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Evening star., 1944-01-18
Extra Newsprint
Allotted for Feb. y

BY the Associated Press.
Formal orders authorizing daily
newspapers to increase their 1914
flrst-quarter newsprint quotas to
meet the extra demands of publ
cation on Leap Year Day-February
29-will be issued this week.
The War Production Boards
Printing and Publishing Division
said today the order had been
drawn and is now in process OF
clearance.
The need for extra paper for
printing on the extra day in the
first quarter of leap year was not
taken into account in figuring the
original first-quarter newsprint al
locations.
Meanwhile. Representative Phil
bin, Democrat, of Massachusetts,
said he had prepared a bill calling
for draft deferment for workers in
timber, pulpwood and logging oper-
ations in the interest of the war ef-
fort and maintaining freedom OF
the press.
Because of manpower shortages
pulpwood production has recently
reached a new low" Mr.. Philbin
said. This shortage threatens to
strike blow at our free American
press by cutting down newspapers
to the danger point"
Evening star., 1944-01-18

purporting to show that 46l of $40
cases affecting I1U had been dis
posed Of by the newspaper panel
through January Is.
When the rTU head again was
warned by Mr.. Davis that the sole
issue before the board is whether
the TTU will be governed by the law
OF the land, Mr.. Baker replied:
I'm asking the Government to
get as tough with publishers as they
are with u.s."
Mr.. Baker charged that q WLB
directive to the Trenton newspaper
had been ignored, adding that lit
Is hard for me to tell 10000 OF our
New York City members to brinS
their grievances to Washington
when they know 4 WLB order Is
being violated by 4 publisher in
nearby Trenton"
Evening star., 1944-01-18
BY the Associated Press,

!
The House faced a new hold
-the-line fight today with its
Military Affairs Com m tt e
spearheading a drive to keep a
$500 ceiling on mustering-o out
pay for discharged servicemen
and women.
On the outcome of the issue. which
is expected to be settled by night
fall, depends not only how much vet
Grams shall receive to tide them over
between their discharge and their
return to private jobs but also the
amount Of bonus or adjusted COM
pensation they will obtain under
Legislation almost certain to come
as soon as the war ends.
Chairman May of the Military
Affairs Committee said he would re-
sist efforts OF bipartisan group to
boost the amount of mastering -out
pay to as much as $700.
The $500 we recommended will
cost about $500, ,000. 900 and is five
times as much as was given upon
discharge after the last war" he
said.
That compares with an estimated
IS soc, 900 900 which a Senate bill
would cost. with paVmentS running
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Stinnson
Continued From First PAGE

submit a preliminary report by
radio at the earliest practicable
date, to be followed by a formal
report transmitted by airmail.
The War Department has re-
ceived a reply by cable from the
commanding general of the Euro
pean theater OF operations, stating
that If any such survey or poll was
made it was done without the con-
sent or knowledge of himself or his
headquarters and that he is con-
Quoting an intensive investigation
with a view to determining whether
any such survey or poll was made,
and II so what members of the mill
tary services, II any, were RESPONSE
BILE therefor.
when the facts have been as
certained I shall, in compliance
with your request, advise you OF
the result Of the investigation"
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Gen. Macarthur
|CoHed Nations
| No. ! Bond Buyer
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Gen
Douglas Macarthur received a new
rank today. He was hailed as Bond
Buyer No. l" by the leader of a
financial district team participating
in the Fourth War Loan drive.
Percy H. johnson, chairman of
the Chemical Bank g. Trust Co., an
nounced that several days ago he
received a cablegram from Gen.
Macarthur subscribing "a very sub
stanttal amount to the Fourth War
Loan campaign"
Mr.. johnson said that as captain
OF the financial districts team No. 7
he was entering the generals order
as subscription No. /.
He added that the cablegram was
identical with others received from
Gen. Macarthur in previous War
Loan campaigns.
Evening star., 1944-01-18

Yehudi Menuhin, internationally
known violinist, yesterday told 4
press conference that "one of the
great roles" the United States will
assume in postwar times will be as
the center and inspiration of creative
arts.
I'VE have the intellectual grasp
of strain and stress" he declared,
but we are far enough away to
have objectivity. There Is no deny
ing the stimulus of the influence OF
war, but one can't compose in the
very turmoil of battle. We, of all
people, can keep our eyes on the
horizon"
Mr.. Menuhin, appearing for the
first time with the National Sym
phony Orchestra at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow at Constitution Hall, will
play Bartok's Violin Concerto. the
first presentation of the compost
ton in Washington. The orchestra
will be under the guest direction OF
Antal Dorati, musical director OF
the Ballet Theater. longtime friend
Of the violinist and former pupil
OF Bartok.
Mr.. Menuhin, who during the past
year played l60 concerts. the largest
number Of engagements in one year
in his career, half OF which were
beuefit performances for troops, re-
lief societies and charitable organi-
zations. declares that "one can't sit
back these days. One has to keel
up with the mounting tempo. The
atmosphere is not conducive to rest
and I feel that constantly keeping
at my work provides spontaneous
release OF my energies"
He added that during his tour OF
England last spring he found that
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Senator Bankhead
Urges Prompt Vote
On Food Subsidies
By the Associated Press,

