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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
$12,261,0O0 Per Year
Allocated To State
For Highways
By HOWARD SUBTLE
Star Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, July 13-Plans
for post-convention Congressional
action on $500, 100000 three
year postwar highway program,
under which North Carolina would
receive s12. 26l, 900 per year in fed
eral road funds, were revealed
here tonight by Rep. Herbert c..
Bonner of Washington, N. c., mem
her of the house roads committee.
Pointing out that the bill was
approved by the house roads
group, working during recess. Bon
ner's office explained that immedi-
ate action is contemplated so as
to give the legislatures of 45 states,
meeting next January, the oppor-
tunity to enact necessary legisla-
ton. To enable the states to quail
ify for participation under the fed
eral-state formula designed for dis
tribution Of federal funds or high
way construction, their respective
legislatures must pass enabling
acts.
In repeating a report on the pro-
posal, designed for quick action by
tine house rules committee when
Congress reconvenes following
Democratic convention at Chicago
next week, Rep. j. w. Robinson,
Democrat, Utah, roads. committe
chairman. said: "On1v if national
policy is clearly established in this
highway construction field, and
if the extent of federal aid is in
d;cated, can the states make full
progress in meeting the complex
legal. financial and engineering
problems which must be solved in
advance if the postwar program
is soundly planned"
Funds allocated to North Caro-
Ina annually for the three-year
Immediate postwar period are
broken down in a manner whereby
S5.518,000 would be available for
construction and improvements on
the federal aid system, So, 065, 600
would go to farm-to-market road
expansion. and So. 678. 900 would fl
rance a postwar continuation of
the urban highway program. Be-
cause of complex state problems
b1 ought by the war and consequent
loss of revenues through gasoline
rationing, the postwar highway
bill provides that the Federal gov
eminent shall contribute go percent
Continued on Page Five Col. A.
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GEN. ROOSEVELT
DIES in FRANCE

WITH AMERICAN TROOPS IN
NORMANDY, July 13-lN-B-ig.
Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., So
the soldier son of soldier father
who braved death in three inva-
sions and many battle fields in
north Africa, Sicily, Italy and
France, died of a heart attack last
night at 11:45 as he rested quietly
in a captured German truck.
General Roosevelt had been u.s.
ing the truck for his office and
bedroom the past few days.
The son of the former president
was assistant commanding gen.
eraI of the Fourth Inftnry divi-
sion. He died two hours after a
visit with his son, Quentin, who is
captain in the fighting First in
fantry division in which the gen
eral served as deputy commander
earlier in the wa.
Tomorrow Roosevelt one of the
best beloved generals in the army,
is to be buried in the Fourth divi-
sion military cemetery and his
body will rest in the soil of the
same country where his brother
Quentin was killed in the last war.
Although stricken with a slight
heart attack four days ago. Roose-
velt-insisted on continuing his
strenuous daily hours to encour-
age and guide his troops.
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Raleigh and C. C. Fleming of
Richmond, alternate, Office of
Defense Transportation; T. S.
Johnson of Raleigh, Office of
Price Administration; Maj. Ed
ward A. Wine of Raleigh, Air
craft Resources Control Office;
Maj. Hugh L. Caveness of Ra-
leigh, State Selective Service
and ]. F. McGinniss, with A. A.
Kirby or william r. Burns, al
ternate, of Philadelphia, Mari
time Commission.
Advisory members are Har-
old E. Finnegan of Raleigh.
Civil Service Commission; and
c. d. Staples of Richmond and
C. r. Willis of Rocky Mount,
alternate, Railroad Retirement
Board. Joseph w. Beach. chief
of the planning section, War
Manpower Commission, is
secretary,
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State To Receive Aid
In Highway Building
GUAM INVASION
APPEARS LIKELY

