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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
Chlndits
Hammer At japanese

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon.
June 5. - Up = Air-borne Chin
dts are continuing their attacks
from the south of the besieged
japanese north Burma base of
Myitkyina, and within the city it.
self Chinese and American forces
have gained more than 200 yards
in their smuggling drive through the
southeast portion, Allied headquar-
tiers announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
ALLIES PUSHING NORTH
BEYOND ETERNAL CITY IN EFFORT
TO ANNIHLLAT TIE FLEEING GERMANS
Jubilant Over ROme'S Fall

the war must end either in
complete victory or complete
destruction is a stimulant to-
ward prolonging the conflict
and expressed hope for an ear
ly peace.
Speaking of Rome as the
great symbol of Christianity,
the President declared sit will
be a source of deep satisfaction
that the freedom of the Pope
and of Vatican City is assured
by the armies of the United
Nations.'
But he declared that no
thanks are due Hitler and his
generals elf Rome was spared
the devastation which the Ger
mans wreaked on Naples and
other Italian Cities"
''The Allied generals maneu-
vered SO skillfully," he said,
"that the Nazis could only
have stayed long enough to
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
louise Republicans
Demand Attack Story

WASHINGTON, June 5.-(R-
Shouting denunciotions of high flg-
ures from the President down,
House Republicans today demand
ed "the full story of the Pearl
9arbor attack, charged that the
Roberts commission which investl-
gated had two reports - lone Sc
cret' and that the conclusions
Of the one made public did not ut
the testimony.
On top of that, Rep. Mas R-
MIMI, ranking minority member
Oh the Naval affairs committee,
asserted that his group had been
uehled access to the original testl-
hlohy obtained by the investigate
ing commission headed by SUI
pfeme Court Justice Owen j.
Roberts
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prisoners and a guard. detail
in charge of Cpl. John J. Wisn-
GOSH, was headed north on
Highway III at 1850 am.
About mile and a half
south of WrightsbOro, Settler
told Officer Flowers, he was
attempting to make a left turn
and had given a hand signal
to that effect. Pankey, driving
a log truck and trailer owned
by the Bryant Lumber COM
pany, stated he had started to
pass the truck and did not see
the hand signal until he was
upon the truck and ready to
pass, officers said.
In passing, Setter was fore
ed to the shoulder of the road
and when the log truck struck
the left front of the body anu
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
Insurance Business Held I.
Subject To Trust Laus

WASHINGTON, June 5-tR-The
Supreme court, overturning a Is
vear-old decision. ruled today
interstate commerce and there
fore subject to regulation under
the Sherman antitrust law and
the wagner labor act. 80 ~
The. decision in the antitrust
ease upheld indictments charging
group Of fire insurance COM
NAMES with conspiracy to restrain
Interstate trade and paved the way
for similar actions against other
companies which the justice de-
nartrnent has said it would start
e the indictments were sustained.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
BULLETIN
LONDON, Tuesday, June 6

LONDON, Tuesday, June 6
-tR1The German news agen-
cy Transocean said today in a
broadcast that the Allied in
vasion had begun.
There was no Allied confir-
nation
The German broadcast could
be one which Allied leaders
have expected would be made
with the purpose Of. upsetting
patriot plans inside the con-
quered countries.
The Associated Press rec
orded the broadcast which said
the invasion had begun from
the west and that the French
port of LIE Havre was being
shelled.
LIE Havre lies 100 miles from
the English port of Portsmouth,
and is 80 miles south of the
English coastal town of New
Haven.
German naval forces off the
coast are engaged in a battle
with enemy landing craft, the
broadcast said.
The broadcast was recorded
shortly after $3.50 am. (12:30 a.
m. Eastern War Time)
The German agency said the
Allied ''invasion operations"
began with. the landing of air.
borne troops in the area of the
mouth of the Seine.
The Seine river empties into
the Atlantic at LIE Havre after
winding northwestward through
France from the capital at Pa
ris.
The reported landings, if
true, could be an Allied feint
of which Prime Minister
Churchill has warned the Allied
world to expect in advance of
the main Allied blows.
The Germans have been pre-
dieting that the Allies would
strike as soon as the Allied
campaign in Italy showed good
progress-as it has done with
the capture of Rome.
The Allies have been batter
ing the French Channel coast.
Of which LIE Hayre is a part.
for months now as a prelude
to invasion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
JUNIOR CHAMBER
SEATS OFFICERS