I BY Inc ASSOCldleQ FTeSS.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat
Of Alabama, said fatty today
that a compromise on the sub
sidy issue is impossible, and that
"the only thing to do is to bring
the problem on the Senate floor
and let the chips fall where
they may"
Senator Bankhead is a leader Of
the move in the Senate to ban Fed
eral payments which are aimed at
holding down retail food prices.
The House has voted to outlaw
the administration subsidy program.
but compromise has been sought
In the Senate
Neither side is willing to make
any real concession toward a COM
promise" Senator Bankhead de-
clared as Chairman Wagner called
an executive session of the Banking
Committee for tomorrow to deal
with the Senate deadlock that has
continued since the House passed
the repeal bill November %.
Majority Leader Barkley also has
expressed little hope for an agree
ment, conceding that he had made
no progress toward committee
compromise in the month that
elapsed since the issue was tenn
porarily deferred by stopgap reso-
luton continuing the Commodity
Credit Corp. and its subsidy au-
thority until February II.
The Alabaman said he would seek
to get committee action tomorrow
either on his own bill to continue
the CCC until June 30, 1945, but
terminate subsidies after June 80
1914, or the House-approved bill
calling for an immediate subsidy
ban. The Bankhead bill once was
rejected by the Senate Banking
Committee. 8 to 8, but it could be
reconsidered.
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Strikers, Profiteers
Indicted by Nelson
As Fascist Aides

War profiteers and men who
foment strikes are playing into the
hands of Americas "would-be Hit
lers" by helping to destroy the
country's unity and the democratic
balance" says Chairman Donald M
Nelson Of the War Production
Board.
Mr.. Nelson spoke at a dinner
given in his honor by the Combined
Resources and Production Board
composed of representatives of Can.
ada, the United States and Great
Britain, marking the WPB's second
anniversary and Mr.. Nelson's chair
manship. He said that some men
while not Fascists themselves
recklessly gamble with the Nation
future, in order to gain some petty
temporary advantage for them
selves
Earlier yesterday Mr.. Nelson met
with IA leading industrialists and
announced that all had agreed gen.
eral resumption of civilian goods
production must wait until "the war
picture is great deal clearer
He had called in the leaders to aid
in taking industry pressure off the
Government for reconversion to
peacetime manufacture.
Production Awaits Invasion.
Ofhcials said the announcement
means that large-scale civilian man
ufacture must wait until the Allied
invasion of Europe has met with
the anticipated success. The busi-
ness leaders, including Henry J.
Kaiser and Robert Gaylord, presi-
dent of the National Association Of
Manufacturers. were silent on the
progress of the meeting, but Mr..
Nelson was quoted as saying:
With our biggest battles coming
up, this emphatically is not the
time to divert any substantial guam
titles of materials, labor or facilities
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Jewish Community Unit
States Election TONIGHT

The annual meeting and election
Of of1icers will be held by the Jewish
Community Center at $50 o'clock
tonight at the center, 1879 Sixteenth
street NV. Election Of Is trustees
one-third OF the Board of Trustees,
also will be held.
There will be reports and discus
sions concerning the role OF the
center in the war and postwar period,
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Congress in Brief
Ey the Associated Press.

Continues debate on tax bill.
Finance Committee confers on re.
negotiation law changes.
Interstate Commerce subcommit.
tee continues inquiry into railroad
equipment shortage.
House:
Opens debate on mastering ou
pay for servicemen.
Military Affairs Committee stud.
les national service legislation.
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Victory or Vodko?'
Lord Halifax Quips
At Donald Nelson
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Few visitors to Russia have
returned minus stories of the
dinners given visiting celebri-
ties there-and the amounts Of
vodka consumed in toasts.
Lord Halifax, British Am
bassador, evoked gale of
laughter last night when,
speaking at a dinner honoring
Donald NJ. Nelson, chairman
of the War Production Board,
he alluded to Mr.. Nelson's
travels to Russia and else
where, and said:
He travelled so far that he
hardly knew what W stood for
for victory, or for vodka
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Sixth Star Honors Wife