WASHINGTON, July 13- IR -
Three consecutive days of surface
or aerial bombardment of Gaum
were reported today by Admiral
Chester w. Ninitz, Pacific COM
mander-in-c chief, emphasizing pos
sibilities that this former Ame-i-
can base, captured by Japan early
in the war, son may be invaded
Cruisers and destroyers joined
Monday and Tuesday in hurting
heavy shells against gun emplace-
ments, blockhouses and ware
houses. Five barges also were sunk
by the commandment.
Planes from fast carrier
task group" swung into the at
tack Tuesday, directing their as
sault against detectives near Pitt
on Guam. The planes also straf-
ed gun emplacements.
Rota, another island in the
west Pacific Marianas group near
Guam, was hit also by the car
rier planes which made their at
tack Tuesday and Wednesday.
Many fires were started there.
Defense installations and runways
fer the japanese planes based on
Rota were hit.
Only moderate anti-aircraft fire
was encountered in the attacks.
One American plane was lost.
Nimitz announced also another
bombing of Truk atoll in the Caro-
line island group by 9TH Air Force.
They struck at anti-aircraft posi-
lions.
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Camp Davis Gun Crew
Bags japanese Planes

troit, Mich, said they were the
first Japanese planes he had
ever seen. He added cit was
just like in the MOVIES
Cpl. Joe Carvajal of San
Diego, Calf, aircraft identifi-
cation expert of the crew, re-
ported the first enemy plane
sighted was two engined
''Nick." The guns roared and
the corporal said eve must
have hit the gas tank the way
it burst into flames. A very
pretty sight.
A movement has been start
ed to see to it that the first
beer arriving at Saipan goes
to this IA unit. There is likely
to he no dis-~~.
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TAPPED JAPANESE
HAVE HEAVY LOSSES

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Friday,
July l4.-CP-The $4,000 japanese
Iylng to break out of British
I'VE" Guinea trap northwest of We
wax nave suffered heavy losses,
headquarters announced today
Gen. Douglas Macarthur said a
11Ise enemy force moved west
,~eoAesday to attack Aitape and
smashed las into Yank outposts.
| Inc wording of this report tend
81 10 indicate that the Yanks may
NaVe given ground at their ad-
vance positions 20 miles below Al
AS the big scale battle built up,
DoSIoAS- Mitchells and Beaufight-
rS OF HE far eastern airforce
~ dyeo % tons of explosives am
VIZ Nlpponese concentrations.
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Early Fall
OF St.. Lo
Expected
TAKE NEARBY HEIGHTS
Americans Now Command
All Escape Routes
From Fortress
SUPREME HEADQUAR-

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Friday,
Aulv 14.-(P)-The fall of St.
10 seemed imminent today as
American doughboys stormed
heights a mile and a half to
ahe east in position to fire at
point-blank range on escape
routes and into the heart of
the fortress itself, guarding
all enemy positions on the
Cherbourg peninsula front.
The night communique from SUI
irene Headquarters reported fur
ther gains by the column of arm
or and infantry which fought to
the outskirts OF La Barre De Sem
ilv two miles east of ST.. Lo, and
the Germans summoned echelons
from the rear in an attempt to
prevent break-through.
Seven towns were swept up by
L. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's dough-
boys. who were on the move in a
slugging advance all along the
flaming battlefront that put them
within three miles north of the
enemy's central anchor of Periers
and two miles north of the coastal
strongpoint of Lessay.
Supreme Headquarters broadcast
new warning to fishermen to stay
out of coastal waters from Bay
cnne, near the Spanish frontier, to
the west Tristan islands off the
northwest coast of Germany, re-
newing orders expiring last night
The Americans moved to the at
tack on St. Lo after an opening
barrage which left Germans STUN
ned and sickened in their foxholes.
Associated Press Correspondent
Don Whitehead, picturing the blaz-
ing battle in the green countryside
Of hedgeroWs, said staff officer
declared the enemy's position in
the ancient Normandy city was
untenable.
Americans on the ridge, which
t'elnts like a dagger at St. Los
tanks, we're pressing slowly to-
ward the city. while the enemy,
Talting in tanks and behind the
tedges, was putting up stiff re-
gl3tance.
Sound trucks were wheeled up
E!thin few score yards of the
front lines, and broadcasts told
Germans wanting to surrender to
lie In the grass and wait until the
htatry came up.
St. Lo itself was aother bat
tered town in the line of battle.
with streets piled high with debris, i
It's buildings wrecked by days Of
artillery pounding, said French ci-
PHlans who slipped into the Ameri-
Fan lines.
The Americans swung around to
he east in the encircling move
a]er driving to within a mile and
3 nall of the city on the north
yesterday.
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BARKLEY MENTIONED
FOR VICE PRESIDENT

