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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-17
Dewey Continues F.D.R. Attack
While Truman Assaults COP.

tion," he said in an address pre-:
pared for delivery. 1T can ana
must be done by fresh and Wig
orous administration which will re-
store honesty and competence to
our government.
Truman, the democratic vice
presidential candidate, charged
meanwhile at Los Angeles TIL t
republicans had fought tooth and
nail'' against administration pre-
paration for war. He told a new
conference Dewey either was un-
familiar with the facts or cover
ing them up" when he accused the
administration of being pnpre-
pared.
Senator Green ORD in WASH
ington described D ewey as a
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MOORE ANNOUNCES
ABATT0lR PROJECT.

1--WE will at least have an ap-
proved place for slaughtering and
handling of meat, an objective to-
ward which we nave worked for
number of years." Sanitarian W.
C. Haas of the Consolidated Board
of Health, said yesterday in ref
erence to the proposed construc-
ton of the first approved slaught-
ering house for New Hanover
county.
Construction of the $4,000 abat-
toir will begin within the next 60
days and will be owned and cp-
Grated by o. c. Moore, at Prince
George creek, Castle Haynes, he
added.
The plant will be the only one
of comparable capacity between
New Hanover county and Smith
field, in the central part of the
state, where the Carolina Packing
company is located, it was ex-
planned. 1t vii. serve meat-rais-
ers throughout southeastern North
Carolina and the creation Of an
abattoir or abattoirs in this sec
ton should spur the cattle-raising
industry in the southeastern dis
trict.
The announcement of the pro-
posed slaughter house comes as
the climax to- several years ef-
fort to secure an abattoir for the
county, conforming to State Board
of Health standards and adequate
to handle local cattle-killing needs.
Both city and county governments
at various times, nave considered
sponsoring the project.
Although the contract Cor con-
struction has not yet been COM
pletely developed, it is expected
to be awarded to w. A. Simon,
local contractor, Moore said.
Priorities for the critical mate
rails to 60 into the plant have al
ready been granted by the War
Production Board. the preference
rating being AA-3.
eve feel that on completion OF
Moore's abattoir, all meat raisers
and slaughterers will either work
through the new plant or provide
the necessary facilities to take
care of their own slaughtering ac-
cording to the state-required stan
dards," he said.
''It is anticipated that at some
future date, the Consolidated Board
Of Health will set deadline for
compliance with the state regula.
tons governing the killing and han
ding OF hogs and CATTLE" he con
tinued. r..ss:
Moore's abattoir will be: SC
equipped that it will handle
quantity of cattle at once, and
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in the creation of a world security
organization.
The call was issued by Under
secretary of State Edward R. Stet-
tinius, Jr.,. at a meeting of repre-
sentatives of about 100 civic, pro-
fessional and social organizations.
Except for the opening and clos
ing remarks of Stettinius and a
brief statement by President Err
nest Martin Hopkins of Dartmouth
college, the meeting was off the
record.
For the most part, however, it
was understood to consist of back
ground explanations of the world
security plan worked out at Dunn
barton Oaks conference.
Stettinius said that it is impos-
sible to over emphasize that the
Dumbarton Oaks proposals for
world organization "are tentative
and as yet incomplete.
Much work remains to be done
before the international organiza-
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"chameleon candidate. He said the
governor takes varying positions
on foreign policy, labor and new
deal legislation as MS campaign
travels carry him into areas where
different opinions are popular.
Truman's opponent, Gov. JOHN
w. Bricker Of Ohio who also Is
campaigning in California, summed
up at Santa Barbara his views OF
his two-week western tour with a
prediction that California, Wash
ington and Oregon will vote repub-
lican in the November election.
He also put in the repu Jean
column Minnesota, tn Dakotas,
Montana all of the Middle West,
New York. New England and Penn
sylvania and said signs ARE in
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-17
PACIFIC FORCE
SPEEDS DRIVE
MANY FOE BASES HIT
Third Fleet Carrier Planes
Sweep Across Luzon
Twice In Two Days

