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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15

FORT FISHER, Jan. 14.-Sat-
urday marks an historical event
in the life of this venerable old
post, once key to the Confederacy,
and now part of our Antiair-
craft Artillery training center sit
uated at Camp Davis.
1t was seventy nine years ago,
January Is, 1865-at this point,
that one of the greatest battles in
the annals of military history
greater than Verdun or Bellau
Woods-and with a toll of lives to
equal. if not surpass Guadalcanal
took place.
In a combined naval and mill
tary assault by So warships and
more than 10000 land forces, the
fort was taken after a three-day
Commandment and hand-to hand
fighting that cost the lives of more
than 1000 Confederate and Federal
troops.
And though time has wrought
many changes in modern warfare,
remarkable parallel is found in
the invasion. if such it may be
called. in the establishment of a
beachhead. and the eventual close
fighting that resulted in the fall
of the South's most strategic point.
to mark the beginning of the end
of the cause for which the Co.
federacy had so valiently fought.
Under cover of barrage of
nearly 600 guns, the Federal
forces. numbering upward of TO-
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900 men, began its infiltration on
Friday, Jauary -, throwing up
a line of field works from the
Ramseur battery to the Cape Fear
River.
By Sunday the fire on the fort
had reached such a pitch of fury
that the defenders were unable to
man the parapets, and reinforce
ments were kept at distance of
more than a mile from the fort.
j. 3 o'clock, the assault began,
and while the defending forces
managed to repulse the left flank
attack, the right flank was broken
through in All encircling move
ment, and from this time it was a
succession of fighting from trav-
erse to traverse and from line to
line until 9 o'clock that night,
when, with General Whiting and
Colonel Lamb fallen, all resistance
ceased.
According to an English officer
who witnessed the assault and who
later made a report, more than
so, 1000 shells were expended by the
fleet d Ut i n g the bombardment
which lasted for more than forty
eight hours without cessation.
Paradoxical too. TO the early
days of the present war, is the
fact that Fort Fisher was built to
be impregnable to bombardment,
with little provision being made
for land troop operations. Called
the ''Malakoff of the South" Fort
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
USO PROGRAMS

The following programs ar
planned by the USO clubs through
out Wilmington over the week
end:
USO, Fourth and Ann Streets
Saturday
Al D. m. Tea dance.
Sunday
9 a. m.-noon. Breakfast.
Afternoon. Informal dancing.
6:3o-7:30 .. m. Supper.
7:30 p. M. Bingo.
USO, 223 N. Third Street
Saturday
8 D. m. Old-fashioned party.
Sunday
ga. m. Coffee and doughnuts.
USO, Fifth and Orange
Saturday
$3.50 D. m. Special bingo and
quiz program.
1920 p. m. Coffee club hour
and song-fest.
Sunday
9 a. m.-l2::30 p. m. Breakfast.
Afternoon. Open house.
3 p. m. Music hour.
p. m. Sunday evening supper.
8 p. m. Song-fest and games.
USO (Negro) Ninth and Nixon
Saturday
4 D. m. Social hour.
5 o. m. Dinner.
7:30 p. m. Dance.
$3.50 D. m. Movie.
Sunday
8 a. m. Educational committee
meeting.
$50 p. m. Community sing.
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Phone Booths Installed
At End And Orange use