:, WASHINGTON, July 10. -(R)-
Folltlcal Washington read with
more than casual interest tonight
a report that the name of Senator
tarhley OF Kentucky would be plac-
eu In nomination for the vice pres
dental nomination.
Inc report. quoting Henry Ward
associate editor of the Paducah.
Nv Sun-Democrat, caught the eyes
Of politicians especially in view
talk that the White House was
ABOUT to give Vice President Wal
FACE a pat on the back for renom-
nation.
And to add to the ever growing
evidence of second-place scrap
d Inc Chicago convention start
ing next Wednesday, Mayor Ed
ward j. Kelly of Chicago, veteran
democratic leader, told newsmen
On the convention scene that the
party conclave would not be "cut
and dried" affair.
:, Il look for a battle on several
mlnagS, Kelly said without elabo-
rating.
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1t. Gen. Mark W. Clark's dough-
boys cleaned out the last German
suicide squads III Lajatico yester.
Gay, taking $50 to 200 prisoners,
and pressed on northward in their
drive to flank the big port of Ii
vorno, whose strong defenses viz.
tually have stalled an American
push directly up the coast for the
past week.
Late dispatches placed the flank
lag forces less than dozen miles
from the point where the Era riv-
er empties into the Arno north
east of Livorno, whence the broad
Arno valley stretches westward to
the sea between Livorno and PiR.
There was no indication t h a t
American troops on the coast had
progressed beyond their lasfs re-
ported position eight miles from
Livorno, where they had encount-
cred whitening enemy artillery fire
from the hills.
Inland from Lajatico other Al
lied forces prepared to assault four
key road centers commanding the
approaches to the Gothic line. "
After beating back several savage
Nazi counter attacks, French Co.
lonials won positions from which
they could strike at Poggibonsi,
which guards both the Elsa riv-
er valley approach to the lArno and
the main highway northeast to
Florence, 81 miles away.
The bitterest fighting in h S
sector was for hill 218, two miles
southwest of Poggibonsi, which the
French won two days ago. The Ma
zig counter attacked recklessly
yesterday in an attempt to regain
the height, but the Colonials held
their positions stubbornly and in
hicted heavy losses on the enc
NV.
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O'Connor Appointed
As Red Cross Head

WASHINGTON, July 13.-R-
President Roosevelt today named
his former law partner, D. BASH
O'Connor of New York, to head. the
American Red Cross. He succeeds
the late Norman H. Davis.
O'Connor, president of the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis, was appointed chairman OF
the Red Cross central committee
for term expiring December IL.
George L. Harrison, president OF
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, has been acting chairman
since Davis death at Hot Springs,
Va, July 2.
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Two Jap Admirals
Killed On Saipan

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, July
49, (R Two japanese admirals,
one of whom directed the attacks
on Pearl Harbor and Midway, died
July 7 on Saipan, Adm. Chester
W. Nimitz announced tonight in
communicate.
One, Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagu-
mo, was commander in chief OF
the central Pacific area of the
Imperial Japanese navy. He was
in command of Japanese forces
which attacked Pearl Harbor and
in command of the carrier task
force which was wiped out at Mid
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,AIPAN ISLAND, MARI

SAIPAN ISLAND, MARI
ANAS, June 29-(Delayed) -
R-The American anti-aircraft
battery that shot down the
first Japanese planes over
Saipan waited more than two
years for crack at the enemy.
The unit, headed by Capt.
George E. Champion Of Brown
wood, Tex, and Kansas City,
Mo-, was activated In April,
1941, at Camp Davis, N. C.
1t wasn't until last night that
the Japs gave these gunners'
their first chance for action.
The AA crew blasted two
Jap planes out of the air in
10 minutes.
S-Sgt. Classy Carols of De-
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WzLN0, GATEWAY TO BALTIC,
FALLS TO RUSSIAN ARlNZES::'>
5000 GERMAN TROOPS DIE
[AA COMMANDER
| INSPECTS DAVIS
G eneral Green Spends
Three Days At Camp;
Compliments Men