pledging to better the communl-
Nv for the men who return from
war Elliott O'Neal, new president
Of the Junior chamber of com
MERGE formally took office at the
annual banquet of the chamber
held last night at the Plantation
Club. =,
O'Neal added that with the CO.
oneration of the chamber he Woulo
make every endeavor to aid IN
n.;nning the war and called on
naambers to take organized and
united action to accomplish this
Ofher new officers installed with
him were: Harold Love, vice
nresident, Troy Hodges, second
v re- president, Edward Gilmore,
treasurer, and Preston Herndon,
secretary, and directors at large,
raj Babson and Elmer William
SOB.
Former President John Shee-
han in his farewell speech prals-
cd ths chamber for its coopera-
five spirit and declared that =.
Williams, director of the j: =:
Hin,oarome circus, stated th1t
he Wilmington Junior Chamber
If Commerce had more members
actively working to aid the circus
than any Junior Chamber OF Com
merce with which he has worked.
sheehan reported that the Boy
Scouts, the police recreation Iund'
the high school band and the Boys
Brigade received share OF the
circus proceeds.
Guests at the banquet, introduc.
ed by Claude O'Shields, master OF
ceremonies, were: 1t. Eugene La.
cock. William Brady, president OF
the Wallace Junior Chamber OF
Commerce, W. E. Stout of Wallace,
7. Forbes, president Of the Will
son Junior Chamber of Commerce,
Carl Quinn, Roy Champion ana
Giles Winsted, all of Wallace.
Newly appointed committees an
nounced by O'Neal, are: Finance
committee, Edward Gilmore, Rod
ert Dannenbaum, H. A. Pattrin;
Port Committee, Guy Dess, Jesse
Sellers, Jack Atkinson, Sea Scout
committee, Preston Herndon, ROD
ert Dannenbaum, Marsden Priest,
Dan Jones; reception committee,
Robert Howard, Shirley Carroli.
John Kendall; soldier welfare,
Hubert Ectes, Marsden Priest, j..
R. Jones, Morton Neblett; house
committee: James Sloan, Car
ence Moore; national and state
affiliations: Claude O'Shields,
John Sheehan; Americanism: Dav-
id Lewis, Luke Rourk. Owen Car
roll; youth welfare: Coutrland Ba-
kar, Robert Howard, Harry Col
Inns; public information: Preston
Herndon, Claude O'Shields, John
Sheehan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06

WASHINGTON, June Sup
Mailing the capture of Rome
with the jubilant phrase Zone
up and two to co." President
Roosevelt declared tonight that
the aim now is to drive Ger
many 'sto the point where she
will be unable to recommence
world conquest a generation
hence.'
Mr.. Roosevelt, in a nation
wide radio broadcast, caution
ed that this struggle with the
Nazis would be tough and cost
ly and that the day of Germa-,
ny's surrender 'lies some dis
lance ahead"
Whether his reaffirmation
that the fight would be press
ed until Germany surrenders
was a reply to the recent
speech of Pope Plus XII was
not stated. The Pope asserted
last week that the idea that
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
War Prisoners Injured In Crash

fender, five Of the prisoners
were hurled from the truck on
to the side of the road. The
more seriously injured were
returned to the stockade on the
Carolina Beach road for treat
ment and possible hospitali-
cation, while the remaining
men were able to proceed to
their work in the fields after
first aid treatment administer
ed by guards and highway pa
trolmen.
Setter was taken to the hos
pital by Patrolman w. B. Rid
dick.
Pankey was arrested on a
charge of reckless driving re-
sulting in injurey to persons,
but later was released on bond
and trial set for June 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
japanese Columns
None On Chanqshd

