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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
TRUMAN TO DELIVER
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Up
President Roosevelt today approx.
ed plans for his fourth term run
ming mate, Sen. Harry S. Truman
to accept the vice presidential nom
nation August 81 in an open-alr
speech at the courthouse in Lamar
Mo-, Truman's birthplace.
Truman disclosed this after q
White House visit where he helc
his first conference with Mr.. Roose
welt since he was nominated for
vice president.
The senator said he also would
make campaign speech on Labor
Day at Detroit, but beyond tina
his political speech-making was ii
the hands of the Democratic nation
al committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
Election
To See Fewer Votes

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 up -
The total vote in this years presi-
dental election is in for big drop
from the nearly $4,000, 1000 recorded
in 1910 if the aggregate of ballots
of both parties in recent state
wide primaries is any indication
of the November turnout.
An Associated Press survey of
elections for governor and Senator
in 10 states showed today vote de-
clines in is ranging up to nearly
so per cent of 1912 or 1910 pri-
mary totals. Primary registrations
also were off compared with re-
cent years. Only Ohio and South
Carolina polled larger votes.
Both parties recorded fewer
votes in most instances. Some OF
the decreases were attributed to
lack of contests in, contrast with
former years, but on the whole
the 16 states polled over 2,500,0OC
votes less than in the most recent
comparative statewide primaries
Important factors in the decline
include the millions of service men
scattered all over the world and
the migration of workers to war
plant centers. These were appar.
ent two years ago when the off
year Congressional elections
brought out only about 10000, DOC
votes. 'r' %
+ illinois aggregate Republican
and Democratic primary vote for
governor was off SO per cent COM
pared to 1912. s., 800 s.
t ,Kansans rolled up only 1888, 00(
votes in the Senatorial primaries
as against 81, 1899 in 1910, DROP
of 183,899 or 40 per cent.
Pennsylvania's senatorial pri
maries drew 876,693 voters, W t h
candidates unopposed in both par
ties. This compared with the pre-.
vious statewide primary vote Of
/ ,499, 229 for Governors in 1912, a
decrease of 622, 536 or Al percent
Ohio's two party gubernatorial
and South Cardinals Democratic
Senatorial primaries were, the on.
" elections pulling more voters tc
the polls than two years ago. But
these races were unusually lively
ones. =
The Buckeye State primary vote
totaled 794,924, or 1876, 1893 m e
than that in 1912, but there were
I o u r Republican candidates fol
governor this year while Gov. John
w. Bricker, COP vice-presidential
candidate. had no opposition for a
third nomination two years ago
The Republican vote accounted fol-
almost all the increase although
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
MRS. ELLEN ]. DANIELS

Requiem Mass for Mrs. Ellen j..
Daniels was held at 10 am. Friday
at St. Mary's Cathedral by Monsig-
nor c. E. Murphy. Interment was
made in Oakdale.
The recitation of the Rosary was
given by Monsignor Murphy, and
Father Rigney Thursday evening
in the Chapel OF Andrews Mortuary
Pallbearers were Everett Mel.
Wilson, Sr., Everett Mel. Wilson,
Jr., W. M. Wilson, Charlie White,
Howard Primer and ]. N. Browne.
Surviving Mrs. Daniels are one
son, Harry L. Daniels of Washing
ton, b. c., two daughters, Mrs.
w. C. Ashcraft of Baltimore, Md,
Mrs. Arthur Williamson of this CT
-ty; two sisters, Mrs. W. B: Price
of Norfolk, Va, Mrs. A. c. Skip
per of Washington, D. c.; and five
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19

Conduct medal, the Cam
paign Ribbon with three Bronze
Stars, and the Combat In
fantryman's Star.
His salary comes from his
side-kicks, who pass the hat
every payday. And if Johnny
has killed any Germans that
month they pay him a little
more as reward.
Through the Intervention of
the division chaplain, Johnny
joined the Yanks originally as
a mascot near Casablanca in
December, 1912. He promptly
volunteered as an "ammuni-
ton lugger for a"mortar. Des-
pite his skinny frame, he ''play-
ed around with a carbine in
his spare time.
That playing around netted
three Germans captured near
Maeteur and two others killed
at Bizerte.
He went to Sicily with anoth-
err division, carried ammo and
hunted Germans, but IT guess
they must have heard of me
because they kept out Of my
way
He already had his Purple
Heart when he shipped for An
zio with his outfit, but on the
beachhead II got it again.
Some shrapnel hit me in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19