CAMP DAVIS, July 10. - Salts
faction VITA the training status of
thousands of antiaircraft artillery
man in the Antiaircraft Artillery
Training Center here was voiced
Thursday by Maj. Gen. Joseph A.
Green, commanding general of the
Antiaircraft Command, after an
intensive three day tour of ac-
Invites at Camp Davis, Fort Fish
err and numerous surrounding
training areas.
The two starred head of the
Americans Army's lack ack" left
here late in the day after COM
plimenting Brig. Gen. C. v. R..
Schuyler, commanding general of
the AATC, on training efficiency
and condition of troops and equip
ment here. During his visit Gen.
Green, accompanied by General
Schuyler and Col. Darwin D. Mar
tin, inspector of training for the
AATC, watched numerous drills,
demonstrations of proficiency and
talked at length personally with a
large number of officers and en-
listed men.
The three day visit to Camp
Davis and its outlying commands
constituted probably the longest
tour of AATC activity here in more
than a year.
General Green told of his pleas
ure at the accomplishment of anti
aircraft troops overseas who have
Shown their versatility in all COM
bat zones by repeatedly swinging
in as ground troops, fighting as
infantry and field artillery as well
as antiaircraft personnel. Many
thousands of AA troops overseas,
including a large number in the
recent English channel invasion
force, are reliably understood to
have been Camp Davis trained SOL
diers.
During his visit General Green
viewed a spectacular exhibition of
night firing at Holly Shelter-one
of the highlights of his visit. He
spent several hours on the Silver
Lake area where troops are man.
euve-ing, toured the various in
stallations at Fort Fisher where
he also was accorded formal
review by the 124th AA group,
commanded by Col. Wayne L.
Barker. This review took place
Wednesday.
Although pleased with training
activities, General Green took &C.
casion to stress to General Schuy-
Ter, it was learned, that those in
charge Of schooling troops must
not slacken and that before COM
plete victory can be achieved con-
slant proficiency must be main
tanned.
General Green spent a number of
hours comforting with Brig. Gen.
Bryan L. Milburn, commandment OF
the Antiaircraft Artillery School
here, and visited activities being
carried out by the AA School. He
expressed satisfaction with opera
lions under the command of Gen.
Milburn.
Before General Green departed,
he was in conference with c l.
Adam E. Potts, commanding Of
ficer of Camp Davis. Colonel Potts
and the generals heading camp &C.
tivities escorted him to the posts
airfield.
The Antiaircraft Artillery Board,
the presidency of which has re-
Gently been assumed by Col. Fee
lix E. Gross, also was visited by
the AA chieftain. He discussed the
program with Colonel Gross d
indicated pleasure at work under
progress at ibis center of ex-
detrimental activity of the antiair-
craft artillery.
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|REDS APPROACH
EAST PRUSSIA
General Soviet Advance.
Reported By Moscow
On All Fronts

LONDON, July 13.-R1-
Wilno, gateway to the Baltic
and capital of the Soviet Lii
lithuanian republic since 1910,
fell to the Red army today af-
ter five days of street fight
ing in which more than 5000
Germans were killed and s.
900 captured, Moscow an.
nounced tonight, while con-
tinuing advances to the
southwest placed the Rus.
slams less than 80 miles from
the border of East Prussia.
Several hundred towns and vii.
lagos were taken in the general
Soviet advance all along the cen.
trail, Baltic and Finnish fronts. the
Soviet midnight communicate an.
nounced, with noteworthy gains
being made in the steady encir.
clement of Daugavpils, big rail hub
in southern Latvia.
One of the days significant ad.
vances was in the center, where
the Soviet communique as record.
ed by the Soviet monitor said Rus
sian troops took the town of Ruiz.
hany, so miles northeast of Brest
Lltovsk, anchor-point on the Ger
mans next defense line and Dor.
der city in the 1899 German-Rus-
sian partition of Poland.
This represented an advance of
20 miles from previously reported
Soviet positions and confirmed
German broadcasts earlier in the
day admitting that the Russians
had broken through a German Sc
curity line in that region.
Fall of Wilno first was announc.
ed in an order of the day by Mar
shall Stain, wlich ordered "a.
salvo salute from 324 Moscow can.
non and cited his younger son,
Vastly, an air force colonel, for
participation in the capture. Vas
silly was cited three days previous
ly for aiding in the capture of
Ida.
The smoke smothered city of 200,-
900 was scene of horror and
destruction as Gen. Ivan D. Cher
niakhovsky's Third White Russian
army finally liquidated the Ger
man garrison, which had vainly
reinforced by parachutists.
The Germans were reluctant to
yield the city, which is ccm-
munications center linking White
Russia, Poland and the Baltic
states, but from the very incep-
ton of their ferocious house-to-
house resistance, they were by
passed by large Russian forces
which sped past the city in a swift
westward drive that gave pros
poets tonight of Soviet soldiers
fighting on German fatherland soil
by the end of the week.
Meanwhile, strong forces had re-
manned to clean out Wilno. One
correspondent wrote that the re-
manning Germans we're lin state
of agony" and described common
soldiers as striving to surrender,
only to be shot down by storm
troopers and Gestapo men. Re-
peated parachute reinforcements
were SHOT out of the sky or fell
on power lines and roofs, he said.
Stains order did not disclose
the total of Nazi casualties.
The prisoners taken had orders
from Hitler to fight to the death
for the city, Russian accounts said.
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and employer In this area,
which includes the counties of
Columbus, Brunswick, Pender,
New Hanover, Bladen, Robson,
Hoke, Sampson, Harnett, Cum
berland, Scotland, Richmond,
Arson, Wayne, Duplin, Moore,
and Lee. .:..
Members and alternates of
the committee are, to date, DIR.
Dorton. Thomas ]. Love and r.
E. Ball, alternate, of Raleigh,
War Production Board; Major
E, Werner of Wilmington, War
Department; Capt. C. C. Moses
and 1t. r. C.. Barley of
Charleston, Navy Department;
C. E. McCallum and E. r.
McCracken, alternate, of Char
lotte, Smaller War Plants Cor
poration; DIR. 1. o. Schaub and
HillmAn Moody. alternate. Of
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Lajatico Captured
After Bitter FIGHT

