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Evening star., 1944-03-31
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, DC
", 81, 1914

tobacco store who closed his shop
when he went to q hospital for a
checkup left sign on the door
intended for would-be burglars.
It read: Burglars, attention.!
Money and valuables removed. In
hospital. Back in a week, I hope .
Evening star., 1944-03-31

missions a n d
received the Air
Medal, having
b e e n overseas
since January.
He was grad
uated from East
Orange H / G h
School, N e W
Jersey, a n d
f 70 m Colgate
Univer S i t Y ,
Hamilton, N. Y,
in 19 40. In
March, l941, he
enlisted in the
coast artillery,
then transferred
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hOllliCo Y IL e ! 1
families.
1t. George j.
Hellmuth, "a, son
OF Sergt. and
Mrs. George I.
Hellmuth, 910
Irving st e e t
NE, W as re-
ported missing
yer Fran c e
since March 1A
1t. Howard w.
Sweeny, Is, son
of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry P. Sweeny,
4701 Connecticut
n W a ', f1o NJ NN
Evening star., 1944-03-31

talk. Palestine presently has al
most 10000 population, he said.
Almost 600, 700 OF that is Jewish, he
added. 1t could support at least
2,000, 900 more Jews, he said.
Evening star., 1944-03-31
7 Washington Pilot,
And Aerial Gunner
Missing in Action

Two Washington pilots and an
Air Forces gunner are reported miss
ing In action over enemy occupied
Europe, the War Department has
.otiRad h air
Evening star., 1944-03-31

Uncle Sam nceds.your waste bacon
grease, drippings, vegetable shorten
ing. Take them to your meat dealer.
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Price, Rent Control
Held Constitutional
By Supreme Courz
Hull Brands CenSO1.s
Claim OfDewey WI

WASHINGTON March 27-RH
Secretary Hull today branded as
100 per cent wrong an assertion
by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey that
the State Department asked that
fish censors to keep political news
out Of dispatches to this country.
The New York Governor in a
speech to the Press photographers
Association in New York Friday
said when we find the State De-
partment requesting the British
censors to suppress political news
sent to American papers by Amer
lean correspondents abroad it be-
gins to amount to a deliberate and
dangerous suppression of news at
home"
When reporters asked Hull about
the remark at a press conference
today he said he has been trying
to scoch rumors of political cen
sorship since 1912.
''All my life I have not only
talked about a free press I have
fought for it, he declared.
The Secretary said when rumors
of political censorship first croppe
ed up IT wrote Byron Price (Direc-
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aX-SC0RE FISH
ARE FOUND DEAD

Over six-score fish, mostly in
good condition are to be found
flee for the asking in the lake
formed by an sid stone quarry IN
The Princess Place section OF Will
mington. The fish, mostly perch,
are about 7 to 8 inches long, and
would average about one half
pound in weight each.
Most Of them, which are to be
found near the bank of the south
and east side of the lake, appear
unframed, but many bear unmis-
taxable marks of violence-some
appear to have been hit with an
oar, while others are torn, indi-
eating possibly that an mex
lerienced fisherman had torn the
hook through the side of the fish,
instead Of removing it correctly.
IN such a way as not to ha-m the
fish.
What caused the deaths of the
NV or so silvery fish is not known,
out the opinion has been expressed
hat they were caused by the pro-
pellef on a motor-boat.
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NAZI PRISONERS
ARE PUT TO WORK

