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Evening star., 1944-02-05
|WPB Curb Is Threat
To u. 5. Pulp Mills,
ANPA Group Says
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The Amer
ican Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton said yesterday the future OF
United States newsprint mills was
threatened by War Production
Board order reducing the amount
Of wood pulp that can be used in
this country to make newsprint
paper.
The ANPA Newsprint Committee
Is fearful that this is but another
step in the long series of develop
ments, taking advantage of war
conditions. to hamstring the Amer
lcan newsprint industry to the dis
advantage of American newspa-
pers," the publishers association
asserted in statement.
The curtailment in the use of pulp
for newsprint was made necessary
by requirements for other purposes.
WPB said, and would be balanced
by supplies from Canada. The ANPA
said it was seeking clarification of
the method to be followed in OBJ
tanning paper to make up for re-
duced shipments from United States
mills.
1t will give American newsprint
makers still smaller part of the
domestic market than the 20 per
cent they held in 1943, however
United States newsprint production
has been on the down grade since
1925, when United States and Ca
madam output totals were about
equal. The production curve in
Canada, however, climbed sharply
until the war.
One result of the move will be to
make United States newspapers
even more dependent on imports
for their new supplies.
In letter to Representative
Boren, Democrat, of Oklahoma of
the House Newsprint Committee
the ANPA group said it believed
such restrictive order is unneces-
sary and will be detrimental" to the
future of United States newsprint
makers.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Orange, Grapefruit Juices
Restored 10 Civilian Diet

Civilians will receive this year
their first canned orange juice and
blended grapefruit and orange juice
since 1942, the ONCE Of Price Ad-
ministration announced yesterday as
1t pegged professor prices of canned
grapefruit juice at the 1943 levels.
The armed forces took the entire
supply Of the two juices last year,
but have agreed to take only half the
supply from the 1914 pack. Prices
will be substantially higher than
when these juices were last on the
market, OPA said, despite the fact
that Gamers will be paid a subsidy
to make up for increased costs in
processing grapefruit 1uice.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Democrats Opposed
To Administration Set
Up Own Organization
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-A new Demo-
cratic party organization, formu.
lated by q group Of antiadminis-
tration Democrats In q movement
which q spokesman said was "a
challenge" to the regular party, to.
day proceeded with plans for its own
national convention.
Organized at a meeting yester-
day by party representatives from
more than score Of States, leaders
of the new group-the American
Democratic National Committee
said its convention will be held In
April or May, before the regular
party's meeting. mgxs.
"A Democratic platform" will be
adopted at the new organization's
convention, spokesmen said, and
Democratic candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President will be
nominated.
Woodring National Chairman.
Harry H. Woodring. former Sec
retary OF War in the Roosevelt cabt-
net and designed national chairman
of the committee, earlier in an ad-
dress here had suggested the Demo-
cratic party should unite in sup
porting for President some one like
Secretary of State Hull. The for
mer Kansas Governor also proposed
that President Roosevelt should
serve as leader of the American
delegation to the peace parleys.
A spokesman for the new COM
mittee who refused to permit use
of his name, said its formulation
was "a challenge to the administra-
ton to prove it Is the Democratic
Party" He said the committee,
which he described as not a third
party, by holding its convention
prior to the regular party's meeting
in Chicago this summer, would
contest the right Of the admins
tration to put its candidates on the
ballot" in the November election.
st. Louis, Louisville and Chicago
were the cities under consideration
for the convention, with the former
favored. The groups permanent
headquarters were established here
today.
Call on Followers Of Jefferson.
In q resolution, the committee
urged followers OF Thomas JET
ferson" to select two members for
each State to serve on the national
group when final convention plans
are drafted. A spokesman said the
committee planned to file nomi-
mating petitions in some States for
delegates and alternates to It's
meeting.
The resolution said that the pres
ent administration has surrounded
itself with minded advisers
who are destroying the American
form Of government, substituting q
system of bureaucratic control over
the lives and affairs Of our citizens
and injecting the doctrine OF the
indispensable man
I'VE, the followers Of Thomas JET
ferson, will no longer stand idle
while men, falsely calling themselves
Democrats, destroy on the home
front the very liberties for which
our sons are fighting overseas.
I'VE denounce the palace guard rs
trespassers, wrongfully in possession
of the Democratic party. We sum-
mon the true followers Of Thomas
Jefferson to join In recapturing our
hirthrigft." 4sy,-
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Armed Bondit Gets SIT
In Grocery HoIdup