cHUNGK1NG, June 5.-(RHSix
seperate Japanese columns, bat
tering their way slowly toward
the Human provincial capaital of
Changsha, have achieved new
gains at the expense of heavy
casualties and fighting ragged on
a wide front with American planes
ceaselessly harassing the enemy,
the Chinese high command an
nounced tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
Senator Gillette
Gets Early Lead
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
United States Senator Guy M.
Gillette, a Democrat, campaign
ing for reelection, took an early
lead over his opponent, Ernest
K. Seeman, in the Iowa primary
yesterday.
Returns from 179 of 2,463 pre-
cincts gave Gillette 1900 votes;
Seeman 568.
Seeman, Waterloo factory
worker, was making his fifth bid
for a place in the national politi-
cal spotlight.
The winner in the Democratic
primary meets Governor B. B.
Hickenlooper in the general cleo
ton. Hickenlooper was unoppos-
ed for the Republican nominal
ton.
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damage Rome at the risk Of
losing their armies"
"Our victory" Mr.. Roose-
welt asserted, "comes at an ex-
cellent time, while our Allied
forces are poised for another
strike at western Europe -
and while armies of other Ma
ii soldiers nervously await our
assault. And our gallant Rus
sion allies continue to make
their power felt more and
more"
The President extended to
Italy the invitation to help Il
establishing a lasting peace and
said, call the other nations op-
posed to Fascism and Nazism
should help give Italy a chance.
"The Germans, after years
of domination in Rome. left the
people in the Eternal City on
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 3
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American Escort Carrier
Sunk In Atlantic Ocean

WASHINGTON, June 5.-(P
The Navy, in new account
ings of the war at sea, report
ed today the loss of a U. S.
escort carrier and the sinking
of is more Japanese merchant
ships by American submarines.
The small aircraft carrier
Block Island was sunk by en-
envy action in the Atlantic last
month with Eight" casualties,
the Navy said in a commune
que. She was the 15Sth Navy
ship lost during the war.
In another communique, the
Navy gave fortnightly report
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
Polish Prime Minister
Arrives In Washington

WASHINGTON, June 5-RAStan-
islaw Mikolajczyk, prime minister
of Poland, began his long-desired
visit to Washington today and Of
fetal hopes that his talks with
President Roosevelt might further
Anglo-American efforts to restore
friendly relations between Poland
and Russia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06

on its submarine warfare
against the Japanese. The 16
enemy merchant ships report
ed in today's announcement
lifted the total of Japanese
ships sunk by American sub
mersibles to $50.
The announcement about the
Block Island did not say how
she went down - whether by
submarine action, gunfire, aer-
ial bombs or mines.
The Block Island was the
first American aircraft car
rier announced lost in the At
1antic in the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
Charleston Mayor
Dies After Attack

CHARLESTON, S. c., June 3
(RAMayor Henry w. Lockwood
died here today after a serious Ill.
ness dating back to May IL wher
he suffered heart attack. His con-
dition was diagnosed as immed''
ately critical last night and little
hope had been held for his re
covery.
Lockwood succeeded Burnet r.
Maybank, now U. S. Senator, a.
mayor in December, 1888, and had
filled the position since.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
British Submarines
Sink 81 Enemy Ships

LONDON, June 5.-lR)-Britlsh
ssuomarines on the prowl in the
Meolterranean and Aegean seas IN
recent offensive against AXIS
s'iipplng sank 81 enemy ships, 70
m;,iefchantment and five naval aux
tonight.
IN addition, the cornmunique
'dlo' seven other merchantmen
we're damaged and shore targets
vi the Italian and south French
,0dstS and on Crete were shelleo
"' me underwater raiders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
Umbert0 Becomes
Italian Monarch