ROME, July -QP)-American troops have captured
the German stronghold of Laatco II miles inland from
the Italian west coast of the bterest fighting in
weeks and tonight reported baterng their way slow
down the Era valley toward the Arno river first great
obstacle in the enemys Gothic line" defenses
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WILMINGTON AND VICINITY. PARTLY
cloudy and continued rather warm r.,
day with scattered thundershowers
mostly in afternoon.
Temperatures yesterday:
High SO; Low rs.
The Nome nugget., 1944-03-08
CONGRESS AND THE TAX BILL

By almost unheard of majorities in both the Senate and House the Congress last week over-rode the Presidents veto of the 1944 tax bill Ii unfortunate. But itwas perhaps politically under standable This is quadriennia election year. No member of Congress, even those whose seats are not at stake likes to face. his colleagues go before the electoral after having passed high tax measure. Tradition, to large degree sup ported by history, has it that this is a sure way of committing political suicide. The exigencies of political necessity rather than the economic well fare of the nation undoubtedly controlled the de- cison of Congress.
 Of course the amenities were all observed Majority Leader Barkley after having scuttled the ship, sauted its commander in courteous, almost loving terms. And the commander, President Roosevelt, addressed his to Dear Alben." Neither the Barkley letter the Roosevelt reply will find their way into documents of statesman ship of World War II.
 In quarters the rebuke to the President meant blow to his chances for renomination by the Democratic party Some misguided enthu- siasts immediately launched Barkley for Pres- dent boom Both were hardly justified Many weeks ago the President explicit in his de- mands for a hightax schedule this year There should never have been any doubt as to his veto of the bidding measure enacted by Congress. His veto merely confirmed the honesty of his convic- ton that the levies asked by the treasury depart ment are needed as vital part of the nations war effort.
 And lest it be overlooked, we should be re- minded that if the Congressional refusal to go along with the President on taxation will eliminate Roosevelt from the Democratic presidential pic ture, it must also do the thing for Mir Will kie, now leading contender for the Republican nomination Because, some three weeks ago. the latter criticised the Administrations $1OOOO 100000 tax program and urged Congress to boost the ante to S16,OOO 100000
 Thus if the politicos prefer Senator Barkley to MT. Roosevelt we suggest they also pick the Honorable Ham Fish substitute for Wendell Willkie-(Jessen's Weekly
The Nome nugget., 1944-03-08

think is doing the will of our Fa- ther?
 This racial problem is not new one. About twenty years after Jesus death, the apostle, Paul, was faced with this question. Paul and Barnabas had been commis- stoned to go out and preach to the Gentiles. Peter was with them in Antioch. Christian Jews were sent from the church of Jerusalem by James, the brother of our Lord. These Christians from Jerusalem were opposed to the practice of eating with Gentiles. So Peter, Barnabas and others were per suaded to withdraw themselves from eating with Gentiles.
 So said Paul, in his letter to the Galatians: q withstood him
 Peter), to the face, because he was to be blamed. When I saw