Forcing his victim to lie on the
floor behind a counter while he riflec
the cash register, colored man last
night held up Hyman Homer, pro-
prietor Of grocery At 1901 Vermont
avenue NV, and escaped with 81
in cash.
Mr.. Homer told police the mar
threatened him with . revolver and
after taking the contents Of the casl
register. forced him to empty hi.
pooko4s.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Wrapping Poper Supply
For Public Cut in Half

Ey the Associated Press.
Supplies Of paper package wrap
pings for civilian use will be only
half Of normal this year because of
the shortage Of woodpulp and heavy
demands, Arthur D. Whiteside, War
Production Board vice chairman for
civilian requirements, said yesterday
However. Mr.. Whiteside added, as
many paper shopping bags with
handles will be made as were pro-
duced last year. They are intended
for use many times and to substitute
for individual package wrappings.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Grandfather Passes Druft

BERWICK, Pa. Feb. 5 B.-
Grandpa Happy Setter passed his
draft physical examination today.
Mr.. setser, 81, has nine children and
three grandchildren. Hell enter the
Army.
Evening star., 1944-02-05

H ospitaI Ization,
Inc, today was
reported by the
N Wy Depart
ment as miss
ing in action in
the Southwest
Pacific.
At the same
time. the Navy
listed another
marine from the
District are a, ,
Pfc. Reginald l..
H o + f m a n, as
wounded. Pfc.
H o t + m a n s
m o t h er, Mrs.
1iuoe ot T~l;o~
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate.
Continues dispute over soldier vote
bill.
Interstate Commerce Subcommit.
tee resumes inquiry into shortage Of
railroad equipment.
House.
In recess until Monday. -" :
Evening star., 1944-02-05
PVT. W. T.. Harris
Reported Missinq

Pvt. Warren C.. Harris OF the
Marine Corps, who lived at 3219
Sixth street NV, and worked as
a mimeograph operator for Group
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Earhart, Dieppe Veteran,
Nazi Captive in Italy

Pvt. Thomas Earnart. 20. son of
MIR. and Mrs. Wayne Earhart, 1900
Tracy place. Falls Church, and a
veteran Of the Dieppe raid, has been,
Evening star., 1944-02-05

We are about to open up . second
front. Open up your purse Or wallet
and bay that extra bond.
Evening star., 1944-02-05

This form may be clipped and used by eligible discharged
service and in applying for mastering out
The and Navy do not plan distribute applications but
have authorized reproduction Of this form by
Evening star., 1944-02-05

Xhen not AVAILABLE. officers will
furnish other evidence Of length
and termination o! service.
Evening star., 1944-02-05


in
of
OF M
leo N.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
These Softies in HOLLYWOOD

display of leg-throwing, arm-sling-
ing antics. 1t wasn't very interpre-
tive.
oh. I know what you want" cut
in Jitterbug Champ Iris James. "You
mean / should start off with two
beat yorkie, sand the sugar, break
twice, switch to a dutchie, grab my
goon-boy, 60 into chug shuttle and
end with roll-over freeze-is thai
what you mean?"
Boetticher's mouth dropped. "a.
ah a yeah," he suffered. yeah
you took the words right out of my
mouth"
*i* **
A visiting soldier on the set Of
"One Against Seven" approached
Paul Mum and asked If he Woulc
pose for a still picture with him
MUM agreed. The soldier had his
own Brownie-type box camera ane
asked a man standing near by II
he would snap the shutter.
''I think it would be better pic
Evening star., 1944-12-07
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLI1 WOOD.
Forty typical Hollywood kids,
reared mainly IA saovaes careers,
gathered on an ouuooor $. at Goth
Century-Fox and listened closely to
Director Lloyd Bacon's instructions.
Mr.. Bacon is directing First, Last
and Always life story of Eddie
Rickenbacker and the kids were
there to play Eddie's boyhood pals in
a sequence where the World War
flying ace was to experiment with q
crude model of a bombing plane.
This is supposed to take place in
1900" Bacon tells the boys, when
kids went barefoot in the summer,
so you'll all have to take off your
! shoes"
| Looks of CONSERVATION crossed the
faces of the pampered kids. They
grudgingly take off their footwear
and gingerly mince around the
barnyard as though they were walk
ing on eggs.
walk naturally, kids" pleads
Bacon. The ground won't hurt you
Walk as though YOU were used to
feeling dirt under your feet"
The kids grit their teeth and set
out boldly Some of them strike a
pebble or a bit of stubble There
are little cries of Ouch here and
there and several of the rugged lit
tie fellows actually walk over to a
haypile and sit down.
Director Bacon and his associates
look as though they can hardly be-
lieve their eyes. Bacon Shrugs, mops
his brow and says to an assistant
Maybe our dear, little friends are
holding out for stuntmen's pay
checks"
After a few minutes of bewilder-
ment, Bacon orders the whole area
swept of the tiny distractions. Three
men do this in jig time with long
handled brushes.
Maybe we should sprinkle cou-
pie tons of foot powder around -
grumbles Bacon. But he looked as
if he would have liked to make it
ground glass.
After the scene is finally put on
film. Daryl Hickman, who is play
ing Rick as boy, asks Bacon, "Were
those the good old days my dad talks
about?"
You bet," answers Bacon enthu-
siastically.
I'D rather have shoe rationing,
was Darryls disgusted reply, as he
limps toward his footwear.
Eight young couples of jitterbugs
had been called in for jive sequences
in Our Wandering Daughters" one
of those juvenile delinquency films,
being shot at Columbia. A band was
blazing forth with hot rhythm and
the kids were really giving on the
floor.
That's not exactly what I want" "
| interrupted Director Oscar Boet-
ticher, fellow who habitually DEM
onstrates to his cast just what he
wants, whether it is pantomime or
dancing. Let's see if you can't go
around like this" he continues, and
at once broke into an amateurish
Evening star., 1944-12-07