NAPLES, June 5.-lF)-King Victor Emanuel III
stepped aside monarch of Italy today he previously
had said he would do upon the liberation of Rome and hand
ed to his 39yearod son, Crown Prince Umberto all troy
al prerogatiYes"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
French Coast Hit
ByHeauy Bombers

LONDON Tuesday, June 5-QP)-Allied aerial batter
ing of Hters European holdings roared past the 90hour
mark today.
Without giving the German coastal defenders chance
to come up for air Raj heavyweghts set out early last
night in great strength to take where United States day.
light raiders left off,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

and start the New Year right when they vie for three morale-boosting blondes, just back from the war theaters, on the special Blind Date" show on Monday, Jan l, at 8:30 D. nl., over station WATR. Peggy Alexander, a seasoned trouper of five overseas tours; Virginia Rob- lnson, who spent year in North Africa and Italy; and Helen Young, the first American entertainer to play in liberated Rome, will accom- pany the lucky CT Romeos to New York's famous Stork Club for a free evening of fun. Vivacious Ar lene Francis is the shows mistress of ceremonies, and Tom Wallace produces the series.
 Vivian della Chiesa, lovely so- prano of opera, concert and radio, will be guest soloist on Highways in Melody" Friday, Dec. 7890$
 in Melody, tonight (NBC, 8 o'clock). Paul Lavalle conducts the string orchestra and Cities Service Singers.
 Miss della Chiesa has chosen as her solos two light concert favorites "One Night of Love" by Shertzinger, and Through the Years" by You- mans. Lavalle conducts the string orchestra in Tonight We Love-" "Ay Ay Ay," 'T'n Be Seeing You" and "Acabose." The choir performs T Had a Little Talk With the Lord" The entire company and Miss della Chiesa join for medley of popular songs by Sigmund Romberg. Roland Winters is narrator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Photos at top, taken fro ma cap- tured roll of German film, show, left. American trucks and other motorized equipment burning on 8 Belgian road as German troops press forward in their counter-at. tack, and, right, Germans, appar- ently under Allied fire, making dash for it across a road. U. s. Sig nal Corps photo, below, show, left, Yank tnfantrymen hastily digging foxholes in the snow-covered, frozen shoulder of a Belgian road. as the German advance rolls toward them, and, right, two U. s. First Army soldiers cautiously entering a Bell gian wood, searching for German paratroopers, dropped behind Amer ican lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Something new in opening num- bers is set for "The Andrews Sisters Show" new Sunday program start ing over WATR and the Blue net work Dec. 31 at 4:30 p m. Each week the first few bars starting the show will tipoff as to which of the girls many smash hits will be the feature of that particular broadcast. The opening signature will be differ ent tune each week arranged and conducted by Victor Schoen head ing a 22-piece orchestra.
 The annual New Years Day 1n- vitation football game in the Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida this year be- tween Georgia Tech and the Uni versity of Tulsa, will be broadcast exclusively over the Columbia net work, WABC-CBS, 1:45 to approx imately 4:15 p. m, EWT.
 Ted Husing and assistant Jimmy Dolan, who have aired the play-by- play of Orange Bowl games exclu- sively ovsr CBS since the series was founded in 1886, will again handle the assignment.
 Raymond Gram Swing, famed news analyst and commentator, will fa,,y,nl, O Y,au, carinc If I1iS Ynnetrat-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Charles Jackson's exclusive party, and his invitation hasn't put in ap- jearance. Andys efforts to get in- vited make for another hilarious broadcast. Harlow Wilcox announc- es.
 Akim Tamiroff, well-known screen star, drops in at the "Palmolive Party" Saturday, Dec. 30 (NBC, 1o:00 p. m.), Barry Wood, singing emcee; Patsy Kelly, comedienne; Pancho, the Latin American emis- sary; and the Million Dollar Band turn on all their charm-and their dislectS-to greet Tamiroff.
 Virginia Mayo, the girl brought to stardom by the .clamor of Amari- can c. Is, joins radios greatest parade of stars under the Chester field Supper Club" spotlight tonight at T p. m. over NEG. Virginia has been 8 trouper since her toddling days. A bit part in Danny Kaye's up In Arms" brought the studio literally hundreds of thousands of requests from G. Is all over the world to see more of Virginia. They'll get their request in Para mounts Christmas gift to the arm- ed forces, ''The Princess and the Pirates", co-starring Virginia Mayo and Bob Hope. And Supper Club listeners will be treated to special preview of Hollywood and radios newest star tonight. Singing Star Perry Como will be on hand with his smooth lyrics and Ted Steele's band will kesp your toes tapping on tonight's star-studded Supper Club Guy Lombardo will close his radio year by playing ten outstanding hits, all heard for the first time on his WATR, Blue Network broadcasts, when he mounts the podium for the program of Saturday, Dec. 30, at l0:O0 D. m, to be played by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.
 The top ten are "I'll Walk Alone, T Love You" Dance With A Dolly, Come With Me, My Honey, Swing ing On A Star Love, Love, Love, Take It Easy, Time Waits For No Ore,' San Fernando Valley and Goodnight, Wherever You Are
 Those famous sleuths of fiction like Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chan have nothing on our own FBIl Already well stocked with amateur detectives, radio is now turning its attention to those real he-man G. men of crime dissection. Every Sat- urday night over OBS, the new crime series, "The FBI in Peace and War" demonstrates how real-life Federal law enforcement agents have coped with the most exciting cases on file. B.sed on Frederick L. Collins authoritative book of the same nam-, "The FBI in Peace and War" presents the inside story of the way the FBI has cracked down on crime from the days of Dnlinger to current wartime sabotage. It's rec cord which might well make fic- ticnal super-sleuths turn green with envy. A case in point was the recent program, ''The Insanity Game" re- lating how . o-Tnai posed as Q luylatlc In order to trap Q criminal who was trying Co escape prison penalty by hiding in an asylum for the insaneI ..f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
LOCAL DRUGGISTS
 ATTEND SERVICES

