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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Union Row
Revealed
AWARDS

DiSSenSion in labor's ranks
Jared in two directions today in
the Montgomery Ward strike as
word on seizure Of the eompany's
stores was awaited from Wash
lngton.
Frank X. MarteI, president OF
the Detroit and Wayne County
Federation of Labor tAFL)
charged in telegram 10 Presi-
dent Roosevelt that the employees
OF TWO Ward stores in the Detroit
area were not on strike. He as
serted that the Go was encToach-
ing on AFL membership in the
ROYAL Oak Ward store.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
SEIZURE EXPECTED

Government seizure OF the four
Montgomery Ward stores in De-
troit and other Ward properties in
six other cities is expected mo-
mentarily with the return of
Roosevelt 10 Washing
ton
The President returned yester-
Continued on Page ?, Col. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Twins FOreOrdained
So Shirley Has Them

Gosh. What chance does this
patient have Of not being the
mother Of twins ." asked Mrs
Geraldine Badour, obStetrical
nurse, m the delivery room of
Saratoga Hospital today.
And what CHI ance did The
woman. Mrs Shirley Parmentier
%. 6l6l Rednor have? She is one
of twins. and so Is her husband.
Albert. %. former ice skating
speed champion
Both attending nurses. Mrs pa
dour and Miss Myrtle Van Eta.
are Of twin birth. The only person
there not a twin was the attend
inc physician
Shortly after midnight, Mrs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Britain Reported
Deserving Franco

WASHINGTON. Dec. % QNS)
A high diplomatic source fore
cast today that Great Britain was
preparing 10 drop its support Of
GeneraliSSimo Frances regime in
Spain under secret understand
ing with Russia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Price Cut Promised

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 CUP)
The war department said today
that IL was inStituting new
pricing program which would re-
quire war goods producers now
making too much money 20 lower
prices during the coming year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Halle Reqains Ground

LONDON. Dec. 20 CUPD-For-
eign Secretary Anthony Eden told
Commons today that q new agree
ment betw Britain and
Ethiopia had been signed yester-
day. by which certain large areas
revert TO Ethiopia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21

Parmentier gave birth 10 = girl
weighing 4 pounds Ia ounces and
boy 4 pounds Ga ounces. Both
are thriving. She is the mother Of
two other boys. Howard, 4. and
Albert Jr.. 2.
Parmentier's twin. Oscar. was
one Of the first soldiers killed in
Now Guinea. lie was also a noted
speed skater and the Parmentier
Memorial Trophy race. held every
year on Belle Isle. was dedicated
10 his memory.
Albert is tool grinder in the
ChrySlcr tank arsenal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
3Superforts
Stdrt=Firesiin
Radon Tokyo

TWENTY-FIRST OMBER
COMMAND HQ.. SAIPAN. Dec.
20 lUPl via navy radiol Three
Superfortresses, one by one,
started two-dozen fires in Tokyo
last night
One OF the B-29S encountered p
swarm Of 20 TO 30 japanese night
fighters which pressed home a de-
termined assault. Returning crew
men also reported the enemy used
aerial phosphorus bombs IN an at
tempt 10 bring down the big
Marianas-based aircraft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
SUPPORT BLOCKED

At the same time. Roy Scog-
gins. regional director of the
United Retail. Wholesale and De-
partment Store Employees tCIO)
announced that support Of the
Wayne County Go Council of the
Ward strike had been blocked by
Communist members of the coun-
Gil. He charged that a meeting
last night of the council was
packed" with Communists who
vetoed resolution calling for
support OF the strike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
BIDS FOR UNIV MEMBERS

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (UP)-Presdent William
Green of the American Federation Of Labor who two days
ago rejected Congress of Industrial Organizations bid
for unity common program for labor today formally
notified Press lent John L. Lewis of the United Mine
Workers that She ALL would entertain application
for readmisSon of the UNIV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
FIREMEN SAVE BISHOP IN BLAZE
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 20 CUP

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 20 (UP)-Firemen today
saved Bishop John Morris of the Little Rock Catholic
diocese from suOcation when fire swept the basement
lower floor of the diocese home here. Bishop Norris
invalid, carried to safety from his second floor
room by fremen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Price Control Lifted