the Democratic vote was higher
than 1912 by slightly more than
1000.
Ohio may prove November ex-
ception to the smaller vote indica-
ton this year. The secretary Of
states fofice there estimates a
presidential vote of $500, 900 as
against 1885, 39 in 1910.
The South Carolina Democratic
senatorial primary, which saw the
defeat of the Senate's dean, E. D.
Cotton Ed Smith by Gov. DIN
D. Johnston, drew Isl, 1872 voters
as against 234,972 in 1912, an in
crease of 1890. There was an
enrollement, however, of 400, 80e
this year as against 375,672 two
years ago. : t'47t
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
RoR ROWLAND SMALL

LUMBERTON, Aug. 18-Masonic
final rites for Bob Rowland Small,
57-year-old farmer and retired en-
ployee of Baker sanatorium, were
held from his home on Carthage
road yesterday afternoon. He died
Wednesday morning at the sana-
forum, where he had been a
patient the last week of six
weeks illness with heart trouble.
The service was in charge OF
St Adams lodge No. ia, of which
Mr.. Small was a member, and
his pastor, DR.. J. eileen Blackburn
of the First Baptist church ,as-
sisted by DR.. c. H. Durham and
the Rev. T. P. Hedgpeth. Inter
ment was in Meadowbrook ceme-
terry
Robson superior court adjourn
ed it's Thursday session at o'clock
and the office of the clerk of court
was closed because of the funeral
of Mr.. Small. whose daughter,
Mrs. Hoyt Braswell, is assistant
clerk.
Mr.. Small was born in Robson
county on April 6, 1887, the son OF
the late John B. and Mary Britt
Small. He had lived in Lumberton
for IS years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Bina Britt Small; one daughter,
Mrs. Braswell; one grandson, Bob
bic Braswell; his stepmother, Mrs.
Nellie Small of Warsaw; a half
brother, A. B. Small of Fairmont'
and three half sisters, Mrs. Pope
Pittman of Warsaw, Mrs. Frank
Davis of Wagram and Mrs. Nett1e
Markham of Laurinburg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
Obituaries
MRS. ANNA AINSWORTH

Mrs. Ann Ainsworth, 30, who re-
sided with her daughter, Mrs. J.
C. Layton, at 1902 Grace St., died
at the James Walker Memorial
hospital last night at 10 o'clock
after an illness of three weeks.
The funeral will be held Sunday
at the William Tickner funeral
home in Baltimore, Md.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Layton, and one son, Harry Aims
worth of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
Onslow, Fender Remove
Polio Ban On Children
Continued from Page One)'.

The bans at both nearby mill
tary camps were effected Aug
ust 7. -, -
In New Hanover county, DR.. A.
H. Elliot, city county health Off
Ger, said the ban against the pub
lie gathering of children would con-
tinue to be enforced. As a. ,precau-
ton against the threat of infa ntile
paralysis here the opening of coun-
ty schools has been deferred ,untl
September 18. Il. -
The polio restrictions at, Camp
Davis and Camp Lejeune were
''only temporary prec autions'' Of
ficials said. The Marine public re
lations officer pointed out that no
incidents of polio had been report
ed in the Camp and that only one
case had existed in Onslow county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
Teen-Age Hitchhikers
Rob Their Benefactor

: CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug.1a-
tR-William Leroy Sneed, operator
Of a filling station near Fayette-
vile, N. c., reported to police to-
day, that four teen-age nitchhikers
had forced him, to drive them from
Fayetteville to Mt. Pleasant near
here, and then robbed him of 81
and his gasoline coupons. Liza
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-19
laps REINFORCED

CHUNGKING, Aug. 18-(R-The
japanese have brought up two new
divisions in an effort to close a
wise on Chinese forces attacking
toward Hengyang from the south
west. and heavy fighting is raging
in the entire area of that enemy
held rail junction in northern HUI
nan province, the Chinese an
nounced today.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-15
Germans Told To Shoot
Anyone Who Surrenders