Waterbury drug stores, whose proprietors are members of the state druggists association. remained closed today until 10 a. m. in tribute to Hugh Beirne, New Haven, secre- tary of the organization, who died Tuesday night.
 A delegation from the Waterbury Druggist Association will attend the funeral which will be held today in New Haven. A solemn high Mass of requiem will be observed tomorrow at 10 ln gt. Aedan's church. Burial will be in et. Lawrence cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
WATR PROGRAMS
1920 Knocycles

3:00-Bob Rhodes Orch.
 3:15-Palmer House Concert Orch. 3:30-The Smoothieb
 :45-Your Alone
 4:0o-Time Views The News
 4:15-Time Out For Music 4:0-I'll Buy That
 4:45-Hop Harrigan
 5:00-Terry and the Pirates 5:15-Dick Tracy
 5:30-Jack Armstrong
 5:45-Melody Revue 6:00-Yankee Network News 6:15-Music For Dining
 6:30-News: Interiude
 6:45-Pleasure and Profit: News 7:00-Happy Island
 7:30-Phone Your Answer 7:45-Waltz Time
 8:00-Stars of the Future S:0--Famous Jury Trials
 9:00-Gangbusters
 9:00-SpotIight Bands: Interlude 10:00-Earl Goodwin Discs 10:00-The Doctor Talks It Over 10:45-Andrini Continentals Network News 11:15-Ray Henle 11:30-Pages Of Melody
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
SALES ARE IN SEASON

The time has arrived to
 watch out for interference, With evorybody out for
 T1fe mld-wlnter clearaneel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
T-BoNE SOUP
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