ture," he told the man to whom he
had handed the box outfit, IF you'd
stand over there and get us on an
angle. The light is a little better
there, too All you have to do is look
through the finder, get us centered
and pull the lever. Be sure and don't
move the camera when you do it,
otherwise you might blur the pic
ture.''
The man listened quietly, said he
understood and took the picture OF
MUM and the soldier. The obliging
fellow was James Wong Howe, one
of Hollywood's greatest cameramen
| (Released by North American Newspaper
| Alliance)
Evening star., 1944-12-07

fiight-tested and turned over to the
Army, the company announced yes
terday with War Department ap-
proval.
The company recently disclosed it
had built and. delivered $4,000 fighter
type aircraft to the Allied air forces
Evening star., 1944-12-07

since the start Of the war, Z record
which 1t said was unmatched In
world aircraft production.
Workers employed on the P-40
line have been transferred to pro-
duction of Gas Commando trans
port planes.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing


National-"Dark Hammock: 8 80
pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Kansas City Kitty:
11:10 am, 1855, 4:40, 7:25 and 10 0:05
pm. Stage shows /. 3:45, $50 and
9:15 pm.
Columbia-"Irish Eyes Are Smil-
ing; 1870 am, 1:35, 3:35, $40,
TAO and $40 pm.
Earle-"The Very Thought of
You: II am, 1:40, AIS, 7:1O and
$50 pm. Stage shows: los, $50,
$50 and 9:15 pm.
Keith's-"Tall in the Saddle:
11:45 am, las. 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and
GAS pm.
Little-"The Gold Rush: HOS
am, 1855. 2:40, AIS. 6:10, 8 and
9:45 pm.
Metropolis n-"Frenchman S
Creek: IL am, los, 3:15, $40, 7::3O
and 9:35 pm.
Palace-"Mrs. Parkington": Ills
a m, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05 and a:40 pm
Pix-"L'Orage": 2:55, 5:12, 7:35
and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-Newsa and shorts, con-
tinuouS from 10 am.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
rtiss-Wright Builds
Lost P-40 Wurhuwk

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. THE last
P-40 Warhawk fighter plane to be
built by Curtiss- Wright Corp. rolled
of the assembly line this week, was
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08
Heroic and Adroit

