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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
Boys Club Is
HostAtPany
AtSt. Antoine

The NY.O. club OF the st. An
tome YMCA Boys department, en-
tertained at a party for their friends
in the boys lobby of the YMCA on
Friday form 8 TO 10.
This club is composed OF a group
81 older boys organized for the
purpose of working out some OF the
delinquent problems confronting
themselves.
The club plans an outdoor pro-
gram for the summer months which
includes canoe parties, bike rides,
picnics, discussion groups and
splash parties.
1t was announced at the party
that the Boys department of the
st. Antoine YMCA plans a family
night exhibition for May 26. This
exhibition is 10 be held in the "Y''
gym and will include, a swimming
exhibition. handicraft exhibition,
mass games and Boy Scout dem
onStration.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
Faulty Brakes
Make Accidents

Pointing out that two q. the eight
fatal traffic accidents this month
We're caused by motorists guilty Of
driving with defective brakes. In
Spcctor James Lupton. in charge Of
the Accident Prevention bureau.
sad police are rebuilding their
efforts during the current brake
campaign 10 apprehend motorists
whose cars show outward evidence
Of having faulty brakes or other
defective equipment.
Since the star; Of the campo. En
on May !. Detroit police have tested
the brakes OF over 1920 cars. Lup-
ton sad or this number, 536 have
been impounded and 800 violation
tickets issued.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
Trio Is Held Here
For Strong-Arming

Three men were held by police
this week as suspects in the strong
arming Of Clarence Norman. 25. OF
962 Benton street. who reported that
he had lost 500 10 a gang Of thugs
who assaulted him and escaped in
an automobile
Held were Richard Baker, 20, OF
sci Eliot street; John Hill, %, OF
8507 Russell street. and Arthur
Slaughter. %, OF 1886 Chene street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
White Australian
Policy Condemned

p Reports from Australia tell Of the
action Of the Presbyterian Assembly
IN that country in volcinG diSSatS-
faction with the government atti-
tddc toward racial lmmi grafton as
expressed IN what Is popularity
known as the white Australian
policy"
The Assembly instructed tho Ma
tlonal Missionary council 70 bring
the groups position 20 the attention
~ the commonwealth government.
The group pointed out that the
white Australian policy" in immi-
grafton restrictions has never been
directed against any race or color
bat has been entirely an economic
consideration
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
Veteran Will
Marshall Parade

Earl Rhoades, commander Of Tom
Phillips Post American Legion. will
serve as parade marshal OF the
NAACP parade, Sunday, May %
The parade starts from the Art In
stitute and goes 10 Ebenezer church
where the first report meeting of
the Membership Drive viii be held
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27

knocked down and beaten and his
revolver snatched away.
Attendant Gerald, accompanied
by a passenger, rushed into the
room where they were confronted
with the pistol. The passenger fled.
but Attendant Gerald leaped at the
prisoner, seized the barrel OF the
weapon, felled the man and wrested
the gun from him. He then beat off
the other prisoner from the pros
irate guard and completely subd ed
both Of the men. keeping them
under control until they could be
secured. In the fracas. he was Sc
verely bitten on the shoulder.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
new Line FORMED
BY ITALIAN REDS
Are Willing To Abandon
Party's Fight For Abdi-
cation OF King

NAPLES, April 1@R-The COM
munists in Italy announced new
party line today, expressing a will
ingness to collaborate in new
war government" headed by Mar
shall Pietro Badoglio and abandon
ing the party's fight for the abdl-
cation of the king.
Freshly returned from Moscow,
the party's chief in Italy, Palmlro
Togliatti, declared that King Wit
torio Emanuele'' is not a person,
but an institution" which could
not be changed until after the war:
The new line thus enunciated
was regarded by opponents OF the
king and Badoglio themselves as
of the highest significance, prob
ably assuring the positions OF the
aged monarch and his prime
minister until after the war.
The communists asked the five
other political parties in the
Hitherto anti-king, anti Badoglio
national liberation committee to
ioin in their policy, which is de-
signed, Togliatti said, to bring
Continued on Page Five;sCol. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
BRITAIN'S MAJOR
STRIKES CONTINUE
Walkouts Make March
Worst Month OF War In
Number OF Men Idle

