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Evening star., 1944-12-01
More Science Courses Mighty Allied Drive
To Be Urged in Report On Nazis Needed Now,
|0fHaycock 10 Stefan Soviet Embassy Says

Need for more science courses and
many new buildings will be stressed
IN a report on postwar school OBJ
jectives which Robert L. Haycock,
superintendent of schools, will send
to Representative Stefan, Repub-
lican, of Nebraska in answer to a re-
quest early this week.
Mr.. Haycock said his reply to Mr..
Stefan. ranking minority member of
the House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee handling District bills, would
stress that congressional approval is
necessary for each pencil bought by
the District schools. For that rea-
son, he said, he is grateful for the
interest shown by Mr.. Stefan in
postwar school plans. He intends to
send his report for Mr.. Stefan to
study before the 1916 budget hear
ings in January, he said.
Science courses teaching radar,
for example, are planned to equip
District students to enter engineer
ing schools well prepared, Mr.. Hay
cock said. Building plans include
new schools for the expanded popu-
lation in the north and southeast
sections of the city, and replace
ment of "a old elementary schools
by IA larger new ones. The super
intendent also hopes for congress
sional support to employ more
teachers and more equipment if the
return of war veterans brings the
expected increase in demand for all
types OF vocational training, he said.
The superintendent cited a higher
salary schedule for District teachers
the first in 20 years-now being
studied by the District Commission
ers for submission to Congress. He
hopes this measure also will have
the support of Mr.. Stefan when it
is proposed, he said.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Corcoran Testimony
On Fee in Shipyard
Case Is Recalled

The Savannah Shipyard Corp,
which was brought into the Justice
Department row by former Assist
ant ATTORNEY General Norman Lit
tell, came under senatorial scrutiny
In the early days of the Truman
committee, when Thomas G.. Cor
coran, one-time White House ad-
wiser, was questioned on his connec-
tion with the concern. The Savan-
nah firm was part of the holdings
OF Frank Cohen, New York pro-
moter, who ran shoe string" into
a network of war industries, accord
Ing to Senate testimony.
Called before the committee which
was gong into defense contract
lobbying in December 1941, Mr.. Cor
coran told of receiving a $1,000 fee
from the concern for his advice on
the validity of proposed bond issue
OF the Savannah Port Authority to
pay the corporation for building
shipyard
He explained that the fee actually
came from the local law firm of
William J. Dempsey and William C.
Koplovltz, which he had recon-
mended to the shipyard corporatt@
when he felt he was not in a posi-
ton to handle the case Later. MI
Corcoran explained, he participated
in consideration of the bond plan,
and with other counsel recon-
mended against it.
1t was this firm of Dempsey and
KopuovitZ that Mr.. Littell charac-
terized as Tommy Corcoran's front
law firm" in telling the Senate War
Investigating Committee that At
torney General Biddle sought to
force favorable settlement for the
company when the Government was
planning to take over the Savannah
yard in 1912 by condemnation pro-
ceedlngs, because of dissatisfaction
with the manner in which opera
tions were conducted.
Mr.. Dempsey and Mr.. Koplovitz-I
as had Mr.. Corcoran-also entered
private law practice after Govern
ment service. The former was gen.
eral counsel, and the latter, assist
ant general counsel of the Federal
Communications Commission when
they resigned in April 1910, and
established law Offices here. Mr..
Dempsey is the son of former Rep
resentative John j. Dempsey, Demo-
crat, of New Mexico. who now Isl
Governor of the State.
Mr. Corcoran, who had been
counsel for the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, spent day on the
stand before the Truman Commit
tee TO explain his connection with
five cases concerning which he said
there had been whispered" stories
Denying vehemently that his in
fuence" was responsible for his
clientele, Mr. Corcoran told the
committee there has never been a !
case or situation that conf1ieted
with or compromised what 1 stood
for while in Government service"
Evening star., 1944-12-01
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Russia's view of what is now need
ed in the European war is "a Wig
orouS assault by the armies of the
United Nations to crush Hitler Ger
many with the shortest delay"
This statement in the Soviet EN-
bassy Information Bulletin suggest
ed the probability of an early So
Wet offensive on the Polish front |
where the Red Armies stand nearest
to Berlin. Anglo-American and Al
lied armies in the West already have
a full-scale assault in progress.
In the opinion of some top Amer
ican military men this expected Red
drive holds the main possibility for
an early victory in Europe-early at
least in comparison with Prime Min
lister Churchill's statement to Com
mons this week that Germany may
not be defeated before summer.
Reich Caught in Wise.
The lead article in the Embassy
Bulletin by Red Army officer. Mai
Gen. N. Belayev, develops the theme
that Germany is caught in the wise
between two fronts"
RuSsia's offensive last summer, he
says, following up enormous losses
previously inflicted on Hitlers
armies, created the conditions in
which the Anglo American armies
could successfully develop their op-
erations in the West" by tying up
200 German divisions.
Germany is now in the wise be-
tween two fronts which is what she
feared most. She has not a single
chance of salvation.
Opinions Vary.
The Red Army and the Anglo
American armies have taken upI
positions for decisive offensive
against Germany's vital centers.
What is now needed is a vigorous
assault by the armies of the United
Nations to crush Hitler Germany
with the shortest delay"
In American military quarters
there have been two principal
schools OF thought about Premier
Stains eastern front. One is that
he has wanted to clean up and con-
solidate his positions in the Balkans |
this fall. thus making it unfeasible |
to start major campaign on the
Polish front around Warsaw. The
other is that the Russians prefer to
night winter offensive as soon as
the ground freezes will begin at
tacking In coordination with the
already well-developed Allied as
saults in the west.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Mccain Wins Navy Cross
For Feat OFF Formoso

BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD A UNITED STATES
CARRIER FLAGSHIP IN THE
WESTERN PACIFIC, Nov. 3o.-Vice
Admiral John S. Mccain was
awarded the Navy Cross today by
Admiral William F. Halsey, jr., with
brief ceremonies aboard this carrier.
Admiral Mccain, carrier task
force commander, was cited for COW
ering the withdrawal of two dam
aged American warships from the
waters off Formosa last month.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Ford Poys S3,882,722
In Vacation Bonuses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 1.-The Ford Mo-
tor Co. announced today that So
1882 ,722 would be distributed in cash
to its employees who were entitled to
vacations in 1914 but who did not
take them because Of the war emer-
gency.
Payments will be equivalent to one
or two weeks wages, depending on
length Of service. The announce
ment said total vacation pay, in
cluding that of employees who took
their vacations, amounted to ss,-
128 596.
Evening star., 1944-12-01

fenced to so years imprisonment by
a United States general court-mar
tial for the murder of two Britis,
marines, it was announced today
Hagins was accused of killing the
marines at an American Red Cross
Service Club in Greenock last June.
Evening star., 1944-12-01

NV 7 oIlT II Do "sc'7
trade commissioner, on October 3,
1888, and the other was dismissal of
DR.. Arthur E. Morgan as chairman
of the Tennessee Valley Authority
on March %, 1888.
Humphrey Won in Supreme Court.
In removing Mr. Humphrey, Mr..
Roosevelt said the aims and pur-
poses of the administration with re-
spect to the work of the commission
can be carried out most effectively
Evening star., 1944-12-01
The court-martial ordered him dis
.onorably discharged from the Ma
al Reserve.

Speed the day Of peace and
an extra War Bond
today.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
American Gets so Years
For Killing z Britons
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-Joseph j. Ha-
gins, Jacksonville, Fla, 20-year-eld
American seaman, has been SEN
Evening star., 1944-12-01
LitteII

Continued From First Page.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
Broughton Is Asked
To Reconsider The
Case Of Durham Man