DR.. W. T. Osborne, staff direc-
tor OF the USO club at Second and
Orange, wishes to thank the South
ern Bell Telephone company for
their cooperation in installing three
additional booths and an attend
ed desk at the club, for facilitat-
Ing the long distance calls made
by the soldiers. The desk is open
every day from 2 p. m. to mid
night. The Telephone Company al
so assisted in installing a public
address system of loud speakers at
the club, which, says DR.. Osborne,
has been real help in providing
helpful service to the guests of the
club.
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TWO VITAL TOWNS
TAKEN BY S0VIETS
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In one sector alone the Germans
sent over 100 tanks and self-pro-
PEELED guns but the Russians de-
stroyed 26 and sent following in
fantrymen scattering in disorder.
In another sector Of this fierce
battle about 1000 Germas were
killed and IS tanks and 20 xrmored
tanks destroyed. War materials
were captured and prisoners TAX
en-, the communique said.
West and southwest of Novograd-
Volyinski in the center of Vatu-
tins line advances were made aft
er several German counter-attacks
were repulsed. About 400 Germans
were killed and II tanks and guns
destroyed. German attempts to re-
trieve lost ground were frustrated.
Mozyr and Kalinkovichi. u miles
apart, were captured on the fourth
day of an offensive that tore
through heavily-defended area
upon which, the Russians said, the
Germans placed enormous i'm
portance."
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POLES WILL ASK
AID FROM ALLIES
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standing questions, settlement of
which should lead to friendly and
permanent cooperation between
Poland and the Soviet Union"
This was the Poles reply to the
Russian proposal that Poland ac-
cept as her eastern boundary a
line projected in 1919 after the
First World War by an Allied COM
mission headed by Viscount Cur
zon, British foreign secretary. The
Poles then rejected it vehemently
and fought Russia and obtained a
border 125 to ITS miles east of
the CurZon Line.
With the partitioning of Poland
in 1889 by Germany and Russia,
the Soviet-Polish border was es-
tablished approximately along the
Curzon Line except that it gave
Russia large additional area near
Lithuania in the north and small
er extra portion of Galicia in the
south.
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CITY RECREATIONAL
INSTITUTE ENDS
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NCOntlnued from rage One)
Federal Security Agency, and the
Municipal Recreation department.
Miss Dauncey, in commenting
upon the unusually good attend
ance and the enthusiastic interest
displayed in the institute by Will
mington citizens. said that she
has never worked with more
receptive and cooperative group.
Fortyfour negroes were includ-
ed in the group.
Among the white registered
members of the institute were
representatives from the YMCA,
the Girl Scouts. the Home Demon
stration department, the Indus
trial USO. the USO at Second and
Orange, the Red Cross, the high
school, the First Baptist church,
the Church of the Covenant, the
Salvation Army, the City Recrea-
ton department, the housing prof.
ects and some other organiza-
tons.
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FINAL TAX BILL
WORK DELAYED
Completion OF Revenu.
Sections Washed Out
By Oratory

WASHINGTON, Jan: IA. - lp
Completion of revenue section.
the $2,275, 100000 tax bill c6,,t; "
emily undertaken by the Senate ~
day, was washed out by fo ",
of unexpected oratory on subiao. u
ranging from the soldiers ' WV.
to International relations and fa wy
subsidies. IVY
AS result the Senators uo..
forced into a Saturday session =,
clear the way for action of co
troversial amendments 10 the r ','
contracts renegotiation law Mor
day.
An indication that some NJ d.
fire might be removed from, t +z'
fight over proposed renegotfa4; ;,''
law revisions came, however WIZ; 9
announcement that the Fin.na @
Committee would hold a sno s,i'T
meeting Monday morning. Inforn7
ed senators said they had reago, ' t'
believe that Chairman George m "
Ga), who had been conterinr ~
past two weeks with Army sTd
Navy representatives, might f6en
submit some compromise opono
sal.
A four-man minority Of The Com
mittee has criticized the pronocaJ
amendments, on the ground ths,
they are too favorable 10 the war
contractors whose profit are rene,
gotiated under the act.
Most of the amendments acted
upon today were highly Technical
Or of minor general Importance
However, the Senate ratified ,
20 per cent depletion allowance il
the computation of excess prof.,
taxes.
In an overall appraisal Of hs
bill, Senator Davis (R-Pa), mem.
Der Of the Finance Committee
conceded it might be bettered in
some respects 'but in genera #
IS directed toward the long-yan:e
welfare of the nation"
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EDWIN S. MCINTOSH