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-
(P)-American carrier planes
slashing anew at the Philip
pines, have destroyed anoth-
er 80 to 104 japanese planes,
bringing the total of enemy
aircraft shot down or riddled
on the ground to more than
700 in the past week of wide
spread raids in Japan's home
waters, Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz announced today.
A Bog BASE IN WESTERN
CHINA, Oct. 16.-R>-A strong
force of Superfortresses returned
to Formosa today, adding their
multi-ton loads to the rising cres-
cendo of furious army and navy
attacks on the main japanese base
in the south China sea area.
The primary targets were the
already hard-hit enemy airforce
installations at Okayama and the
air base and shops at Heito, few
miles to the southeast.
The second raid on Okayama in
48 hours was designed to expunge
any possibly disable installations
remaining after Saturdays strike.
The targets at Heito were only
slightly less important than at Ok
ayama. Crew members estimated
unofficially that rs per cent of Ok
ayama's military detectives were
knocked out in the raid Saturday.
| u. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD.
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Oct.
j 16.-LR-The carrier planes of the
Third fleet sweeping across Luzon
in two new raids day apart, shot
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700 JAP PLANES DOWN IN WEEK:
BIG FORTS HIT FORlMOSA AGAIN.;
NAN LINE BENDS IN 2 PLACES
ENEMY'S AACHEN
TRUST REFUSED
Patton Withdraws Force
From Fort Driant
Near Metz

LONDON, Tuesday, Oct.
17.-(P)-The taut battleline
stretching SO miles between
Aachen and tn e M a a s
(Meuse) river iM Holland bent
toward Germany in two
places early today and the
Berlin radio asserted prepara-
tons were being made for a
new Allied offensive in that
sector.
A German counterattack was
hurled back from Aachen itself
and the American pincers were
snapped clean through the half
mile gap in the steel ring which
had been forged around the city.
Doughboys of 1t. Gen. Courtney
H. Hodges First U. S. Army came
from the north to capture. Wurse-
len and linked up with troops from
Crucifix Hill to the south.
British troops pulled up at the
outskirts of Venray, five miles
south of the Mas. The German
radio reported a Nazi withdrawal
in this sector to the railway en-
bankment west of the river, sew
eral hundred yards behind the pre-
vious enemy positions.
These two Allied advances,
though perhaps not significant in
themselves. conceded with Ger
man reports of a budding often
sive in the only two sectors where
General Eisenhower forces have
any freedom of movement in the
forward battle areas-those held
by the British Second and the Am
erican First armies.
The German reports said strong
troop reinfo-cemerts' had been
seen behind Hodges line and the
Berlin commentator predicted they
would be employed in the coming
"battle OF Geilenkihchen,"
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creasingly encouraging in S u n
border states as Maryland and
Kentucky.
Other campaign notes:
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early reported nothing further
available on President Roosevelt :
own plans for campaign speeches
beyond his foreign policy address
Saturday in New York. There have
been reports that he might speak
in Philadelphia, Chicago and Cleve-
land before the election.
Rep. Clare Booth Luce (R-Conn)
expressed belief in Pittsburg that
the women's vote will decide the
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
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DUPLIN LAUNCHING
SCHEDULED TODAY

Miss Mary Jennette, of Faison,
winner of War Bond selling con-
test conducted in Duplin county
during the Fifth War Loan drive,
will christen the U.S.S. Duplip as
it slides down the ways of the
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany this morning at 11:15 o'clock.
Her matrons of honor will be
Mrs. R. E. L. Dees, of Wallace,
and Mrs. A. B. Wick, of Rose Hill,
runners-up in the competition.
The contest was conducted by the
Duplin War Finance committee
with the woman selling the most
bonds to receive the honor of
christening North Carolina built
ship. In winning. Miss Jennette
sold approximately $4,000 worth
and total sales during the COM
petition were about $3.50, 1000. Inter-
est was high from the opening day
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LEGION CIRCUS I.
DRAWS THRONC