RALEIGH, Feb. 16. -P)- A
delegation from Columbus county
today requested Governor Brough-
ton to reconsider his decision not
to intervene in the case of And
rev Wilson Farrell, 24-year-old
Durham man, who is scheduled
&c die in the states lethal gas
chamber Friday for the rape OF
his eight-year-old step-daughter.
( The governor said that the Col
1mbus men asked the reconsider
alton of the case on what they
termed mental grounds" Gov
ernor Broughton said he would
advise them tomorrow if he de-
cides to reopen the case.
Making the request were R. H.
Sykes of Durham, court-appointed
attorney for Farrell; and five
Columbus county men.
The governor said that all of
the Columbus county men said
they had known Farrell, who is a
native Of their county. all his life.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
ALLIES ARE WINNING
BEACHHEAD BATTLE
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
liberated by American bombs and
shells yesterday.
Aerial photographs showed that
the Monastery buildings were de-
stroyed except for a small part
Of the white, 10-foct-thick wall on
the west side. There was little
chance that German artillery OBJ
servers or machine-gunners still
were operating from the ruins.
Flying Fortresses alone scored IS
direct hits on the Abbey with 500
pound bombs and another fifty hits
with incendiaries, not taking into
account additional damage done
by $50 medium bombers later in
the day.
(The Rt. Rev. Alfred Koch, arch
abbot of St. Vincent Monastery,
Latrobe, Pa, said he understood
that all Monks of the Mt. Casino
Abbey left for places of safety
SOuL1l VI COlllC S0VCl oil WCShS dSO.
There still was no indication of
the fate of civilian refugees who
were warned to quit the monas-
terry the day before it was razed.)
In Casino itself, at the foot of
1,800-foot Mt. Casino, American
troops fought on from house to
house, slowly driving out the
fiercely resisting Nazis. Many of
the defenders were fighting from
pillboxes protected by four-inch
steel set in concrete. Periscopes
enabled them TO rake the Ameri-
cans with machine-gun fire with
out themselves being exposed.
American soldiers behind the
lines accepted as a military ne
cessity the destruction of the Mon
astery. The Army newspaper Stars
and Stripes said probably no one
tactical situation in the war had
caused such bitterness among the
men at the front as did the pres
ence of Germans in the hallowed
Abbey"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
LOCAL CLOTHING
DEALERS GATHER

W. A. Linehan, Raleigh OPA
district wearing apparel analysis,
conducted the Wilmington retailers
conference held in New Hanover
War Price and Rationing board
office Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Linehan familiarized retailers
with new regulations governing
price limitations on women's,
misses, and children's garments
and illustrated the procedure for
preparing price charts.
Each retailer has been asked by
the OPA to make a pricing chart
showing his limitation prices for
each season, and also his mark
up on each category sold.
Those present expressed them
selves as having been benefited
by Mr.. Linehan's exposition.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
DAVIS, FISHER
HAVE RING MEET

A snappy boxing meet between
the Camp Davis ringmen and the
Fort Fisher glovers brought a
% split on the four bout card.
In one of two preliminary fights,
Private Johnny Bacherd, 154, OF
Bat. H AAS, T KO'ed Private
Steve Kopervas, 155 of Bat. D SCI
AA Bn. Both of these men were
from Camp Davis.
In another bout pitting Camp
Davis soldiers against each other,
Cpl. Johnny McGuirk. 1872, of
Bat. C 247 ST. Bn. decisioned
Private Andy Krobath, 100, OF
Bat A Ill AA Bn. ~
The four Davis-Fisher battles
resulted as follows: Private An
gelo Arangio, 1874, of Bat. c 5o4 Bn.
of Fisher decisioned Private Chris
Miranda, 100, of Bat. c 444 Bn.
of Davis, Private Archie Gobel,
144, of Bat. c 247 Bn. of Davis
decisioned Private Jack King OF
Bat. C 584 Bn., of Fisher, Private
Jimmy Curran, 100, of Bat, A 247
ST. Bn. of Davis decisioned Priv
ate Buzz Saurman, 1859, of Bat G
584 Bn. of Fisher, Sgt. Charles
Sergei, 1872, Of Bat. c 584 Bn. Of
Fisher decisioned Pvt. Mike Torte,
200, of Bat. B 247 ST. Bn. of Davis.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
Strinceuich And Russell
Sign Pirate Contracts

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16. -(P)-
Pitcher Nick Strincevich and out
fielder Jim Russell have return
ed their signed contracts to the
pirates, the Pittsburgh baseball
club announced today.
This is the third time the Pr
rates have brought Strincevich
back since they optioned him out
following his purchase from the
Boston Braves nearly three years
ago. The big right-hander was with
Toronto last season and played a
major part in the Naples Leafs
capture of the international Lea
que remnant. He won Is and lost
II.
Russell, who is 4F in the draft
came to the Pirates last season
from Toronto.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
JUDGE DISMISSES
CASE AGAINST XXX