SEATTLE R.-Henry w. Locke
has 4 six-star service nag in his
home. Five stars are for sons in
service; the sixth star for his wife,
who died last Julyss
Evening star., 1944-01-18
Dogs Give Show

Fleet and Gyp, sheep dogs, are
giving demonstrations In sheep
herding In England to raise funds
for the YMCA. II
Evening star., 1944-01-18

Miss Kellems last fall waged a
bitter and unsuccessful battle with
Representative Clare Boothe Luce,
Republican, Of Connecticut for the
party nomination to 4 seat in the
House.
Evening star., 1944-01-18
KeIIens
Continued From First Page)

tor grips used by the Signal Corps
asserted the Government had levied
tax that would bankrupt her.
There is no doubt that We. small
business, have been marked for
liquidation and I, for one. refuse
to be liquidated without a struggle ;
Miss Kellems said she had not
paid her December Is, ls43, tax.
They are still putting cold COM
presses on my accountants head
but l have not paid it. One OF the
reasons why l have not paid it is
because do not have enough money
with which to pay 1t. and to raise
the money I would nave to mortgage
my home, cash in on my Victory
Bonds. use the operating capital for
my business and then go into bank
ruptcy. - Should I pay this tax
all production of these important
tools would automatically cease, $50
people would be thrown out Of en-
ployment and our armed forces
would suffer"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
OWED 1000 PLANES
HIT NAILS CAPITAL
CONTINUED from Page One)

destroyed at least 259 planes badly
needed by the Germans, not count
ing the toll taken by the bombers
themselves in today's raid. Head
quarters said this total was not
vet tabulated. The bag credited to
fighters today was exactly the
same as on Monday.
An Raj commentator indicated
tonight that the attacks by both
the U. S. AAF and Raj were part
Of a master plan designed to
crush the enemy's power to fight.
Actions Interl0cked
1.-THE actions of the Raj and
American air forces are most
Closely interlocked, he stated.
"The targets are selected accord
ing to a plan worked out in con-
junction with the ministry of eco
nomic warfare. Coordination OF the
two forces could not be closer"
The Erkner factory, it was said,
ranked right behind Schweinfurt
and Stuttgart in the production
of ball bearings.
The Germans again attempted
a desperate defense Of their capt.
tai and groups of Nazi fighters
ganged up on individual bombers,
but the communique asserted, "our
very strong fighter escort defeat
ed them agsin."
The Berlin radio said the Am
orleans tried up until the last
minute to give the impression that
they were not aiming at Berlin,
changing their course several
times.
The broadcast said bombs were
dropped on one rural community
north of the capital, destroying
hale the houses, killing 100 per-
sons and wounding 200.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
HEARING WAIVED
IN BICAMY CASE

Mrs. Myrna Bazaar, 27-year-o1d
.,i+e woman of Houston, Texas,
obsroed with bigamy and false
reoistration, waived preliminary
hoaring on the bigamy charge in
pecorder's scourt Wednesday
,,,orning. The secona charge was
iaisnoissed by Deputy Judge S. E.
I'oftin ''for want of probable
Mrs Mrs. Bazaar is believed to have
,arried E. A. Shine, member
nf the seabees in Houston, Texas,
md later, without a divorce, to
s VOW married Lieut.. Walter Ba-
nor eleminate phrase now at
6 ranp Davis, police said.
She was arrested at the Bruins
u,ick Hotel with a private in the
A Air. Corps, stationed at Bluethen-
.ha, Field. February 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
MRS. EMMA STEPHENS

= CIIADBouRN, March 8.-Mrs.
Emma D. Stephens, 81, died at her
home near Evergreen at 11:05 a.
m. Tuesday. She was the widow Of
Ed Stephens.
Survivors are her three sons,
Bud Stephens, Evergreen, Rev.
"A. P. Stephens, Burlington, and
Sgt. Robert Stephens, of Pearl
Harbor; four daughters, Mrs. B.
M. McKeithan, and Mrs. Sim Frink,
both of Chadbourn; Mrs. Emily
Edmunds, of Broadman, and Mrs.
Lake Frink, Camp Lee, Va, one
sister, Miss Anna Thompson, two
brothers, Luther Thompson and
George Thompson, all of Lumber
ton.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at pm. Wednesday from the
home by the Rev. G. M. Single
tary, assisted by the Rev. I. P.
Hedgepeth, followed by interment
in the family cemetery near the
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
Obituaries
MRS. ANNIE VONGLAHN
FREEMAN