A story has just come to Light which explains
in part why the Allies are having such diff
ficult time penetrating Germany's Rhine de-
lenses even though Hitler has but fragment
left of his best fighting forces, and provides
one more example of natural German adroit-
ness.
It concernes one of the Reich high-command' S
efforts to destroy the bridge over the Wall
Rhine at Nignegen and is told by James
Macdonald in a wireless dispatch to the New
York Times Twelve German officers he says
set out to blow up the bridge with torpedoes
which they took in tow at point far above
and proposed to swim them down stream, at
tach them to the bridge and then swim to
safety.
Mr. Macdonald continues:
1.-THE twelve Germans-an between Is and
30 years of age-had undergone special train
ing in Venice for three months learning how
to blow up river bridges. One of them was an
OLYMPIC swimmer and another in peacetime
had participated in competitions between Ger
man and English swimming teams.
'After the Nijmegen bridges had been cap
tured intact these twelve Germans were picked
for the Job of trying to destroy them. Swim
ming little more than seventeen miles down.
stream in biting cold water, they toWed three
sets of twin torpedoes, each pair being dashed
together Before the men started timing ap-
paratus was set to explode the torpedoes in
about four hours. At the ends of the cylinders
there were compressed air chambers to keep
them aflost.Before attaching the cylinders to
the bridge supports the swimmers let out the
air in the nose of each cylinder causing it to
float upright.
upon reaching the vicinity of the railroad
bridge the Germans had to dive, pulling
their deadly cargoes with them.
-Four men attached one twin set of charges
to the railroad bridge supports while the others
attached the other two twin torpedoes to the
highway bridge supports. Then they tried to
swim back upstream. battling their way
against the eight-knot current that had helped
them come down the river. They got about
six miles upstream when they were spotted by
British sentries, whose rifle fire nit two Of
them. The others swan to shore and surren-
dered
"A British naval lieutenant, who holds the
George Cross and Bar, dived into the river
and brought up the unexploded charges. which
were taken ashore and rendered harmless.
Taken apart, the torpedoes were found to
contain 1000 pounds of sexanite."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08

ing to lighter oil and pouring
anti freeze into radiators.
Some outfits are planning to
paint all combat zone vehicles
white for camouflage pur-
poses.
"Just the sight Of that white
paint makes me cold. Brrrr.'
Down at the quartermaster
dump, Sgt. Collie Hodges Of
Bonham, Tex, surveyed his
dwindling stock of new combat
boots and looked at the calen-
dar.
I'VE are supposed to be able
to issue winter clothing, COM
bat uniforms and overshoes to
the boys by Oct. 49," he said,
''but I don't know yet whether
we'll have enough up here to
60 around by that time. The
first supplies go to the COM
bat soldiers. The others come
later.
In addition to new winter
combat clothes the frontline
troops are supposed, at least,
to get new warm Arctic Sleep
ing bags. But a quartermaster
spokesman said the speed of
the current campaign had Gre
ated so many supply problems
that much of the winter sup
plies might be delayed a little
while.
A gang of artillery men
crouched around fire on a
windswept hill grinned with the
cynicism of veterans when
they heard that. Some man
aged to collect a few articles
of warm clothing through the
summer
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08

REACHES $4S,765

The City Of Wilmington issued
permits for alterations and re-
pairs last month representing s48,.
765 in construction, according to
the monthly report of Gilbert F.
Morton, building inspector.
Morton said the two most expen.
sive projects included the erec'
ton of a new building at 1907
Princess street by Eureka Clean
ers, the structure estimated to
cost $1,000; and the building au'
thorized for Todd Furniture COM
pany, 81 South Front street, ex'
pected to cost $1,000.
The city undertook the paving
Of 1896 square yards Of sidewal;'
Building fees to the city amount
ed to $243.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08
Lee Elected President
Of Insurance Company

RALEIGH, Oct. 7-R-Clarence
F. Lee for Raleigh, president of
the Occidental Life Insurance
company, was elected president
of the American Life convention
at its annual meeting in Chicago
last week.
Lees selection marks the third
time since 1890 that North
Carolinian has served as presi-
dent. The former Tar Heel presi-
de- were the late Charles w.
Gold Of Greensboro in 1880, and
Julian Price. of Greensboro in 1941.
The convention is the oldest inter-
national association of life insur-
ance companies.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08
Looks Like An Early Winter

AS for keeping warm Of
nights, Sgt. Will Abramhon of
Dallas, Tex, and Cpl. r. L.
(WiHie) Wilson of Barbsrton,
Ohio, pointed to their nearby
dugout which they had COW
cred with two shelter halves.
"Wnen we are not on firing
missions we keep fairly warm
down there" the sergeant
said. Later when it gets cold
err we will take the canvas
tops off, dig little deeper,
cover it with logs and pile
dirt On top of them. It won't
be so bad"
1--WE are not waiting until
it gets COLDER" said PFC.
Ralph C. Hancock of Coolle-
NEE, N. c. cit only took us
three or four hours to do that
and it's pretty warm. Besides
it's not a bad place when Jer-
ry starts throwing a few back
at us like last night"
Others around a comauflag-
ed hoWitzer nodded rueful
agreement.
Farther down the hill gum
ners of another 1855 outfit were
less lucky. They were set up
in a marshy area and unable
to dig more than a couple Of
feet down before encountering
water.
cts too cold to sleep above
ground and too wet to sleep
down below" said one artil-
leryman. II guess we just
have to wait until the ground
freezes solid and we can chop
out dugouts, or until we move
up to dryer area"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08
SCOUTS RECEIVE
VARIOUS AWARDS