Fifteen prisoners of war, from
the camp located on the Carolina
Beach road, began a six-dav trial
as farm laborers Monday when
placed on three Castle Haynes
farms, R. W. Galphin, county farm
demonstration agent, announced.
Officials observing the w a r
prisoners at work Monday after
noon stated that they were doing
comparatively one-third more work
than other recently secured farm
laborers, and that within a week
were expected to double their eff
forts and ability in prforming
their task.
Due to the scarcity Of proficient
laborers and the expectation of
gaining efficiency of war prisoners
as farm laborecs, it is officially ap-
parent that before the trial demo-
stration period is over that region
al farmers will apply for prisoners
of war as farm laborers. -
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the offensive cannot yet be told
hut the fact that the instrument
is in the fight now can be publish
ed a result of the Prime Mlnlstr S
speech.
It can be reported too that the
American scientists who did most
to develop his instrument-wno
fought for ten years from 1922 Tor
basic acceptance OF their idea-are
still without formal recognition
from the American government, al
though the Navy undertook almost
a year ago to initiate procedures
for honoring them.
Similarly, naval officers VINO
backed the experiments have gone
without recognition, although hao
it not been for the technlca prog
ress of radar ic his country many
naval fights in the Pacific and ali
conbats esewhere might not have
turned out so VIGOROUSLY.
The line in Mr.. Churchiils
speech which gave security OIL
GERS here the filters, came when
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WASHINGTON, March 27.-lR-
Prime Minister Churchill spoke
hight out about cadar yesterday,
and Sent nervous twinge through
Army and Navy security officers
VINO are always jumpy where MILL
tafy secrets are concerned.
But, as result Of the Prime
Minister'S radio address, it can be
revealed today that the highly Sc
cfet miracle-weapon which played
a vital role in winning the defen-
slve battle of Britain three years
ago is on the offensive now. II
lldes with Allied air forces in their
Gay and night assaults upon Eu-
sope.
For reasons of military security,
fadar has been under the tightest
wraps Of secrecy since news OF lts
magic powers leaked out two years
ago.
But Mr.. Churchill broke the
cloak of silence.
How vital role of probing
e!ecironic fingers are playing or
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M0CAUNC VALLEY
JAPS THREATENED
Americans And Chinese
Wiping Out Enemy Sui
eide Squads In Burma
NEW DELHI. March 27.-tR-Li

NEW DELHI, March 27.-tR-Lt.
Gen. Joseph W, Stilwell's Ameri-
cans and Chinese, using grenades
and bayonets to wipe out japanese
suicide squads, were closing in on
an encircled force in the Mogaung
valley of northern Burma today,
as new threat to Allied life lines
developed from the eneny's tank
supported invasion of India.
A fourth Japanese spearhead,
striking from the cover of the Som
ra tracts, densest jungle of the
border area, was moving steadily
toward Kohima, go miles north OF
Imphal, communicate from Ad-
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten's
Southeast Asia headquarters an
nounced. Across the Maya hills
from Kohima lies the Bengal-As-
sam railway in the Brahamaputra
valley.
Three other japanese spearheads
striking at Imphal in the Manipur
valley apparently had come to a
dead end.
The communique said Japa
nese roadblock across the route
from Tiddim on the southern ap'
proach to Imphal had been elimi'
mated and heavy enemy casualties
inflicted. Several japanese tanks
were knocked out in the battle
No major action was reported or
the southeastern approach from
Tamu. while in the Ukhrul area.
80 miles northeast of Imphal. the
Japanese were being contained aft
er severe fighting in which they
lost heavily.
On the Arakan front, 300 miles
to the south, British troops con-
tinued to move ahead slowly in a
highly confused situation arounc
the tunnels on the Buthedaung-
Maungdaw road so miles north Of
Akyab.
Gen. Stilwell's forces were now
10 road miles deep in the Mogaune
valley and only about four miles
north of Shaduzup after forcing a
crossing of the Hkawnglaw Hka
(River). The enemy was com
pressed between the river ano
Shaduzup viii h Chinese anc
American marauders of Brig. Gen
Frank Merrill already held.
This force was now about 60 roac
miles from Mogaung and 80 from
Myitkyina, chief japanese base
north of the Burma road.
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CASINO BOMBING
HELD A FAILURE
Air Power Alone Can Not
Defeat Determined
Enemy On Battlefield
Bv EDWARD KENNEDY
AND GEORGE TUCKER