One of the largest crowds ever
to attend an outdoor amusement
event in this vicinity was on hand
last night for the gala opening
of the Legion Thrill circus at
Legion park. Despite the chilly
temperature, the crowds came
early and stayed late and the op-
ening was an suspicious evert.
The show will continue twice daily
starting with a matinee today at
3 D. m. and night shows beginning
at 8 D. m. due to length of the
program.
The circus acts are all thrillers
and diversified. Featured are the
Flying Romas troupe of high ira
peze artists; the three Sky Rock
cts 1872 feet in midair, and Dare.
devil Bruffy, the man billed as
hanging himself and living to tell
the tale.
Other acts are Captain Doss
trained animals, the great Lip
pincott, magician; Melchoir and
Marie; the Rollo due; Pansy, the
Horse, comedy act; and the
Hedrinks, acrobats.
Midway attractions are present
ed by the Combined R. and S.
Amusements and the Marks shows
Mile Long Pleasure Trail, with
20 rides and II big shows.
Tonight will be Liberation
Night in honor of the Greek pa.
triots when the liberation of Ath-
ems will be celebrated by the To-
cal Greeks. Children's day will
be Wednesday from l p. m. till
6 p. m, with school children a.
mitted free at the main gates on
payment of nickel Federal tax.
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Half Million Homeless
In Normandy Province

PARIS, Oct. 16.-tREWas has
left 100000 persons homeless in
Normandy alone, the French gov
eminent said today in issuing an
appeal to the French people to
donate blankets and clothing to
aid these victims who are facing
a winter Of suffering.
In return for donations, the
ministry of production announced
it would distribute clothing aration
points and certificates exeir1pting
the donors in the event requisi-
ton should become necessary,
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BY The Associated Press

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, carry
ing his republican presidential
campaign into Senator Harry S.
Truman's home state, declared last
night that the Roosevelt admins
tration is weary and worn out
and incapable of bringing "order
out of its own chaos"
Speaking in St. Louis in a swing
through the midwest, Dewey as
serted the administration h d
"lived in conflict and that before
this nation can become "a steady
ing influence for freedom and
peace we must set our own house
in order.
THAT can never be done by u
weary and worn out administra-
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ERSATZ HELPS US

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-(R-
Sabotage and use of ersatz nave
SO undermined efficiency of Ger
man war plants that in two of
the latest Nazi raids on England
81 per cent of the bombs dropped
were buds, Maj. Ger. Levin H.
Campbell, Jr., the Army's chief
of ordnance, declared today.
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State Department Asks
Peace Proposals Study

WASHINGTON Oct 1eFThe State Department today called
the public intelligent and maturing consideration
the Dubarton Oaks proposals that the
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1wo And Half Million
Troops Sent To Europe

NEW YORK Oct 1e-lR-Lt Gen. Brehon somerveI COM
disclosed
the invasion the Allies landed nearly 900 troops
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FORECAST

Wilmington and Vicinity: Partly clou-
dv continued moderately cool.
Temperatures yesterday:
High 68-Low ~.
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The sub., 1944-12-09
4 W E D I T Q R 4 l.
By Joseph Harrington