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 TNS)
The OPA announced today that
mixed chopped fresh vegetables
will he free from price control be
ginning Saturday. Dec. %.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
CRITICISM AT HOME
II think that is a topic that
obviously should not attempt tn

think that ~ topic that l
obviously should not attempt to
deal with now" Churchill said.
Churchill said the burden of set
Ting the strife in Greece had
fallen upon Britain and we have
not so far been able 10 discharge
this task without criticism. even
here at home. which has added
10 our difficulties.
Foreign Secretary Eden said
that before we took the decision
TO send British troops 10 Greece
we did consult our United States
Allies. We did gotheFe with their
agreement We DID tpti our de-
cision also to our Soviet Ally. and
they also approved the decision"
The British. he told Commons.
are trying TO keep the Greek ship
on an even keel without attempt
ing 10 impose a right or left wing
government.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21

PARIS. Dec. 20 0NS)-News-
papers reported today that a Ger
man plane had dropped para
chutiStS in the center Of France. -
Some of them were said TO have
been captured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Ea!!u3L;EIE
BALTIMORE. !

BALTIMORE Md. Dec. 20 QNS)-Chief Petty
Officer Chester T. Ruby, AZ who has of his six chill
dren in the army and himself volunteered for
ice sentenced to IL years federal Imprisonment
today for cOunseng others how to escape the draft
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Harry K. Thaw Stricken

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20
ms Harry x. Thaw today was
reported TO have suffered a stroke
that affected his RIGHT side.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
LEAGUE OFFICIAL INDICTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UP)-Joseph Ramp of
New York vice chairman of the Constitutional Educa
tiona League indicted by district grand jury today
for contempt of Congress for ignoring congressional
subpoena to produce lists of who contributed
than 500 TO the league this year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
ST RETAkES
B ELcI IAN CIT
2.2OO Nazis
reCaptiVeS

PARIS, Dec. 20 (INS)-Wth a major springboard of
Nazi Germanys vast winter offensive in eastern Belgium
troops of the American First Army today unleashed
against enemy armored columns Stave
lot southwest of sfamedy.
Staveot marked the farhest point of German advances
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21

into liberated Belgium.
Lee Carson, ms correspondent
with the First Army. reported
that long columns" of Germans
were being attacked near Stave-
lot and her dispatch predicted
that strong new Nazi reinforce
ments would be poured into the
engagement.
YANKS RETAKE TOWN
The Stavelot attack was re-
vealed soon after disclosure that
American troops had retaken the
border town of Monschau, one OF
the principal points from which
Field Marshal Won Rundstedt
launched his multipronged attack.
THE Berlin radio confirmed
that American reserves had
been thrown into action, and
said resistance against the Ger
man offensive was stiffening,
although still sporadic and
Visibly uncon-ordinated.")
A late dispatch from the front
told Of the local American rally q
few minutes after Gen. Eisen-
hower's spokesman called off their
customary afternoon briefing OF
correspondents on the grounds
that they had received no news
since this morning, when they
conceded a 20-mile German adj
vance.
NAILS PUSHING AHEAD
Dispatches trucking out of the
fog-Shrouded battle area indi.
Gated that while in general the
Germans still were pushing ahead,
the shoulders of the break-throurh
sector have hardened and the pace
of the drive has been slowed down
IN several regions.
(American tanks and re-
serves charged the TANKS of
German armored task forces
tanning out in Belgium and
Luxembourg through a 25-mile
gap, the UP reportedD
One high-ranking Allied staff
officer, while warning that the
.Nazi push has not yet reached its
climax. said that the situation APP
pears definitely better" and as
serted that If affairs are handled
properly. the war can be won
right here"
"a CHS correspondent with
the First Army said that I'VE
are getting the first straight in
dication that at some points the
Continued on Page 9. Col. 81
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THE WAR FRONTS