LONDON, April 1-tRtBritain is
heading for invasion day faced
with mounting handicap of strikes
in vital industry which made
March probably the worst month
Of the war in the number of men
idle and working days lost. The
time has been lost despite efforts
of the labor unions to keep the
men at work.
Three major strikes alone two
of which are continuing - involved
at least $4,000 men and cost well
over 100000 work days, accord
ing to unofficial but conservative
estimates.
This was more than double the
official total announced by the
labor ministry today for February
272,000 working days lost in
strikes involving 100000 workers.
None of the present walkouts
have been union-called or the re-
suit Of jurisdictional disputes. In
every case, the labor unions have
counseled against walkout and
have urged mediation to maintain
war production while settlement
is being worked out.
However. the estimated March
loss of man hours was greater
than the strike total for the entire
year Of 1941, to which coal field
disputes contributed about half Of
the $4,000 working days lost.
AS in February, when the coal.
fields contributed $4,000 strikers
and 216,000 lost work days to the
months totals, the mines were
again the chief trouble spots last
month. In the first weeks, a dis.
pute over rates for special classes
of work touches off a strike which
spread through the whole of the
south Wales and Monmouthshire
fields.
This closed virtually every man
colliery and involved 1875, 1000
miners in Britain's worst wlakout
since the 1926 general strike. The
men returned to the pits under a
tentative settlement, but almost
Immediately trouble broke out in
south Yorkshire over pay deduct
ions for home coal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
TRIAL OF CHAPLIN
IS NEARING CLOSE
Final Arguments Will Be
Presented By The At
torneys Tomorrow

. LOS ANGELES, April l-Rt-The
Charlie Chaplin trial jurors are at
home today, attending to private
affairs and, if following the judges
instructions, refusing to discuss the
case or read or listen to news
paper or radio accounts OF it.
The comedian presumably is
playing tennis, his usual weekend
diversion, at his hilltop mansion
that figured so prominently in the
testimony.
And opposing counsel are polish
ing the final arguments which they
will present Monday in the case OF
the veteran film ctor-producer,
charged with violating the Mann
Act.
Completed Friday was the testi-
mony for and against the allega-
tons that he transported 24-year-
old Joan Berry to New York City
and back in 1912 with immoral in
tent.
After about an hour of final in
structions in the law by U. S. Dis
trict Judge J.. F. T. O'Connor Tues
day, the jury will retire to begin
deliberations.
The seven women and five men
jurors had heard the pale, unwed
mother testify in faint voice that
Chaplin was intimate with her In
a New York hotel bedroom one
night in October, 1912, and they
heard the actor declare in clipped
British accents:
II was not.'
They heard Joan assert that she
and the comedian were intimate
again on a following December
night after she broke into his
Beverly Hills home carrying gun,
but again Chaplin made emphatic
denial.
Miss Berry testified that she told
Chaplin she was expecting a baby.
asked him what they should do
about it and inquired if they could
MT be married. She said he re-
sponded, I'm not marrying any
body" suggested that she 60 to
New York to have the child and
told her he would spend fortune
if need be to blacken her charac-
ter.
To all of this the defendant like
wise made vigorous denial.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
Reds ModiGf
Peace TekI;i''
For Fir I'd
Willing To Allow Firms To
Retain Hangoe PENN
sula And Viipuri
PARLIAMENT TO MEET
Scheduled To Receive I'm
portant Government
Statement Monday

STOCKHOLM, Sunday, April 2
tRERussia was understood in re-
liable quarters today to have ex.
pressed a willingness to allow Fin
land to retain the Hangoe PENN.
sula and the city of Viipuri in a
modification of the Soviet arms.
tice terms handed to DR.. Julio K.
Paasikivi, of Finland.
DR.. Paasikivi, who has been in
Moscow since Wednesday, was re-
ported to have obtained the modi-
fications after Finland rejected the
original Russian terms.
The Finnish parliament will meet
Monday to hear what was DIES.
scribed as ''an important govern
ment announcement"
Set High Claim
While reported to be willing to
forego claims on Viipuri and Han
goe, the Russians were said reli.
ably to have set a high Preparations
claim for Finland to pay and sew
eral Films expressed fear that the
Helsinki government might regard
the price as too steep"
However, that is for the Finnish
cabinet and parliament to decide
in their coming meetings. Govern.
ment ministers are operating in
the greatest secrecy and Firms here
are unwilling to express any views
on its likely attitude because of the
danger of hampering the progress
of the negotiations.
1t was not known here what, il
anything, the modification details
provided with regard to the prob.
lem of German troops in northern
Finland-a problem ON which the
earlier peace negotiations wsre
said to have snagged.
Major Hurdles
The theory was discussed wher
the original terms were under con-
sideration several weeks ago thai
Continued on Page Seven; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
NORTHERN CASINO
Line IS IMPROVED
Fifth Army Punches For.
ward A Mile And Cap
lures Mt. Marrone
BY EDWARD KENNEDY