Two Boy Scouts received their
Eagle badges and several others
were recognized for their advance
ment at the October Court of Hon.
or held here last week.
Chester Martin, Troop 10, and
Hickey Hintze, Troop So, saw the
badge for the highest rank in Scout
ing pinned on their uniforms in an
impressive candle light ceremony
at the end of the court, H. w. Win
kle, chairman of the court, present
ed the badges to the parents OF
the boys; Chester received his
badge from his grandmother, while
Rickey's mother pinned his badge
on his uniform shirt.
Serving with Mr.. Wrinkle on the
court were Carroll Tinsley. assis-
tant scout executive, and troop
committeeman from the various
troops. All members of the Cape
Fear area council professional staff
were presented and were introduce
ed; namely, C. w. Baker, scout
executive, c. M. Gaskins, Fayette-
vile, j. Oattley Lee, Lumberton
and Douglas r. King, Wilmington,
field scout executives, and Miss
Mary Alice Blackham, office Sec
rotary.
Eagle Scouts Raynor Newbold
and Francis Chadwick assisted in
the opening ceremony and in the
Eagle ceremony. Following the
Scout oath and law, the Scouts.
Scouters, and visitors sang one
stanza of America" and Trail
the Eagle" The court was con
Guided with God Bless America"
and the Scoutmaster' Benediction.
Awards presented at the court
were as follows:
Troop 9-Star, Alan Block and
D. c. North. Merit Badges: Alan
Block, personal health, public
health, and firemanship; D. C..
North, dog care, animal industry.
cooking, and athletics; Ralph Gold
stein, cooking, firemanship, and
carpentry.
Troop 10-Eagle, Chester Martin.
Life, Mike Austin and Paul Ran
dolph. Star, Raymond Cox. First
Class, Frederick Streuber, Roderick
Eason, and Raymond Cox. Merit
badges: Mike Austin, basketry,
reading. carpentry, painting, per-
sonal health, forestry, machinery,
and swimming; Paul Randolph, pu-
bile health, first aid, forestry, poul-
try keeping, machinery, and athle-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08
Try It Again, Slowly

Let's see, now. Big business is all for Mr.
Dewey It is also all for the Little Steel For
mula, which is the bulwark of Mr.. Roosevelt S
hold the line;' policy.
And the C. I. o. is all for Mr.. Roosevelt 1t
is also for breaking the Little Steel Formula,
whish is the bulwark of Mr.. Roosevelts hold
the line policy.
That makes the Dewey supporters supporting
Mr.. Roosevelt, and the Roosevelt supporters
bucking their own man. Gertrude Stein could
put it better and more confusingly. But that's
the general idea.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08
MERCHANTS GROUP
TO MEET TUESDAY

: Plans for the Christmas shopping
season will be mapped by a special
merchants committee at meeting
at 10 am. Tuesday in the chamber
of commerce assembly room, Sec
retary Walter J. Cartier said yes
terday.
Arrangements to be made include
Christmas tree lighting, if prac-
teal, central gift-wrapping pro-
gram, the date stores will start re-
manning open at night for the bene-
fit of shoppers, ana plans for spec
ial advertising features.
E. H. Switzerland, manager Of
J. c. Penney's store, heads the
group, and serving with him are
Clarence L. Harris, manager of
Woolworth's; Leon Todd, of Todd
Furniture Company; and Mr.. Car
tier.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-08
BY KENNETH L. DIXON

WITH THE AEF IN
FRANCE, Oct. 1-Delayed)-
R-So this is the first of Oc-
tober. Now just make one
crack about "October's bright
blue weather. and some long
suffering dogface in France
will make. you a Molotov cock
tail for a Christmas present.
It may be beautiful Indian
summer and lovely autumn
weather back home, but here
in the hills the doughboys are
digging in for a winters cam
paign-because winter is here.
That's snow on them thar
mountain peaks, pardner, and
that white stuff decorating the
grass and your bedrol the last
two mornings was frost.
And something tells the av-
erage TGI that the months
ahead are going to make last
winters Casino front seem
like Miami Beach by compari-
son.
According to Stars and
Stripes it is World Series time
back home, but up here it is
already so cold that the boys
back in bivouac areas are I'M
able even to toss around a
special services football with
out countless fumbles.
Sometimes the snow gets
several feet deep as early as
mid-October. here" said a
French villager whose home
is near Belfort.
The Army already is winter
izing. Ordnance and motor
pool outfits are busy chang