JAPAN-Bern reports B.29 night raid Tokyo Page 1)
FRANCE-U. s. First Army recaptures Monschau in drive
crack Nazi advances Page L.
RUSSIAReds closing three giant traps Nazs defending
approaches to Austria. Page 2.
PACFCCompete conquest Of Leyte after capture Of
Valencia by MacArthur's page D. --
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
MOVE FOR ACCORD

He said il was "juStifable con-
clusion' that Britain was taking
steps TO bring about greater
accord.
THE three great powers are
In entire agreement upon the
general aims which bind our.
alliance" he said. land we have
every need 20 keep in closest
association In this dangerous
and mOmentOus phase OF the
war"
Defending his government for
the fourth time in y Aays.
Churchill refused challenge
from the floor 10 explain whether
the self assignment of spheres of
influence in liberated Europe
might not conflict with the Dunn
barton Oaks proposals for world
security.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
Churchill
Admits Allied
Policy Split

LONDON. Dec. 20 CUP)-Prime
Minister Churchill conceded today
that the Big Three have fallen
into disagreement over Allied
policy in liberated Europe, but
said Britain was doing her utmost
TO heal the breach.
Broadcasting a new food of
criticism IN Commons over British
intervention in Greece. Churchill
told the House that Britain, the
United States and Russia were
cooperating fully on the prosecu-
ton of the war but added:
whether there is complete
agreement on every aspect Of
these matters is another ques-
ton altogether"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-21
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

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TOP stan Special Dinner $50 fp-Adv.
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Nazis Drop in France

Continued on Page Ten)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-26

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State To Loan Line
$2OO.OOO For Repairs

RALEIGH. July 25- tR The
state today completed arrange
ment under which it will loan $780,
900 to the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad company to be used
in meeting the railroads share in
the cost of rehabilitating the line
between Goldsboro and Morehead
City.
The Navy Department is spend
ing 100000 as it's share of the
cost of the work. while the roads
leases will contribute additional
funds other than the sum loaned
by the state. bringing the total
cost of the project to approximate
ly s1,ooo.ooo. Attorney General
Harry Mcmillan said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-26
KING HOPES JAPS
SEND FLEET OUT

WASHINGTON, July rs. -(R-
Admiral Ernest ]. King, Navy
commander in chief, confident that
the new japanese cabinet will
change the enemy's war tactics,
hopes the change will bring CO.
operation "by the Nipponese fleet
IN showdown naval engagement.
Undoubtedly the japanese will
continue to wage war with all the
power they possess" King told a
press conference today.
But we can expect some change
in their method of waging war.
Whether it means they will 60
more nearly on the defensive
withdrawing to inner citadels) or
rather become more aggressive re-
mains to be SEEN"
Navy Secretary Forrestal and
Admiral William F. Halsey. Jr.,
back from the Pacific for short
conferences in Washington, sat be-
side King as he asserted that the
TOTO cabinet obviously fell because
of dissatisfac tion by Japanese mill
tary leaders with the conduct of
the war.
There is no aid and comfort to
be gained" King said, from the
composition of the new cabinet
made up of military leaders.
AS yet, he continued, there has
been no induction of what trends
will be taken by the new cabinet
to defense or to aggression.
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Truman To Confer With
flanagan On August 3

KANSAS, CITY, July Is lR -
Senator Harry S. Truman's cam
paign plans will be announced
after he meets with Democratic
chairman Robert Hannegan in
Washington August 3, the vice
presidential candidate said today.
Il plan to leave Kansas City
August l and meet Mr.. Hannegan
and other members of the National
committee August 3, at which time
I also will try to get in touch with
the President" Truman declared.
Until that time. I plan to be in
my office every day to meet any
one who wants to see me-"
Truman said he had talked to-
day with Hannegan by telephone
and arranged the Washington con-
ference.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-26
PERSONALS