WITH THE U. S. SECOND AR
MORED DIVISION ON T H E
WESTERN FRONT, Nov. 14.-R-
Declaring that "our will to resist
is the only thing we have left, :"
the Nazi party had edvised all Ger
man soldiers to shoot anyone con-
templating surrender.
. Applying these instructions to
anyone. whether he be superior
officer, an ordinary fellow or a
close buddy" the party publica-
ton Scorpion which is distribut-
ed to the troops, said that these
admittedly "revolutited" by Ges-
tapo Chief Heinrich Himmler.
A captured copy of scorpion ;
containing this advice indicated
the same principle would be APP.
piled by Himmler's Peoples Ar
N.Y."
Stating that ''our will to resist
is the only thing we have left
against the material superiority of
our enemy until the new weapons
are ready for the 'front.' it said,
whoever sabotages our will to re-
sist must be smashed.
Himmler, it said, for the first
time has given the common soldier
an opportunity to execute the will
of the people, even if he is forced
to take up arms against his Su-
perior.
The paper then went on to re-
mark that ANY scHuples that mil
itary discipline may be endanger-
ed by such individual action shall
not brighten US. even if it should
happen that cowardly reasonable
elements take advantage Of this
right in order to remove unpopu-
lar superiors, this newly-won iber-
ty of action should nc. be restrict
ed
While it cautioned soldiers not
to allow their new right Of .un-
scrupulous action" to degenerate
into astate of chaos" it acknow-
lodged that leases of cowardly
murder of superior officers" which
occurred during hard rear-guard
battles" we're due to that certain
lack of discipline which accompa-
MES every disorderly retreat"
Then it summed up that when
soldiers observed "evep the tiniest
spark of softness or cowardice" it
was time to 'eradicate the cancer
before it causes disa ster. If
your responsible commander
thinks or speaks about retreat,
then you must act or the position
is LOST
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-15
REDS ABOUT READY
TO TAKE BUDAPEST

LONDON, Nov. 14.-(P)-Soviet
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky set
the stage tonight for the fall of
Budapest, Strengthening his lines
by advances northeast and south
Of the Hungarian capital and NOV
ing his armor, artillery and infan-
try into strangling semicircle
around the city.
Most of the days operations of
the Red army on the sodden East
ern front were aimed at getting
into position for a death strike
at Budapest. The Russian COM
munique announced capture OF
more than 80 towns in a line exc
tending for As miles east and
northeast of Hitler's last satellite
capital and liquidation of the enc
my bridgehead On the east bank
of the Danube with capture OF Solt
and Duna Egyhaza, IS and AZ
miles south.
Holding fast to their positions
within easy medium artillery
range of Budapest on the south,
Malinovsky's men drove north and
from Monor and took
Uri and Peteri, registering gains
of three to five miles.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-15
Grand Jury Report Recommends
School, Fire Station Repairs

The grand jury submitted a re-
port of Investigations during the
November mixed term of criminal
Superior court, to Judge Henry L.
Stevens, Jr., of Warsaw, in Super
ior Court yesterday afternoon, and
ircluded recommendations for re-
pairs and improvements for Is New
Hanover county, public schools.
There were 1872 witnesses exam
ined and the rand jury returned IS
true bills, one not true bill, and one
presentment was made. The report
in full:
eve have examined reports of
Justices of the Peace in New Han
over County, and find that all have
rendered reports as required.
I'VE have inspected the 10 schools
of the county and find them, in gen.
eral, to be in very good condition
and efficiently operated and super
vised, however, in our examlna-
tons have found number of con-
ditions and situations which should
be corrected. We enumerate them
as follows:
New Hanover High School: At
this school we find that SCOT from
the school chimney settles around
and in the school through open win
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BRITISH CAPTURE
RAYENNA OUTPOST

+ ROME, Nov. 14.--CR-The Brit
ish Eighth army has won the coas-
tai highway bridge over the
Ghiaia canal before Ravenna and
in important gains of up to two
miles in the Forli area has cap
tured the village of San Tome, Al
lied headquarters announced to-
day..
Eighth army units which cross
ed the Ghiaia canal yesterday cut
back across Highway 16-the
coastal highway and captured
the German rearguard holding the
bridge. The Germans were sur
rounded while engaged in meeting
the allied frontal attack from
south Of the canal, and the ex-
pertly executed maneuver gave
thief allies an important new foot
hol@ on the approaches to Raven
ma.
In capturing San Tome north
west of Forli the Allied troops
took 100 prisoners. Mopping up of
German parties west of the Romeo
river north of Forli continued,
with additional prisoners taken.
The desert air force was COOP
Grating closely with ground troops
advancing slowly northwest of
Fori on 1,500-yard front against
German infantry and tanks.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-15
PouillyRidge
Holds Key To
MetzCapture

