negro baseball teams,
Baltimore Elite Giants and New
York Cuban Stars divide a double
header terday at Briggs
Stadium.
After winning the first game,
SIS, the Giants dropped the night
cap TO their New York rivals, 81.
Home runs by HofkinS and
Dennis featured the Giants four
run rally in the eighth inning
which decided the first game. A
homer by Kimbro produced the
Giants only run in the second
game.
Gaines, a southpaw, scattered
10 hits to win the opener for the
Giants. Pitcher Morris four-hit
job won the other game for the
Stars.