Mrs. Annie VonGlahn Freeman
died ct her home, 10 North Fifth
street. Monday at $3.50 pm. after
d short illness.
She was the daughter of the late
Henry and Lima Mendell VonGlahn
OF Wilmington, and life long
member Of the First Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. Freeman is survived by
ner husband, ]. w. Freeman.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday, afternoon at
o'clock from the late residence
with the Rev William Grove, Jr.,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, officiating. Interment was
il Oakdale cemetery.
Pallbearers were o. o. Whit
lock. l.. R. Robertson, James
Lilies, z. K. Bell, DR.. Roy Veeder
and DR.. j. Buren, Sudbury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
MRS. EMMA BYRANT

Funeral services for Mrs Emma
Byrant, Sc, who died in a Char
lotte hospital Tuesday at 1885 p.
m. after a lengthy illness, will be
held from the residence of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. W. Peal in Chadbourn
Thursday. Interment will follow
in the gold family cemetery at
Greensea, S. c.
Mrs. Byrant was the widow Of
the late S. B. Byrant and resident
of Tabor City until recent years.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. L. W. Humphrey, of Will
mington, and Mrs. B. W. Peal, of
Chadbourn; one son, Albert w.
Byrant, of Tabor City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
MRS. MAUDE X. HANNAH

Funeral services for Mrs. Maude
Kacison Hannah, IS, of 119 Church
street, who died in James Walker
Memorial hospital at noon Tues
day after a short illness, will be
conducted from the chapel of An
drews mortuary by the Rev. John
Knox Bowling Thursday at II am.
Irterment will follow in Oakdale
cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
L. J.. Hannah; two sons, Walter
Hannah and L. J. Hannah, Jr., all
Of Wilmington.
Active pallbearers will be J.
Kyle of Bannerman, S. A. Hanes.
O. H. Shoemaker, Robert Plat,
Sr., ]. E. Hearn, and Eustace Nor
fleet. Honorary pallbearers will in
clude Fred Poisson, w. D. McMl-
Ian, H. R. Gardner, w. E. Curtis,
I. A. Dyches. A. E. Kelley, DR..
H. A. Codington, DR.. W. Houston
Moore and D. N. Chadwick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
ENEMY ATTEMPTS
LOS NEGROS PUSH
Continued from Page One)

A few barge loads Of japanese
from nearby Manus island at
.amnted to land Tuesday on Los
Negros but were quickly beaten
hock The seldom-seen Nipponese
.ir force mad, light attack, but
filled to check the advancing Tex
,ns or to keep the American air
forces from using the Japanese
built Momote airdrome.
several hundred additional en-
emv dead have been found'' by
The Americans who had previously
hurled 1900 Japanese since Los
Neeros was invaded Feb. %.
Japan's outposts were hit in the
so1ornons and 1900 miles to the
north at Para -,ushiro, in the Cen
trail Pacific Marshall islands and
5000 miles to the east in Burma.
Heavy anti-aircraft fire" over
paramushirc was reported by the
Navv Yesterday for the first time
in eight months Of periodic at
lacks on the northern Kurile is
lands by Aleutian-based bombers.
The latest raid was made Sum-
dav night by Navy Venturas-the
third within two weeks. The Navy
announcements indicate the Jap
anese are steadily increasing their
detenses around the Paramushiro
naval base, guardian of the north
ern approaches to Japan. No Am
erican planes have ever been shot
down over the Kuriles.
In northern Burma American
troops have joined with Chinese
forces and are closing in on about
1000 trapped japanese. 1.-THE jap
anese suffered extremely heavy
casualties" said 1t. Gen. Joseph
W Stillwell who directs both Am
erican and Chinese forces in north
Burma. american casualties
were virtually negligible"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
DEMAND FOR FRS
FILES IS DROPPED
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
yesterdays hearings, but Daniels
said he considered them the Presi-
dents property and referred Beedy
to Mr.. Roosevelt. Beedy said at
that time that he planned to make
the request to the President.
Daniels told the committee he
had Investigated REA affairs at
Mr.. Roosevelt's request, an d
sought Slattery's resignation as the
fastest way to settle factional dis
sension in, the agency.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
Could Henry VIII Have
Had Stomach Ulcer Pains?