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY ON
THE CASINO FRONT, March e.
-(REThe current Allied failure at
Casino is blunt proof that air pow
er alone-no matter in what
straightforward defeat a deter
mined enemy on a battle field.
Bombers may wr~e c k cities,
smash industries, slow up COM
munications, and kill and terrorize
civilians, perhaps to a point where
the country can be brought to de-
feat. In the case of Germany, this
is yet to be proved.
But bombers cannot beat good
infantrymen. When the will to re-
sist is strong. as at Casino,
ground troops in good position can
withstand anything planes n
drop on them and hold their
ground. They may have to run in
to holes like rats when the bombs
come, but after the bombing, they
can emerge and fight again.
On March IS, 500 bombers pound
ed Casino and returned again and
again to the target with new loads
of bombs. For four hours they
rained high explosives on this one
small town.
Houses leaped into the air and
whole sections OF the town crumb'
led in the space of seconds. The
rubble was broken further by new
bombs, then hundreds of artillery
pieces pounded at what was left.
But by the time tanks had cut
through the rubble and seasoned
New Zealand infanrymen got into
the town, the Germans had
emerged from their shelters and
were again at their posts in the
ruins of the southern part of the
town.
The New Zealanders wiped out
some of these posts and captured
some of the defenders. But they
could not advance to the end o.
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EC.T.C. TEACHERS.
RECEIVE NOTICES

GREENV1LLE, N. c., March n.
-sREThre members of the facul-
Il at East Carolina Teachers Col
Ice said today that orders they
hid received requesting their ap-
parance before the colleges
bard of Trustees April had been
r,scinded without explanation.
They were to answer charges
of disloyalty to the administration
of the college, the request to ap-
pear was signed by DR.. Leon r.
Msadows, president.
rhe three faculty members, who
sad no reason was given for cam
collation. of their appearance be-
|fore the board, are DR.. Herbert
|R, Barker. M. l.. Wright and g..
l.. Henderson.
| A fourth member of the faculty,
.ari L. Adams, said earlier today
!e had received request for his
estimation last December but that
h declined to submit it until he
lad been granted hearing before
he board. No action had been TAX
n, he said.
In Raleigh, DR.. Clyde A. Erwin,
safe superintendent of public IN
sruction and chairman of the
board. said the meeting had not
ben cancelled and that he knew
rDthing of the notices sent to the
flculN members.
DR.. Meadows declined to COM
nent on the notices, and board
members here and in Raleigh re-
fused to comment.
The board will meet here April
4 to consider resolution adopted
last November authorizing the
president to make any changes
necessary in personnel or to take
other measures to restore the mo-
rale d the college, both student
and fsculty.''
Yesterday, Governor Broughton
acknowledged receipt of resolu-
ton ADOPTED by a majority of &c.
TIC. Students at a mass meeting
requesting further investigation o.
the matter of handling college and
student funds by DR.. Meadows.
A state auditors report said DR..
Meadows had not satisfactorily &C.
counted for more than $4,000 Of
college and student funds, but the
Board of Trustees vindicated the
college head by a vote of eight
to four at the third of three meet
ings he'd to consider the report.
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3 COMMISSIONERS
MAY Be UP AGAIN
Chairman Hewlett, Cole
man And Hall Expect
ed To Be In Race

Spring is in the air, but the smell
of cheap cigars, symbol of the poll
teal trend. will probably be miss
ing this year.
It's hard to tell whether many
of our citizens have touch OF
"spring fever" or an unexpress-
i've view of the political aspects
this year.
County Commissioners who are
expected to run for reelection are
Addison Hewlett, Sr., chairman OF
the board, Louis Coleman, and DR..
flames M. Hall.
: Although the books for registrars
have not been opened, the only
newcomers to let their inten-
lions be known, are Claude o.
Shields and c. B. Gore. Both ran
for county commissioner last year.
H. G. Carney, chairman OF the
Board of Elections, was out OF town
yesterday, and will not return I'm.
til Wednesday. 1t is expected that
the books will be opened to req
istrars as soon as he returns.
Commissio1 er Coleman declined
to say whether or not he will run
for reelection, although he appear
ed at the regular meeting OF the
Board of Commissioners yester'
day afternoon in new spring
suit, and even the rain failed to
dampen his spirits.
Mr.. Hewlett, who took up his
duties as County Commissioner the
first Monday in December, 1916,
says he doesn't know whether OF
not the number "13" is lucky to
HIM or unlucky. He was made
chairman of the board August ID,
1920, and has been there ever since
The County Chairman says he's
a little dubious about disclosing
these dates. He's afraid people
might begin to think he's getting
old.
DR.. Hall disclosed last night that
he intends to run for reelection.
Robert Strange, secretery of the
Board of Elections, said Monday
that as far as he knows, no station
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Churchill Breaks Ban On Silence
Reqarding Many Secrets Ut Kada1