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Naples, April l. -tP)-Fifth Ar
my troops lashing out suddenly
under laundering artillery support
have punched forward one mile and
seized 5,500-foot Mt. Marrone Is
miles northeast of Casino, partial
ly Strengthening the Allied line
above that battle deadlocked town,
it was disclosed today.
The rugged terrain argues
against any major drive northward
in that sector, but Strengthening of
the front is of value and the op-
erations are engaging a German
force. Mt. Marrone, three miles
west of Rocchetta, dominates
much of the Verrechia valley.
The lull along the ITALIAN fronts
was broken by this surprise push
along the spiny Apennine back
bone running through the center
of the peninsula. The attack struck
between the Allied salients driv-
en- into the Casino area and the
Afedena region.
Besides assaulting Mt Marnone-
Chestnut mountain''-the troops,
whose nationality was not disclos-
ed, also attacked the towns of Piz-
zone and San Michele two miles
to the northeast.
At latest reports, fighting was
continuing and occupying troops
were consolidating the ground won.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
Ships Steam Within 400|
Miles OF Truk To Rake
Kapingemarangi
PROTECT SEA FORCES
Campaign Started To Neu-
tralize The Central Car
oline Stronghold
By LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor

Associated Press War Editor
In coordinated blows to pro-
tect powerful sea forces strik-
ing at the fortress of Palau,
American bombers have WHIP
ed out two thirds Of Japan's
air power at Hollandia, New
Guinea, and made five neu-
tralizing raids on Truk in
three days while destroyers
steamed to within 400 miles
of Truk to rake the Kapinga-
marangi islands with gunfire.
Seventy-one japanese planes
were destroyed in Fridays raid
OH the big Hollandia base, Gen.
eral Douglas Macarthur an.
nounced today. Hollandia is on the
southern flank of the sea road to
the Paula Islands, which block
the approaches 10 the Philippines.
Islands Damaged
Nunakitsu and Neru Islands in
the seaplane base of the Kapin.
ga-Marangi (Greenwich Islands
were heavily damaged by Ameri-
can naval guns. This was the
closest warship APPROACH to vaunt.
ed Truk since a carrier force at.
tackled the base February 1917.
The two.way bombing attack
on Tt:uk is tire beginning of a
campaign to neutralize that cen.
trail Caroline stronghold, ''the
hottest target we've ever hit, -
said Brig. Gen. Truman H. Ian.
don, chief of the 7th AAF Bomb.
FL Command whose Liberators
have made three of the five raids.
Truk sent up night fighters TO.
the first time Friday night (Thurs.
day U. S. Time) indicating con.
Germ for the safety Of that Paci.
fic bastion under the two-way
pounding of big bombers from the
central and south Pacific.
Shakeup
A shakeup in the Japanese air
command was reported by Tass,
Soviet news agency. 1t. Gen.
Takeo Yasuda was removed as
Continued on Page Seven; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
THREE SOLDIERS
HURT IN BLAST
Two Men Injured AT Fort
Macon Taken To Camp
Davis Hospital

NEW YORK, April 1. - up -
Three New Jersey soldiers were
injured, two seriously, in an ex-
plosion at Fort Macon, Morehead
City, N. c., today, the army an
nounced.
After the accident, which occur
red during a pumping operation
in the forts garbage area, the
two seriously injured men were TAX
en- to a station hospital at Camp
Davis, near Wilmington, N. c.
The soldiers were Sgt. Joseph
H. Meyer, (Route 81, Caldwell,
N. j., Private First Class George
R. Door, (433 Abingdon Ave.) and
Private Carmen N. Cerami, (319
An+ere Parkway, both OF Bloom
field N. J.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
Draft Drops Unit System
Of Judging Farm Workers

State directors were instructed
to make certain that the local
boards understand the urgent need
for men under 26 for combat, a
need which President Roosevelt
and the armed forces have stress
ed.
Under ''war unit SYSTEM a
farm worker was supposed to pro-
duce 16 units before earning de-
ferment. An elaborate scale OF
war units, in terms of various
crops and kinds of livestock, was
worked out by the War Food ad-
ministration.
There were objections by some
members of congress from farm
states that the system was unfair,
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
County Urged To Proceed
With SanitOrium Project