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16.-R-
Dismissing the cases of five Ku
Klux Khan leaders charged with
conspiracy on the grounds that a
conviction would have abridged
their right of free speech, Judge
A. Marshall Thompson today con-
demned the principles on which
the xxx is founded.
Court Judge Thompson told j..
A. Colescott, of Atlanta, that he
and his five Pennsylvania associ-
ates could walk from the court
room free men," but added that
his action shall not be construed
by them to give approval OF this
court to the organization of the
Ku Klux Klan.
''The judges in this court in
cludes two Roman Catholics, two
Protestants and one Jew" contin-
ued the jurist, land I feel that
I speak for all of them in what
I am saying.
eff the purposes Of the Ku Klux
Khan are to stir up religious dis
sensions or racia l difficulties,
there could be nothing more dis
turbing in country like this
where we have so many races
drawn from so many parts of the
world, and where we have SC
many creeds.
"But while our Constitution
grants freedom of speech, this is
privilege which shall not be
abused. If this organization under
takes to create in this country
what in Europe is called pogrom
of the Jews, that would be most
unfortunate. If they attempt to al
ly Protestants against Catholics OF
any group against any other
group, that is something thai
should not be tolerated in this
country"
The case was dismissed on mo
ton of Defense Attorney William
G. Negley who demurred to pros
ecution evidence on the grounds
that the state had not made q
case.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
Third Tow Target Wins
In Service Cage Loop

A determined Third Tow Target
basketball team simply would not
accept defeat as it upset the favor.
ed 3rd. Coast Artillery five in a
Municipal Service Mems League
engagement, 1929, Tuesday night.
The tilt, played in the Chestnut
School gymnasium, was thriller
all the way
This was the first win of the
season for the Tow Target quint
Former Long Island eager John
Decker spanked the winners at.
tack as he hooked in II tallies
Welch was the top offensive man
for the Artillerymen with Is mark.
ers.
In the second game of the eve
ming Fort, Fisher de- ated the Blue.
thenthal Air Base, 4034. HoodzoW
led the Fisher five by racking ul
20 points. High man for the Air
men was Wolchuk with II points
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
SPORTS TRAIL

Sam has been putting the finger
on ball players the last few days
1t would seem that the clubs would
be lucky to reach that total of
nine Commissioner Lands has set
as the ebb tide level below which
club couldn't operate.
One days grist for Uncle Sam S
mill showed Dixie Walker and Bob
Bragan, Dodgers, classified IA:
Bill Sayles, another Dodger, en-
listing in the Air Corps; Dick Bar
tell of the Giants placed in la;
Jake Early of Washington and
Howard Krst of the Cardinals
passing their pre-induction tests;
AL Milnar of the Browns called
up for induction, and Spud Chand-
Ter of the Yankees accepted for
limited service in the army.
That's quite a slice out of the
baseball cake for one day, but that
day probably was exceptional and
may be no more representative
than the Pirate roster.
H. by chance, the buc roster IS
representative and each of the 16
major league clubs has available
% men who were with the club
in 1943, baseball wouldn't have to
worry about a manpower short
age, since if % men can't play a
nlne-man 6 a m e something is
wrong.
We have an idea. though, that
the Pittsburgh roster not only is
not representative, but includes a
few players who will not be play
ing baseball this year. In fact,
the way things are going, the ros-
ter at the start of the season may
include only few players.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
Raj DELIVERS
GREATEST BLOW
Continued from Page One)


toll on Inter Den Linden was de.
molished by blockbusters and e..
900 dead were taken from the
ruins this morning-a report which
conflicted with accounts of earlier
raids in which the Bristol hotel
was said to have been heavily hit.
Asserting British air huns" had
carried out another terror at
tack, DNB, Germans news agen.
cy, admitted damage was caused
and alibied that the weather favor
ed the raiders.
Last nights crushing attack Of
$500 British long tons (2,900 tons
in American weights) was "a
heavier load than in any previous
attack on any objective in air
warfare" the British Air Minis
try announced.
Commenting on the newest
smash on Berlin, the Air Ministry
said the 1,O00-bomber attacks Of
1912 had been surpassed many
times in weight, effectiveness and
range. This time no crews were
detached from training stations as
in 1912 and nearly every squadron
was flying four-engined bombers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
WHITEVlLLE MAN
IS SAID MISSING