gorge himself with food and suffer
afterward. Don't ignore your sufferings.
Try Udga for relief Of ulcer and stomach
pains. Indigestion. gas pains, for heart
burn, burning sensation. bloat and other
a Csc box of Udga Tablets from your
druggist. First dose must convince OF
return box to us and get DOUBLE
YOUR MONEY BACK.
At Saunders and drug stores every
where.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
BISMARCK SEA NOW
ALMOST ALLIED LAKE
Continued from Page One)

miles of Ta1asea and ITO miles of
Rabaul. This amphibious thrust
to the west coast of the Willau-
mez Peninsula was their first re-
ported advance since they slogged
through rainbogged jungles to Rot
took Bay, Is airline miles east Of
the Cape Gloucester airfield.
Gasmata, now threatened by the
American ground advance, long
has served Japanese on New Brit
AIMS south coast as a supply and
emergency airbase.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
U. 5. CARGO FLEET
WORLDS LARGEST
Continued from Page One)

sla, and nations of the British
commonwealth each used at least
ohe-half Of its national production
iof the war. The United States
gust now is reaching that point, he
SAID, and its contribution lis no
greater in proportion to our re-
sources than the contributions of
our Allies are in relation to their
resources"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
RICHARD sTEFANO

Richard Stefano, 81, U. 5. Ar
my, of Gil Castle street, died on
Monday at Infield as results from
injuries received in motorcvclc
accident when returning to camp
after spending the weekend at
home.
He is survived by his mother
Mrs. Rose 5tefano, of Whining
ton; two sisters, Mrs. Emilia
Biddle, Of Wilmington, and Mrs
M. Buttress, of Columbus, Ohio;
five brothers, Albert A. Stefano,
U. S. Coast Guard; Sgt. Fred Ste
fano, U. S. Army; Victor, Carl
and Joe Stefano, all Of Whining.
ton.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Yopp Funera
Home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
MRS. EMMA e. FUTCH

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
E. Futch, So, of Rocky Point, who
died at her home Wednesday at $40
p. m. after lengthy illness, will
be held at Rileys Creek Baptist
church by the Rev. Charlie Taylor
Friday at 3 p. m. 1nterment will
follow in the church cemetery,
Surviving are her husband, W. l..
Futch; one son, Myron c. Futch;
both of Rocky Point; two step-sons,
Johnnie Futch, of Rocky Point, and
Willie Lee Futch, of Wilmington;
and soc brother, w. M, Main, of
Wrightsboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
MRS. ALICE G. MANN

Word was received here Wednes-
day OF the death OF Mrs. Alice
Calvin Mann, widow of James l..
Mann, of Washington, D. C.
She is survived by one son, H.
E. Mann; one sister, Miss Mary
Calvin of Washington, and two
sisters in law, Mrs. Elizabeth
Howell and Mrs. Geneva Spooner,
Of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
FURIOUS BATTLE
RACES IN UKRAINE
Continued from Page One)

Germans lunged out near Narva,
but were hurled back with 900
dead and "a German planes were
destroyed, the communique an
nounced.
Bloody Fighting
A Berlin broadcast said the
fighting in the north was 'excep'
tionally bloody and admitted that
advancing Russians, "continuous-
ly reinforced by reserves" gain.
ed room southwards." In three
days, the broadcast said, 357 So.
Wet tanks have been destroyed
The Germans also commended that
since the Odessa-Llow railway has
been crossed in only two places
by small Russian units, control OF
the line was still in German
hands.
Stara-Konstantinov, midway on
the rail line that connects Shepe-
tovAa with the Odessa-Llow line,
has been held strongly by the
Germans as a main prop for its
entire line in this area, formid-
able bastion around which the
Russian advance-which began
Saturday - flowed both to the
southeast and to the southwest.
Inc Germans still hold the rail
line south of Standardization
as an escape route.
Other Red army troops in the
Soviet salient were smuggling to.
ward the junction city of Tarnopol
against bitter and growing resist
ance of German forces and
against the miring handicap Of
thick Ukranian mud.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09
WALTER CARL GANEY, JR.

Funeral services fol- Walter Carl
Ganey, Jr., three-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Ganey, OF Is
Chestnut street, who died at a To-
cal hospital. Wednesday at $40 p.
m. as results of accidental burns,
will be held from the residence by
the Rev. c. C. Meyers at 3 P. M.
Friday.
Surviving are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. c. Ganey; one broth
err, George Robert Ganey; grand
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-09

father, G. P. Batson; and grand
mothers, Mrs. H. L. Brigham and
Mrs. Carrie Ganey, all of Will
mington.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-01-21
Little Red Riding Points, or
Goldilocks and the Three Steaks

While Morgan Oregon bond tour snached
few hours from business buck hunting Ah vnson
for the he tumphanty rubbing his hands together
He had properly semented packed dry
shipped placed cold against
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-01-21
Famous Musical ShOtU Here
In Suing Shift Performance

William Franklin
26 n the Paramou theatre
Earl