Ihe Wilmington Civitan club ad-
dressed letter yesterday to the
BOARD Of County Commissioners
Urging that the tuberculosis sani-
"llum project be carried forward
now, and not be left until after the
War.
Ihe clubs letter, signed by the
ssscfetary, R. C. Dealt, Jr., asked
we county Board of Commission
eS to proceed with this vital
s'aga1eftaking with the greatest pos
~0le speed commensurate with
SOuo business Judgment"
'ufther delay in reconstruction
q he Red Cross sanitorium would,
'Le letter said, work undue hard.
,1lp on the community as whole,
well as On those unfortunates
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02

WASHINGTON, April 1-tR-se-
lective service today scrapped its
system Of judging farm workers
by units of production but at the
same time took steps to draft as
many of these registrants as pos
sible under existing legal restric-
tons.
The action restored to local
draft boards discretion as to de-
ferments in agriculture, in line
with a prediction by Senator Rus
sell D-Ga).
kilograms went to all state draft
directors emphasizing that under
the Tydings amendment farm
worker must show that he is IT.
replaceable and regularly engag-
ed in an agricultural endeavor
essential to the war effort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02

afflicted with tuberculosis qnot
suitable candidates for the state
institutions; namely, the incurables
and those awaiting admission. We
are informed that, without the Red
Cross sanitoriur1; these patients
are left to the care of their 1amll-
les and are a constant source for
the spread OF the disease since
isolation is of prime Importance
in the control of, the disease"
The dispatchine Of the letter to
fine commissioners was the out
come of a unanimous vote OF 'ap-
rroval for reconstruction Of the
project at Thursday nights meet
ing of the Civitan club. The
Continued on Page Five; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
|RedCrossWar
FundBoosted
IeCrand Says Wilmington
Should Be Proud OF
The Achievement
SURPASSES GOAL
n, c. Shipbuilding Com
pany Reports $32,500
And More Expected

The grand total contributed in
.bc annual War Fund appeal of the
american Red Cross reached
here yesterday, there
Nv placing Wilmington and New
Hanover county ''over. the top"
n their SIS, 600 quota by $28, 705, &C.
cording to the tabulations at the
end o. the drive.
J. G. LeGrand, campaign chair
man said Wilmington and New
Hanover county should be proud
If this achievement. 1t reflects
real credit on the Red Cross, that
his fine record commands such
,pendid support and shows prop
|cr appreciation on the part of the
reople of this community of what
|be Red Cross means to our
lighting men.
THE American Red Cross, our
men in the armed forces, their
idmilies and all others whom the
Red Cross serves. are most CRATE
tul for this generous response, "
said LeGrand.
Headquarters Open
Officials of the campaign dis
closed that although the drive has
officially ended. there are still
many firms and individuals whose
contributions have not been re-
teived. Campaign headquarters
lin the Tide Water building will
remain open for several days
longer, it was said.
The North Carolina Shipbuild-
ing company division, of which S.
P Ware is chairman reported a
total Of S52, 500, and the company
lis still receiving donations from
Its employees. 1t is expected that
The final reports at the shipyard
will continue this week, and Off
Gals are confident that the amount
already turned in will be substan-
tally increased. The shipyard
werScribed its quota of $25, 900
by 100 percent and is the single
A-gest contributor in the cam.
paign.
The Women's County division,
Continued on Page Seven: Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
S0LONS MAY TAKE
SUMMER HOLIDAY
Barkley Says Recess May
Be Taken If Major Leg
islation Is Passed

WASHINGTON, April 1-tRE
congress may spend the third sum-
ner Of war at home, with a ma
loElty of its members campaigning
oF rejection, If leaders can whip
major legislation through IN time
Nr a June or July recess.
With the Republican national
convention set for June rs and
,,ae Democratic meeting July 10,
Aalorlty Leader Barley Ky.)
s'lo ne saw no reason why a sum-
liner recess couldn't be taken, if
ae legislative situation permits.
congress closed up shop today un-
vi April II for an Easter recess.
II We can get necessary legisla-
pOA passed." Barley said, 'we
PROBABLY can go home. I have a
leellng that the war will 60 right
Slong whether Congress is in ses-
sion or not.''
IN the past, Republicans general
y nave contended Congress should
lemaln on call but they agreed to
a recess last summer, with the
roVlso that leaders could summon
Asmoe@s if an emergency arose.
something of the same nature
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
NORTH CAROLINA: Sunday partly
cloudy east and central portion, and
mostly cloudy in the mountains win
occasional showers during the fore
noon. Slightly warmer east, cooler west
portion.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperature
lao am. 46, 1880 am, 48, 1880 pm, "a,
1880 pm, So , q.
Maximum IS, Minimum 49, MEAN '''
Normal So.
Humidity
1870 am, SO, 1880 am, 86, l:3u PM So'
1880 pm, u.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
600 inches.
600 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
5:3Op 12:2lp
,r...,,ho,, 1n1.+ 3.O2a 9:23a
N-"' $500 1882
Sunrise, 5:5Sam., Sunset, 6:3s PM
Moonrise 1916 PM, Moonset, 2:43 a'Hi''
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
WOMEN FINED $50
in AZALEA ACTION
Attorney Indicates Case
May Be Appealed To
Superior Court