Every American has the right of freedom of speech How most of us use this right be observed every day. In the armed forces this is called "Gripng"
 Every good soldier, sailor marine has his own par car grpe and how he grpes about every good service man knows.
 But when the first day of action he lays aside his grpes and gives his utmost life sef to achieve the purpose of his action.
 Now that the Sixth War Bond Drive has been in mo- tion for few days time clerks have heard all sorts ot "gripng" from their fellow workers This is the Good Old American Way, gripe and grpe like hell, but before the final day of the drive to clerk if you have previously signed up and sign for bonds. Be like the good American in the armed service who had done plenty grpng before the final day. but that day he his all
 As the war draws to the end of it's third year, 1t is brought closer to There many employees in this plant who have lost loved in action There also number of former employees who have given their all that we may live in freedom.
 Many employees in the yard in contact with the Navy that take submarines Stop and think
 of ten of these subs between 600 and $50 officers and men, who have been yards have made the supreme sacrifice With them it not the question of setting patry dollars the purchase of future security the giving of their lives that you and might enjoy the vast privileges of being free
 Since the there have been one half million alties many of these who painfully wounded, were hospazed recovered and returned active duty In their cases they could say they had done all they could d given all they could afford to give, like of attempting to say this Bond Drive
 Do not say anything like that to clerk but tell him to sign you up for Bonds.
 Do not fail PAL IN UNIFORM
The sub., 1944-12-09

of the workers of the Electric Boat Company, I say this because over ten years of my employment was at the Electric Boat Go. 1933 to 1943). l was employed in the main yard machine shop and prior to 1883 worked several times there as far back as 1920. With all these kind memories l can never forget my fellow workers at the Boat Company. That I left the Compa- ny was my fault and an error, but no use crying over split milk.
 We must fight to keep the vic- tory yard open. Chased as che finest equipped yard on the east coast. We of labor and other pro- gressive elements, even If we must ask the Kaiser Company or some other shipbuilding company to take over, if the Electric Boat will not promise to keep open during peace times.
 MT. Rainey, nor myself, nor any individual worker can do anything unless they are united. 1 enclose letter from Governor Baldwin. am submitting 1t to you in the hopes that our Unions will bring pressure on him to make him un- derstand that we want action on expanding industry here.
 asked Governor Baldwin to ask the E. B. Co. to stop their lay-offs, especially of their older workers. I feel that there is no need for 1ay-offs and the E. B. Co. should go out after more business for the postwar era.
 Thanking you, I am
 Fraternally yours,
 ARTHUR ALMEDIA
 Babcock's Assembly DeptO
The sub., 1944-12-09
Executive Chambers, Hartford State of Connecticut

State of Connecticut
 September 8, 1944 MT. Arthur Almedia
 New London, Conn.
 Dear MT. Almedia:
 am very much interested in what you have written and very sympathetic towards the point of view of those who face prospective unemployment unless something is done about it. You may or may net have seen in the press an an- nouncement that I made this week about conference in Hartford which will probably be held with in the next few days or within the next two weeks at the outside on this whole problem of reconver- sion. What we are going to try to do is to make it possible for some of our industries to take dis placed war workers and put them on the job of postwar employment for peace purposes.
 Yours very sincerely,
 RAYMOND E. BALDWIN.
 Governor
The sub., 1944-12-09


 should be more members of Or- ganized labor on these reconver- sion and postwar committees. And labor in general should demand a voice in the questions of postwar jobs for all, as advocated by all true liberal and progressive Amer jeans. But sad to say most of our fellow workers remain silent or are not interested in these vital questions of postwar employment that will effect the lives of every man, woman and child in this area and the nation.
 It Is timely to mention that cer- tain elements who are far from be- ing progressive and liberal Ameri- cans, influential groups in industry ]. and business are backing up a movement to make New London a summer resort and vacation land. No need to mention this fact, MT. Editor, but am. That every work CT, and this means thousands of us including the small business man and farmer knows. Economic dis aster will be our lot if the idea of MT. Kelly and others finally wins out. Eighty per cent of our work CTS are industrial workers whose skills are interwoven in industrial jobs such as machine shops, mills and shipyards.
 Let us awaken to this grave
The sub., 1944-12-09