he said British and American air
superiority was brought about not
only by advantage in numbers but
also:
sBy sharing all our secrets with
one another we have won the lead
ershiy in the marvels ct radar both
for attack and defense.
Throughout the war radar has
furnished an exciting thread of
mystery, through the day-to-day
fabric of news. In 1939-1941 when
radar was warning Britain's de-
tenders of approaching German
raiders none except the scientists
and military knew of its existence.
It was at Pearl Harbor, spotted
Japanese planes far away, but the
American command there never
got the word.
In early 1912, the Navy and Ar
my decided to issue a statement
admitting radar's existence. At the
last moment the decision was re-
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BERRY MAY TELL
MORE OF CHARLIE

LOS ANGELES, March 27-RE
Additional details of Joan Berry's
admitted sexual relations with
Charlie Chaplin-accused of violat-
ing the Mann Act as a result OF
his association with the A-year-
old girl-may be drawn from her
tomorrow by the defense when the
trial is resumed.
Jerry Giesler, chaplin's attor-
ney said today he will ask the
court to. allow him to call Miss
Berry to the stand again. Miss
Berry was dismissed Friday after
noon after she had testified for
two days, about alleged acts Of
intimacy with the actor in his
New York hotel suite.
The government was not expect
ed to require much longer for COM
p]etion of its case, and if Giesler
is unsuccessful in a move for dis
missal OF the charge at that point,
the 54-year-old Chaplin may be
called to testify in his own defense.
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STEWART DENIES
WASTE OF FATS

The tragedy of 500 pounds of I'M
salvaged fats, collected by pa
triotic local restaurateur, which
was reported Monday by B. c.
Slower, county sanitarian, was de-
MED last night by W. A. Stewart,
chairman of the Salvage Division.
"New Hanover county is leading
the state in fat collection" Stewart
said. 1--WE have one of the best
men in North Carolina handling the
campaign here" he said in refer
ence to G. C. Goreman, 'leg man.
of the fats salvage campaign in
this county.
In the report Monday, Sanitarian
Slower said one restaurant had
saved several containers of the
grease drippings left from cooking
quantities of pork chops and fried
potatoes. He could do no better
than to leave the containers in his
back lot. Frequently he called sal
wage headquarters to advise the
material was waiting for collection.
The collectors didn't come after
IA calls, it was reported. But the
rats did. They burrowed into the
grease. Finally the sanitary inspec-
tors found the mess so appalling
that for that reason. they closed
the cafe. Before the operator could
reopen he had to bury the entire
store of 'fats.''
Stewart said he had received
several calls from local restau-
rants to collect fat for salvage,
but when his men arrived, it was
discovered that the collection was
nothing more than a "conglamora-
ton Of slops," which was worth
nothing to the war effort.
The chairman of the Salvage Di-
vision disclosed last night that it
| was impossible for the boys to an
swer from IS to $50 calls, which
were received every Saturday
morning, Unless scrap paper is pre-
pared properly and left where it
is easily accessible.
eff persqs would prepare their
SCRAP pape as they have been
previously instructed he said.
land not NIX it with garbage and
other trash, our boys could do a
much speeter job Of collecting
scrap pape1
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FUND DRIVE HITS
HALF WAY POINT
Over $4,000 Is Collected
Here Toward County
Quota Of $4,000