Misses Mary London James and
Virginia Oliver left Monday eve
ng for a several weeks stay in
New York city.
Mrs. c. E. Write of Forest Hills,
is getting along nicely following a
major operation a James Walker
Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Paul j. Allender an d
daughter, M i S 3 Pauline Allender
and Pvt. Don Waldoch have left
for a visit in Milwaukee W t h
PVT. Waldoch's family, Mr.. d
Mrs. Joseph Waldoch. They expect
to return to Wilmington the end
Of this week.
Mrs. Hazel Holden of 1872 Co.
lonial Village and her mother,
Mrs. j. ]. Branch of Maffitt Viii
lage, have returned to their homes
after spending a few days in Pet
ersburg and Richmond, Va, visit.
ing relatives.
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ITALIAN RELIEF
PLAN PROPOSED
BY FLORA LEWIS

WASHINGTON, July 25- R -
The Foreign Economics Admins
tration, treasury and state de-
partments are now working on a
plan to enable the Italian govern
ment to purchase its own relief
supplies with invasion Ira" it
was learned today.
All Italy south of Rome has been
turned over to the Italian govern
ment for administrative purposes,
but Allied armies are still charged
with relief.
Up through last June, the United
States army distributed SOL 100000
worth of civilian relief essentials
in Italy, and the war department
is anxious to move out from under
that responsibility. The Italian
government pays for the supplies
in lire.
The contemplated plan is to al
low the Italians to use the money
pouring into Italy as pay to AL
lied troops for the purpose OF
supplies in this country.
This would also serve as a
method of redeeming the invasion
lire which the Allies issued in
italy.
Tire idea is part of a general
trend to smooth out relations with
Italy from conqueror-vanquish.
ed status to the more normal in.
ternational position foreseen in the
declaration of co-belligerency.
Another plan afoot to accomplish
the same purpose is to make block.
ed balances in this country and
England available to the italian
government.
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Heaven Help
Man RUNNING
Against Wife
BY RUTH MILLET

In Texas a war plant worker
Who is a candidate for nomina-
ton for Congress asked for an in
junction to keep his wife from
competing with him in the race.
The judge said nothing doing. But
you can't blame the man for try-
ing to eliminate his wife's opposi-
ten.
For a wife could be a deadly
political opponent. Suppose, for in
stance, she did nothing more than
to introduce into political circles
the kind of talk women pass off
Lightly at bridge parties. No man
whose wife did that could hope
to impress anybody with his fit
ness for an important political
office.
You know the kind of talk I
mean. The little story about how
George got stund On a business
deal. And the hilarious tale of
last summers victory garden
which George deserted for the golf
course after a few evenings work.
And then some of Georges
leculiar notions about running
house. And how the poor dear is
so forgetful he can't even remem-
Der his wedding anniversary. And
the way his wife manages him bv
making him think all of her bright
ideas are his.
There is nobody in the world
who can make a man look more
incompetent, or more of a comic
strip character, than his overflow
ing wife.
And that's when she is on his
side. If she were running against
him for political office-heaven
help the man.
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Wilmington Airmen Kept
Busy During Munich Raid
WITH THE 18TH AAF IN

WITH THE 18TH AAF IN
ITALY, July 24-"Billy had
three jobs on that mission
engineer, gunner and bombar.
der" said his pilot after re-
turning from raid over Mu-
mich, land he did a real job
on all three"
Technical Sgt. Billy Mitch
ell, "a, of S15 Mills avenue,
Wilmington, still is hazy as to
all that happened to his B-24
that day. He was tracking
across the skies few minutes
before the target, when an
FW-19O dove across his sights
and that was all Billy needed.
Five short bursts from his
twin fifties and the German
fighter peeled off with smoke
belching from the wings, as
he disappeared into a cloud
bank.
Sergeant Mitchell's job of
bombardier was to start now.
81 edged my way out of the
turret to reach the toggle
switch for the bomb bay doors
were already open when ar
other FW-190 bored in," he ax-
planned.
Il pulled the switch and
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-26
5TH. AND ORANGE
US0 SCHEDULES