 of Employment.
 danger that faces thousands of us and unite to smash this influential opposition that choses to ignore the wishes of the majority of us.
 believe the valiant union slog- an of United we stand, ready to fight all anti-social and anti-union groups" It is our sacred duty to fight on the home front for our gallant sons, daughters, kinfolks and friends in the armed forces, to see that this areas laboring class votes and progressive industrial leaders have not let them down and that our veterans will have job opportunities as well as others in expanding industry and the de- velopment of this port as God in- tended. We say, labor is apthetic, is not interested, in lots of cases, yes, but feel that our city off cials should awaken to this grave problem of postwar employment of bringing new industries here. Recently I wrote lengthy letter to the acting city manager, MT. Henkle, going through the oues- ton of port development, bringing in industries and postwar jobs. I hope the city manager recognizes that letter and 1t comes from me, a member of organized labor and a native citizen of New London
 am writing to your official per- son because I feel that I am part
The sub., 1944-12-09
The Editor of 'The Sub" Dear Sir and Brother:

just read very constructive article in your paper by Brother Raney regarding postwar employment It is pleasure to read such articles by member of organized la Dor this important subject of Employment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02

He asserted that the only real aid given Chinese armies in eastern China came from the U, s. i4th Ar Force, whose efforts he praised highly.
 Even that air support, the spokss. man charged, twas 90 small that it would hardly be credited If it could be disclosed"
 Ills words were pointed up by . 18th Air Force announcement that American airmen had abandoned their base to Tanchuk, in South- eastern Kwangsi Province, after blowing up everything of military value that could not Dc removed.
 The Japanese Dotnei News agency claimed the capture of Tanchuk, but there was no immediate confirma- ton of the enemy report.
 Japanese troops advancing across Eastern China in general offensive aimed ct splitting the country and rolling back the forward attack bases of American airpower, previously had forced the i4th Ar Force to It's huge air station ct Kweilin, in addition to bases ct Hengyang and Lingling,
 The council spokesman said more than ten Japanese divisions had been thrown into the offensive against q "pitfully" equipped Chinese Army which had to accept stag. gering loases' and fight with deteF- lnination instead of tirepower.
 The situation in Eastern China he added, has been made worse by the diversion of ChinA's bestssup. piled troops Co the eaween river front, where they were supporting the Burma caSnpaign-ia which Chinese troops also are playing . major role.
 The spokesman reminded Church. II that, while there was cause for pride in the British Indian Army ln Burma, "the forces iEl north Burma were chiefly contributed by China and commanded by Gen. Jos- eph w. stiiWeli."
 More than B0,000 Chinese already have been killed or wounded n North Burma, he added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02
Merchants Trust
 May Pay In Full
tNaYy photo from NEA Telephotol

Both savings and commercial de- positors of the Merchants Trust Company may be paid In full If the assets og the bank should Do sold, 1t was declared in superior court to- day by Attorney Herman WeismATl, attorney of record for the bank,
 The comments were made during c special hearing before Judge Ed ward J. Daly, who was asked by the stnte bank commissioner if the as- sets might be sold in Q single sale.
 Judge Daly, who last week heard similar motions on 10 other banks now In receivership, said he would study the matter and issue an order on oil Of the state banks ct the same time.
 Attorney Weisman questioned the advisability of disposing of the aS- sets Of all of the II banks in one single sale, He stated there are few persons who would have enough money to bid for purchase of oil of tho banks, but that there may be many who would be able to make offers for assets of one or several of them,
 It was pointed out by the attorney, who described himself aS Q stock holder of the bank, that the num- Dor of bidders might not Do limited if the assets of the local bank were solu in one sale individually rather than combined with the other de- funct banks of the state.
 Judge Daly stated the suggestion was Q good one and said that if on order Is passed for sale Of the assets that probably bids would be called for "any or Alp of the aB. setS Of the ii banks. He said All bids would be subject to approval of the court and that on open hearing would Dc conducted on acs ceptanee of thom.
 Further indication that the court was eager to close the receiverships was given when Judge Daly com. Inented, Tt may well be that this s the best time to sell" He added that first some order should be Issued on the nature of the sale, and that he would study the situa. ton carefully before deciding the