I"bO1NG When the carcass is well-nigh stripped, Every last joint neatly ripped
 off the holiday bird,
 Then, my word, Altogether now, give one whoop, Make way for the T-bone soup! Turkey bone soup with good seasoning Is simply beyond all reasoning.
 Be on your mettle,
 Fill the kettle, Join in the post-holiday scoop Which spells, my dears, T-bone soup!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
WAVELETS
By BILL HARRINGTON

ing interpretations of current events over WATR and the Blue Network in mid-January, at new hour and on five times week basis.
 Swing, currently heard on the Blue at 10 p. m., Monday through Thursday, will be heard in the new series at 7:15 p. m., Monday through Friday. His commentaries will be sponsored, on a cooperative basis, by leading regional and local sponsors throughout the country.
 Jimmy Durante told Garry Moore that he got Irish diamonds for Christmas. Garry wanted to know what kind they were. Just sham rocks" said the Schnoz. And the two are off on another whirl of comedy, poking fun at the New Year, over CBS Friday, Dec. 29 at 10 p. m. EWT. Roy Bargy's orchestra helps ring the old year out with appro- priate music.
 Evelyn Hart is . CBS publicity writer attached to Grand Central Station" heard over that network on Saturdays at l p. m., EWT. She'd been attending the programs re- hearsals and broadcasts, faithfully reporting the progress of the show and it's casts. Evelyn decided that script writing had it's possibilities; she sat down and pounded out a play. then hopefully submitted 1t tc Grand Centrel Stations" produc- CTS. The first one didn't sell. Undis- couraged, Evelyn wrote another. this time, she was more successful FIeE script will be broadcast on Sat urday, Dec. 30! P. s. Evelyn won't be there to watch the performances of her brainchild-she's got 8 bad case of writer's jitters.
 Nick and Nora Charles unexpect- edly play host to a vegetarian and his not-so-fastidious goat but rise to the occasion and tray murder. ous gang of bank robbers in "The Case of the Goofy Goat" on "The Adventures of the Thin Man" to- night the 29th (WABC-CBS, 8:30- 8:55 p. m.).
 Dark mystery surrounds the dis appearance of the bank loot but Nick, armed with an X-ray machine investigates the hapless goat.
 Claudia Morgan and David Goth ard play ciNk and Nora. Background music is composed and conducted by Fred FTadkin.
 Fridays "Gag-of -the-Day"
 During one of her recent Army Camp tours, songstress Helen For rest listened in as the officer of the day questioned rookie guard. The O D. was trying to find out how well the rookie had mastered the regulations. Suppose you looked ur and saw a battleship coming over the drill field there. What would you do?"
 The rookie gulped. "I'd grab g torpedo and sink it."
 But where would you get the torpedo?" sneered the officer,
 Same place you got the daTu battleship."
 Whats New Years Eve without an invitation to a party. That's tha way Andrew H. Brown feels during the Amos n Andy" adventure to- night (NBC, 10:00 p. m.,).
 Andy's misery becomes even more acute when he finds out that all a- A aAAA Aa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Cosmetics are being made from mcnillo seed grown in Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Tenor Frank Mum and the Am- sterdam Chorus go sentimental on NBC'S Waltz Time" Friday, Dec. 29 (9:0O o'clock, EWT) with I'm Confessin'," "A Little on the Lonely Side," '"This Heart of Mine and T Dream of You"
 Contralto Evelyn Mac cGregor sings q Don't Want to Love You" and Don't Fence Me Tn" Abe Lymanis orchestra presents "Let Me Love You Tonight and "Auld Lang Syne."
 Duffy's Tavern takes on the at- mosphere of an international bank ing house, with host Ed Archie" Gardner passing the buck, when guest star Oracle Fields tries edu- eating Archie on currency differ ences between English and Ameri- can money during the 'Duffy's Tav- ern" broadcast of Friday, December 29, ct 8:30 p. m., over NEG. (Re- peat 1l:30 p. m., EWT)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Raymond Gram Swing, famed news analyst and commentator, will launch new series of his penetrat-