On Wednesday evening at the
Fifth and Orange USO, there will
be a preview of things to happen
during Wednesday nights in Aug
ust at the club. Servicemen, and
civilians will participate in State
and Talent nights. Prizes will be
awarded every week. Everyone
is invited to participate or just
to come and watch. Wednesday
night next week will be the grand
opening of the Real Thing.
Tours of Historic Wilmington are
being arranged foc servicemen,
servicewomen, and service wives.
There are very many beautiful and
historic places to be visited.
All service wives are invited to
attend the service wives supper
on Thursday night. Afterwards
there will be movies. Servicewives
are asked to register at the office.
They are also invited to attend a
cooking class in the kitchen of the
club at II o'clock. Luncheon and
movies follow the cooking class.
Sapphires, rubies and cats eyes
are mined in Ceylon.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-26
Allies Attack Japanese
Astridp Tntnu Highwo,

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS. Handy. Ceylon,
July 25-R-Allied troops driving
southeastward from Imphal
through the Manipur hills of east
ern India have opened an assault
on strong japanese defenses
astride the Palel-Tamu road. and
have captured seven tactically i'm
portant hills in the area. Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbatten's head
quarters announced today.
All of the hills are within eight
or nine miles of 'pale1 today's AL
lied bulletin said.
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jumped to my guns as the
fighter came in for his second
attempt to get u.s." The Sec
Ond time was the fighters last
for Sergeant Mitchell trained
his pets on him and after a
few bursts saw the German
fighter go into a crazy spin
and the pilot bail out.
On the return trip Sergeant
Mitchell afforded 10 his regu-
lar engineers duties. He sup.
ervised the patching up of hy-
draulic lines, inspected control
cables, watched the gas sup
ply and fused over his plane
until it came safely to rest on
its home field.
Sergeant Mitchell enlisted in
the Air Corps in August, 1912.
A member of B-24 heavy
bombardment group COM
manded by Col. M. M. Mum
of Albany, Calf, Billy has
flown on more than IS mis-
slons into enemy territory.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-26
CITY RECREATION
SETUP ADVANCED

Wilmington's recreation pro-
gram, lauded recently by the exc
cutive director of the State Rec
-eation committee as being ''prob-
ably the best and most efficient"
of any similar program operating
in North Carolina community,
has reached it's full size and scope
as the 1944-45 year gets under way
City Manager A. C. Nichols said
yesterday.
A federal grant of $4,000, includ-
ing $4,000 of unspent money from
last years grant, for the period
from July /, 1914 to June 30, 1915,
has made the continuation of the
enlarged project, initiated a t
year, possible to provide the city's
war expanded population with a
program broad enough to meet the
needs of the day.
But the city's appropriation to
the department remains the same
as the initial one made last year:
$4,000 plus the normal expense
of $3.50 previously spent by the
Park department for maintaining
playground areas.
Complete organization and es-
Enlistment of the city's new re-
creation department on a wartime
scale has been accomplished in the
face of numerous shortages and
scartities of all kinds.
In July. 1913, the City council
made possible the creation of the
department and the appointment
of recreation superintendent by
the APPROPRIATION of $4,000. Be-
cause of the many war activities
which had increased the city,
population by leaps and bounds.
application was made for federal
funds to help develop program
sufficiently large to serve Whining
toms war time needs. The federal
government, aware of the city S
needs and the contribution of re-
creation to the war effort, made
an eight months grant of $38,81O
| lA1AOuSu tuS lIlSu1ulll VI Tile LdIl-
ham act to provide for the es-
tablishment of persnnnel to super
wise sufficient areas and provide
programs to supply our expanded
opulation with recreation oppor
tunities for all. In addition a trans
fer of $3.50 was made from the
Park departments budget as the
Recreation department took over
maintenance crews and equipment
to care for the park and play
ground areas used for its program.
There are now Is super
vised areas in operation: 10 for
whites and five for Negroes, which
includes the placing of life guards
at Greenfield Lake. A staff of IS
employees has been built up, but
more than IS of these work only
on a part time basis for few
hours each day. An average of
1850 different boys, girls, men,
and women participated in the
city's recreation program during
the month of June and attendance
and use of the area is increasing
steadily.
The federal government has
once more substantially aided Will
mington in it's efforts to provide
adequate facilities and services for
its war expanded population, just
as it has in the field of housing
and water facility expansion.
Thus, more than 70 per cent of
the cost of the city's broad re-
creation program is being borne
by federal funds.