WASHIN CTON, Feb. 16.-R-
The War Department made public
today a list of U. S. soldiers miss
ing in action including these from
North Carolina: =
EUROPEAN AREA)
End. 1t. James L. Brandon;
mother, Mrs. Pearl w. Brandon,
Ri. 3, Gastonia.
End. 1t. Neill L. Britt; wife, Mrs.
Neill L. Britt, Whiteville.
LIST. 1t. Billy F. Chason; moth.
er, Mrs. Pete Chason, Lumber
Bridge.
MEDITERRANEAN AREA)
S. Sgt. Walter G. Klutz; mother,
Mrs. Jessie S. Klutz, 80 w. i14th
St.. Salisbury.
End. 1t. Henry j. Sudol; wife,
Mrs. Lorraine L. Sudol, 221 Sykes
ST., Wadesboro.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
Nv CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

CHICAGO, Feb. l. R Bill
Paschal, New York Giants full
back. sat sullenly on the bench
last Nov. 7 and watched his team
probe for a footing in the mud
against Detroit.
Finally he was sent in the game
for one play. He claWed two yards
through the Lions line then came
hobbling back to the bench. A
smile creased his face, for he at
least had been in tn egame.
But as Sundays came and went
thereafter, those two yards became
bigger and bigger. When the sea-
son was over, Paschal was credit
ed as rookie no. 7 to win the Ma
tonal Football League ball carry
ing championship, beating out Jack
Hinkle, Phil-Pitt halfback, by a
scant yard-a race so close it was
without precedent in the pro
leagues history.
Paschal. who joined the Army
Air Force after season of Fresh
man ball for Georgia Tech and
later was honorably discharged
from the service, today was certi-
fled as the 1913 official champion.
His seemingly Insignificant two
yard gain on one play boosted his
toting total to 572 yards in 147
carries. Hinkle posted ST. in 116,
and the only satisfaction he could
resp was more creditable aver
age of 4.9 yards to the new cham
picn's 3.9. Harry Clark of the Chi
cago Bears was third with $50
yards.
Clark ended his bid first as the
Bears closed their season on Nov.
%, with 44-yard lead over his
rivals. The next week Hinkle end
ed Phil-Pitt's schedule by gaining
50 yards against Green Bay and
took first place. The following week
Paschal piled up 90 yards against
washington and displaced Hinkle.
Paschal, missing one game be-
cause of injuries against the Chi
cago Cardinals on Nov. % gained
half his seasons total against
washington in the last two contests
OF the season when the giants upset
me Redskins twice, necessitating
playoff for the Eastern Division
ulle Which Washington won.
IN the first New York-Washing-
ION meeting, the blond blitz set a
league record for the season by
scampering 1873 yards in "a at
VemptS including a 54-yard touch
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
GRAPHING DUCATs

Graphing promoter Bert
Causey announced Wednesday
night that any bone bending
fan desiring to see the tag
team featured card this Fri
day night would do well to
purchase his ticket in advance
at the Orion Hotel desk. The
genial wrestling boss advised
this because a sell-out crowd is
expected to attend the inter-
esting show.
The main event will be q
tag team match throwing Milo
Steinborn and Bill Bartush
against Jack Dillon and jim
mic Coffield. An exciting open
ing bout will pit Pete Mamma
goff against :Jerry Meeker.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-17
|0AT BURNER sun
AGAIN IN FORM
BY BERT COLLIER

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 49, RL
Speaking softly and keeping his
fingers crossed, Trainer Ben Jones
of Calumet Farms said today his
Sun Again is in the best form in
two years and may turn in a bril-
liant performance in the $500
McClennan Handicap at Hialeah
Park Saturday.
Jones has learned caution in talk
ing about the five-year-old chest.
nut horse which can be very, very
good at times, but he admitted the
Florida climate has worked Won
ders.
Sun Again has a habit of develop
ing ailments at critical moments.
1t was thatway before the Ken
lucky Derby two years ago when
tn e horse, brightest prospect
among handful of derby eligibles
in the Calumet Stable, broke down
after finishing second in the der
by trial, and was eliminated from
the picture. He took only one of
MS live starts as a three-year-Old.
The offspring Of Sun Teddy and
Hug Again continued as an in-and-
outer in 1913, but has taken new
interest in racing in the past few
weeks He was second to piccadil-
ly in his first winter outing, then
outran fast field, including his
flvine stable-nate. the mare Mar
Kell, at his next try.
The Careful Jones is beginning
to fel his nomination of Sun Again
for the McLennan and the $4,000
Wdener two weeks later may pay
off after all.
1.-The horse has returned to his
pre-derby FORM he declared.
s'He's never run better since he
was colt. But it's up to him.
It's hard to say what may happen
when he's running"