INSIDE FORT L'AISNE WITH
IN THE METZ FORTRESS RING,
Nov. 14.-LP-The battle for Metz
tonight was a modern foxhole
struggle on the rainswept Pouily
ridge inside the ancient defense
ring.
The doughboys who swarmed
past this toothless, mossbacked
and buried fortress are trying to
rout the Germans dug in on that
key ridge.
Overlooking Metz from the
southeast, Pouilly ridge controls
the one main highway escape
route out of the city. Well inside
the outer fortress ring, it has only
foxhole Notifications, but it is
proving tougher than the two fang
less forts now captured by the
Americans.
Neither Fort L'Aisne nor Fort
L'Yser has big guns or emplace-
ments. Machine gun mounts were
the only Indication of armament
found in them. Shells and bombs
bounced off this tortoist shell fort
like pebbles, but protection was
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Metz Capture Near While British
Storm Forward In South Holland;
II Jap Ships Sunk Near Manila
TOKYO SAYS U. S.
BATTLESHIP LOST
Nimitz Reports % Enemy
Planes Downed With
128 More Strafed

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, PEARL
HARBOR, Nov. a. up -
American Third fleet carrier
planes sank or damaged IA
japanese ships and one float
ing dock, shot down % planes
and strafed 100 more in re-
newed raids on the Manila
area Sunday.
The enemy counter-a tacked the
carrier task group and one Ameri-
can ship was damaged, Adm
Chester w. Nirnitz announced in
communicate today.
Goth Tokyo radio and the Japa-
nese-controlled Manila radio an
nounced earlier that 800 America an
planes struck Manila bay shipping,
hitting the Cavite Navy yard and
Clark airfield. Tokyo claimed one
American battleship was sunk by
suicide pilots east of Luzon island }
Nimitz summed up this damage
inflicted by Hello t fighters,
Avenger torpedo planes and He'll
diver bombers:
One light cruiser badly damaged.
Two destroyers exploded (possi-
bly, sunk, but the communique did
not so specify.
An estimated II cargo ships and
oilers sunk or left ablaze.
One floating dock torpedoed.
Many docks in the Manila bay
area and Cavite Navy yard were
struck.
There was no indication wheth-
er any of these ships were pre-
viously damaged in the October
naval action in the Philippines or
by carrier strikes, or whether they
were newlyarrived at Luzon and
thus may be added to the previous
high toll of japanese shipping.
Ten japanese planes were shot
down while lacking the carrier
group and 10 out of 20 which in
tercepted the American raiders
were shot out of the air ever Lu.
Zon.
Admiral Nimitz disclosed that
Rear Adm. Frederick c. Sherman
commanded thu carrier task
groups involved.
Marines Corsaik planes sank
small enemy vessel in a bombing
and strafing run on the northern
Palaus Saturday, Hellcats and Lii
berators bombed Koror, Malakal
and Arakabesan islets in the Palau
group.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-15
Alley Cat Attacks
Young Boy At Play
Who Loses Right Eye

Charles Spencer, six-year-old
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. H.
Spencer, Sill South Sixth street,
suffered the loss of his right
eye when he was scratched in
the face by a black and white
alley cat last Friday, while
playing in the backyard at his
home, according to a report re-
ceived yesterday by the city
police department.
The child was carried to DR..
j. Buren, Sudbury, and then to
the James Walker Memorial
hospital, where it was neces-
sary to remove the eye. The
Pasteur treatment as a pre-
caution against rabies was
given.
The Rev. James r. Lee of
the Sixth Street Advent church
told Detective H. Hayes that
he had seen the cat several
times, and that OIL one oc-
casiOn it was in his church.
As he attempted to chase it
out, the cat made break for
the door, but no evidence Of
rabies was apparent, accord
ing to the police report.
A copy of the report of the
police detective was forward
to the health department, and
a search is still underway for
the animal, it was reported.
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Fewer than hall the members
were on hand, however, when
Speaker Rayburn and Vice Presi-
dent Wallace banged their gavels
at noon. Leaders leaned to the
view that it was useless to under
take more than a brief legislative
program in the dying days of this
Congress.
They began mapping short sche-
dule topped by extension of the
Presidents extraordinary war pow
ers, now due to- expire Dec. 81,
and revival of crop insurance which
b { h democratic and republican
party platforms endorsed.
Rayburn said he thought fed
eral state highway program also
should be passed since AZ of the
48 state legislatures convene early
next year. A 81, 500, OO0,0 900 program
is pending and the state legislatures
cannot act to assure state coopera-
ton until Congress acts.
While the newly gathered legisla-
tors busily snapped election con-
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BRITISH SINK FOE.
SHIPS OFF NORWAY.