The local Red Cross War Fund
Campaign has passed the so per
cent mark, indicating that about
$3s, 900 has been raised howard the
quota Of $4,000 for this county, ac-
cording to a report issued by cam
paign headquarters Monday night.
Two of the divisions have al
ready gone over the top, and have
overscribed their quota, the report
showed. These two divisions were
Women's City, under the chair
manship of Mrs. W. G. Whitehead,
and Women's County, OF which
Mrs. ]. W. Morton is chairman.
The quota for the Women's City
group was $500, and they have
collected $4,732.o2, for 1872 per cent
of their quota. The Women's Coun-
ty division had a goal OF $l,5oo,
and they have collected $1,7lo.49
for an overall per centage Of lis.
Campaign leaders said the re-
port was based on figures received
through Monday night, and they
urged all business firms and cam
paigners who have not reported
their collections to headquarters to
do so as soon as possible.
A meeting of leaders, team cap
tains and other workers, will be
held Wednesday at 5 pm. In the
Tide Water Building, at which time
it is hoped the drive can be closed.
T. T. Hamilton, principal OF New
Hanover High School reported
Monday that students there had TO-
mated $1,O54 toward the county
wide goal, of $4,000. Almost $500
was collected over the weekend
Hamilton said, revealing that only
$3.50 had been donated through Fri
day The high school collection was
.nnlied toward the school division
quota of $4,000.
The report Monday night from
campaign headquarters showed
that Atlantic Coast Line was now "
the leading division, having met ~ yo
ner cent of their quota OF $4'0oV'
Other standings are:
business: quota, $4,000; collect
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'ChargesAbout
Writer Cause
s9|o.useUproar
HELL UNDER FIRE
yep. Hoffman Declares
Truth Just Isn't In
Radio Commentator

WASHINGTON, March 27.-R-
A near free-for-all threw the House
into an uproar today as Represen-
tative Hoffman (R.>Mich.) renewed
his biting attacks on the Radio
Broadcaster Walter Winchell, de-
claring ''the truth just isn't in
Winchell."
In the ensuing battle, members
yelled at each other, the galleries
demonstrated in violation of the
rules and the speakers gavel
pounded furiously.
400 To One
Winchel1, who has been engaged
for weeks in controversy with
Representatives Dies O.-Tex),
Hoffman, Rankin Cd. -Miss.) and
others. commentedNto reporters:
Pm enjoying this. Life had be-
gun to get bit st,le-I thought
maybe I had, too. But not now.
Specially in connection with to-
days House row: I seem to be
keeping quite lot of leople busy.
A little better than 400 to 1 isn't
it?"
Hoffman asked in a resolution
that the Justice Department invest
igate two women he said we're for
merly employed by Winchsll's ra-
dio sponsor. He named Mss FL
frieda Margaret Siddell, or Mar
garet F. Seidel, as one, declaring
inquiry should be made to deter
mine if she ever was 'interned
or confined by Federal authori-
ties" as an enemy alim. The other,
he said, was Hedwig Engemann
and he wanted to know if she had
ever been convicted O. pleaded
guilty to any charge.
May Talk About Y
"When l get the information
will pass it along to Winhell,"
said Hoffman. land Winchellthen
may talk about that"
previously HoInnan nad luehi
fled Miss SiddelI as secretary +
Andrew Jergens Of the Andrev
Jergens Company, and Miss Enge
mann as maid in his home.
Hoffman also asked that tn
House act favorably on his resolu
ton amending the code of tn
armed forces to make the Nav
code conform to that of the Arm
i'm one respect. The change woul
require Navy officers to avoi
speaking disrespectfully Of an
member of Congress-"in othe
words, to act like a gentleman.
| Winchell Still Listed
Winchell, without drawing pay Q
wearing a uniform, still is liste
as a navy lieutenant commander
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tor Of censorship and cabaled Am
bassador Winant to tell Mr.. Eden
my conviction that fundamentally
the long range interests of interna-
tional friendship are best served by
permitting the people of any coun-
try to know what people in friend
ly countries are thinking and say
ing about them however I'M
pleasant some Of those opinions
may be-
Both Mr.. Price and Mr.. Eden
expressed full agreement.
These rumors cropped up again
while I was in Florida last month
and Mr.. Stettinius made unequivo-
cably clear that this is still our
policy. His statement was publish
ed widely at the time"
The reference was to Edward
R. Stettinius Jr. Undersecretary
of State.
II was glad to see a press dis
patch from London yesterday
Hull concluded Stating that the
British government fully under
stands and shares our opposition
to political censorship and our con-
viction that plain speaking is more
heathful than suppression.