The Lake Forest housewives who
told Judge H. Winfield Smith in
Recorders court yesterday morn
ing that they pulled up two of the
city's azalea. bushes in Greenfield
Park 'on impulse" were ordered
10 pay fines of $50 each, costs of
court, and in default of payment
to serve 60 days each on the coun-
ty farm.
Their attorney, Alton Lennon,
who had pleaded nolo contendre,
protested that the sentences were
''too steep" requested a 10 days
stay and indicated that the case
may be appealed to Superior
court.
Both Mrs: Bruce Ludlum of 10
Summit Walk and Mrs. M. A.
Northrup of 9 Plnecrest Parkway
admitted taking the flowers Tues
Gay evening, about dusk, while
they were on walk. They denied
ever having piifered Greenfield
plants on other occasions.
The two women seemed agre-
able to accepting the fines imposed
but Attorney Lennon contended
that the judges sentence was Gin
consistent with your own asserted
policy in this court in view of the
fact that the parties made an hon
est confession of their act.'
persons have been in this court
for stealing goods from the five
and ten cent store and have drawn
lighter sentences than those you
have assigned this morning." Len
non said.
Lennon declared that he intended
to express his opinion of the SEN
tence passed "even if you fine me
for contempt Of court.
The first witness on the stand
was Ralph w. Smell, superinten-
dent of the park department, who
reported that he and Otto Harper
were making a routine check of
the Greenfield area Tuesday night
when Harper encountered the
women with the bushes. He report
ed that Harper disclosed that the
women had admitted taking up the
18-inch plants. .. .
Harper told the court he did not
see the women dig up the bushes.
Cne of the pair had plant under
her coat and the second threw a
bush down hurriedly on his arrival.
He repeated what the two later
told the judge, that they had done
tbe thing ION impulse" Harper al
lc.u.:. Dor. Five. Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
laps Advance 7oward Lnphal But
Allies Stop Them In OtherAreas
SEVERE FIGHTING
Enemy Suffers Heavy Cas-
ualties Along North
Burma Battlefront

NEW DELHI, April 1-RtThe
japanese have advanced from the
northeast in their offensive into
India towards Impha1, but allied
troops have battered the enemy to
a standstill in other sectors of the
fluid North Burma battlefront and
are inflicting increasingly heavy
casualties, southeast Asia COM
munique indicated today.
In the vicinity of Ukhrul, 81 miles
northeast Of Imphal, the japanese
made advances, the extent of
which was not specified, in their
drive against the Manipur plains
road above Imphal.
Severe Fighting
At the same time, the allied com.
munque said, there was severe
fighting in the hill tracts east OF
Kohima, go miles north of 1mphal,
where British Indian troops were
fiercely engaging another strong
Japanese invasion column.
(The Berlin radio, quoting what
it said was a Tokyo dispatch, said
Imphal was evacuated by the Brit
ish March 30, but on March 81 Gen.
Sir Claude J. E. Auchinleck, al
lied commander in Burma, told
the Indian legislative assembly that
"our commanders have no inten-
ton that Imphal should fall into
the enemy's hands" British mill
tary circles in London had receiv-
Continued on Page Seven; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-02
Russians Smash Within "a Miles
OF Odessa; Seize 200 Villages;
i. s. Blasts Hollandia And Truk
U.S.. Liberators Accidentally Hit
Swiss Town During Raid On Nazis

bombing had caused consider
able damage in the city.
The Liberators Of the U. S.
Eighth Air Force, perhaps ESQ
strong, were escorted by
Thunderbolts and Mustangs of
the Eighth and Ninth Air Force
which shot down five enemy
fighters. The number of Ger
man planes shot down by the
bombers has not yet been
tabulated, the communique
said.
Diving to strafe enemy air.
fields, the American fighter
planes also destroyed a num-
Der Of Nazi aircraft on the
ground while other Thunder
bolts attacked airfields in
Bremen and Hanover and shot