LONDON, Nov. IA Up The
British home fleet struck another
blow at what is left of German
seapower Sunday night, soon after
the sinking of the battleship Tir-
pitt by the Raj, when it blew
up or sank nine ships of an H.
ship convoy off Norway and drove
a tenth Nazi vessel ashore, it was
disclosed tonight.
Two cruisers and four Destroy
ers swooped down on the German
convoy rounding Lister ford, south
of Egersund, Norway, travelling
north and inflicted the losses with
out any material damage to them
selves. The MAJ; convoy, an adj
miralty communique reported, in
Guided several M-class minesweep-
ers and was taken entirely by sur
prise.
"In order to carry out the at
tack" the communique said, His
Majesty's ships had to steam close
inshore, bringing tn m within
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WASHINGTON, Nov. IA Up -
President Roosevelt has decided to
do away with the usual inaugural
trappings and take his fourth term
cath in a simple White House cere-
mony.
His decision to forego the Gus
tomary Capitol Hill formalltles ana
parade was announced toby by a
Congressional Inaugural commit
tee which applauded it as a sensl-
BILE wartime move.
Applying at his news confer
ence on this announcement, Mr..
Roosevelt said he made his choice
because it would save money. He
figured the whole cost could be
held to $4,000, he said, adding that
most of that would 60 for con-
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THIRD ARMY
FINDS NAILS
MOVING OFF
Montgomery Sends Force
Toward German Line
Under Barrage

LONDON, Nov. 14.-P)-
American troops, crashing in
upon Metz from three direc-
lions, were only two miles
from the famous fortress
city on the south and south
east tonight and a front dis
patch declared it's fall ap-
peared to be but a matter Of
days, if not hours.
AS the Americans closed in here
for the kill, British Second army,
$50 miles to the north opened a
strong drive in southeastern Hol-
land and in the initial stages storm
ed across two canals and occupied
at least two towns.
1t. Gen. George S. Patton's
forces, who opened their winter of-
fensive ju S t a week ago, met as
tonishingly light resistance as they
smashed in upon reputedly impreg-
nable Metz. AS the nearest forces
came up from the south and south
east, other units advanced to points
within three miles of the city on
the west.
Barring a stand in the old inner
fortresses and house-to-house fight
ing, the fall of the city appeared
to be a matter OF days, if n o t
hours" declared Lewis Hawkins.
Associated Press correspondent
with the Third army 6
He said there was strong indica-
ton that the Nazis meant to give
up the great stronghold without a
major fight and that the bulk of
enemy forces had been withdrawn
from the area under cover of long
nights and bad weather, which had
prevented allied aerial observation
of their movements.
AS the fighting around Metz thus
appeared to be rushing toward a
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Roosevelt To Take Fourth I erm Oath
On South POrtic0 OF White House

reverse side of that denomination
OF currency shows the stretch of
lawn which is expected to eccomo-
date the members of Congress and
other notables who will receive in
vitations to the ceremony.
President Roosevelt communi-
Gated his choice of inaugural sites
last Saturday night to Col Edwin
A Halsey, secretary Of the Senate,
and David Lynn, Capital architect.
Today the Inauguration commit
tee met briefly, then announced:
This choice has been made by
the President in view of war con-
ditions which necessitate the aban-
donment of normal ceremonial &C
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DEVELOPMENT DUE
FOR FOE IN 0RMAC
G EN- E RAJ MACARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, PHILIPPINES,

GEN RAJ MACARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, PHILIPPINES,
Wednesday, Nov. 15.-RASuccess-
full enveloping movements by vet
eran Americans of the oath infantry
and dismounted first cavalry divi-
sions have fashioned a new trap
which threatened today to ami
hilate the Japanese forces on north
end of Leyte islands bloody Orrnoc
corridor.
The Oath infantrymen drove a
spearhead through tn e rugged
mountain country southwest of Pin
amapoan to threaten the Yamashi-
ia line below Limon, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur reported today.
The strategy was well executed.
While units of the oath fighting
along the Ornoc road maintained
pressure to contain the Japanese,
other elements Of the division
swung through the mountains to the
Continued on Page Three; Col. y