NEW YORK, Jan. 13-4R-Ed-
win S. Ned) Mcintosh, So, politi.
cal writer for the New York Her.
aid Tribune who had covered all
Republican and Democratic ma
tional conventions since 1928, died
last night.
Before specializing in political
writing 10 years ago, he covered
many major news stories includ-
ing the Mississippi region flood
and the return of Charles A. Lind
bergh from France in 1927.
Mcintosh toured the country
with Herbert Hoover during the
1928 presidential campaign.
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More Charges Filed
In Theft Case Here

Additional charges against Rob-
ert Rising and Robert Richard
Croaker, two of the five members
of the alleged "Rising gang who
appeared in Recorders Court be-
fore Judge Winfield Smith on We'd
nesday, January IL, were filed
with the city police Friday.
1t is charged that Rising and
Croaker entered jewelry store
owned by Ralph Smith, of 107 Dock
street, and that the men stole from
the shop two alarm clocks, valued
at Sc.
Additional bond has been plac-
ed on both men who are being held
in Jail pending trial by superior
court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
If Your Child
Is Coughing

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw, tender, in
famed bronchial mucous men,
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the
understanding that your child is to
be benefited and you are to like its
quick action in allaying the har-
RAISING cough without upsetting the
stomach or you are to have your
money back. No narcotics.
CREOMULSION
FOR Coughs. Chest Colds. Bronchitis
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GORDON B. EDGE

Funeral services for Gordon B..
Edge, 26, who died at his home in
Horny county Friday at $50 a. m.
after a long illness, will be held
Sunday at II a. m. at the Glen
dale Baptist church with the Rev.
Otto Edwards officiating.
Mr.. Edge is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. W. F. Cox and Mrs.
Gurley Cox, both of Loris, S. c.,
Mrs. Ollie Presley of Monroe; four
brothers, ]. l.. Edge of Homewood,
S. c., ]. N. Edge of Fort Mill,
S. c., B. L. Edge of Rockhill, S.
C., and Isaac Edge of 'Kannapolis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
WILMINGTON MEN
AWARDED MEDALS

Five Wilmington men at the
Antiaircraft Artillery School,
Camp Davis have been awarded
the Good Conduct Medal by Briga-
der General Bryan L. Milburn.
connmandant of the school for
having completed three years OF
active military service or COM.
pleted one year OF continuous ac-
tice military service while the
United States is at war and hav-
ing demonstrated exemplary be-
havior, efficiency, and fidelity.
The Good Conduct Ribbon. red
in color and three white stripes
on each side, will be issued in lien
of the medal. This award is one
that is cherished by all enlisten
men in the Army as IT is his mark
of achieving that much of per,
lection that is asked OF him BY
MS government during wartime.
The five men are: Sgt. Jessie
R. Odom, 1907 18th street; Cpl.
Lawrence A. Williams, 915 Ann
street; Pfc. Love Strater. 615
Church street; Pvt. Julius C..
jackson, 1109 South Seventh street:
and Pvt. Bud Black Route ]
-V-
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WILL G. DUNCAN

Funeral services for Will G..
Duncan, who died at his home in
Tabor City Friday at 2:30 a. m.
after a short illness, will be held
Saturday at IL a. m. in the Nc
Pherson cemetery with the Rev.
Noah Duncan officiating.
Mr.. Duncan is survived by his
widow, Mrs. W. G. Duncan; two
daughters, Mrs. Maffie Hughes
and Mrs. Lille Mcpherson; four
sons, Oscar, Earl, Lee and Elijah
Duncan.
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SERVICE VOTING
BILL HIT BLOW
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feat the Federal ballot proposal
while five Democrats supported it.
After the committee session,
Worley and Rep. Vursell (R.Il)
exchanged h e statements.
Worley called the committee-ap-
proved measure "a ghost bill
masquerading under the cloak of
life and reality
Vursell said the Federal ballot
did not provide for votes on local
contests but only for the Presi-
dent. Senator and Congress.
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are dangerously exposed by the
fall of Mozyr.
The gap cut in the German front
west off the Dnieper and between
the Pripet and Beresina rivers is in
fact dangerous to the whole COM
1nunications network on which the
defensive front from the Zhlobin
area to Orsha is dependent. 1t is a
reasonable deduction that the be-
lief fight for Mozyr indicates that
German withdrawal from the Dnie-
per also is already in progress to
escape Russian entrapment maneu-
vers in the north like those still
gravely threatening in the Dnieper
Bend area to the south.
Rokossovsky's capture of Mozyr
may turn out to be the opening
gun OF the ]nnG axnectad major
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MRS. DAISY KING JENKINS

Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy
King Jenkins, 81, who died at her
home in Leland Friday ap 1905
p. m, will be held Saturday at 3
p. m. at the Bethel Freewill Bap-
fist church with the Rev. Thorpe
officiating. Interment will follow
in the Spofford cemetery.
Mrs. Jenkins is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Daisy Izze of Lee
land; four sisters, Mrs. Ben Bis
hop of Washington, Mrs. Alice
Coombs of Pink Hill, Mrs. Lille
Williams of Goldsboro, Mrs. Nit
tie Craft of Leland; two brothers,
Lonza King of Washington, and
Sgt. John King of Fit. LeavenWorth,
Kansas.
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COMPULSORY ARMY
SERVICE ADVOCATED
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say between II and 10 years of
age.
Normally this would be about
the age most boys finish high
school and either go to work OF
go to college. That would be the
ideal. time, in boys life, when
year of his time should be given
to his country for the purpose OF
training him physically, and men
tally, and spiritually, for citizen
ship, the first duty of which is
service in defense of his country
in case Of emergency.
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Obituaries
MRS. SARAH WARD

Mrs. Sarah Atkinson Ward, 70,
of Winnabow died at James Walker
Memorial hospital Thursday after
lingering lines. She is survived
by several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held at
$3.50 o'clock Friday afternoon from
the Lebanon church near Wilma
bow. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
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GERALDINE CRIB

Geraldine Crib, three year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rosie
Crib, of Clarendon, died in the
Columbus county hospital in White
vile Friday at 4 a. m.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at l p. m. from the home
with the Rev. T. Crib officiating.
Interment will follow in McPher-
son cemetery.
The child is survived by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rosie
Cribb; and one brother, Charles
K. Crib.
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WILLIAM C. BURDETT

WELLINGTON, N. T., Jan. IA
Up William c. Burdett, United
States minister to New Zealand,
died today.
Burdett, born at Nashville,
Tenn, Feb. 3, 1884, had been ill
for some time and took up his
duties here only two months ago.
The body was to be returned to
Macon, Ga, for burial.
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Fabulous Cleveland
Company Is Ordered
To Cut Parts Price
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needed capital and that 1.-The
Roosevelt Administration is flirt-
ing with revolution if it risks
leaving employers without funds
to assure postwar jobs for SOL
diers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15

CALIFORNIA; Feather river is so
named because of the quantities
of wild duck feathers found float
ing on its surface by its discov-
erers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
JOHN CARWYLE POPE

John Carwyle Pope. rs, retired
railroad man. died at his home in
Fayetteville Thursday morning.
Eefore retiring six years ago, he
was in charge of the mechanical
department of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad in Fayetteville,
where he was widely known. He
was a native Of Pittsboro, son Of
Harris and PHILADELPHIA William
Pope.
Mr.. Pope is survived by his wi
cow, the former Miss Fannie Til
llnghast: one son, John c. Pope,
Jr. of Newport News, Va; four
daughters. Mrs. Dewitt Hicks and
Miss Frances Pope, both of Fay
etteville, Mrs. H. Carr Randall
and Mrs. c. r. Heart, both of
Raleigh; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday at 3 p. m. from st. John S
Episcopal church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15

The United States pr oduced more
than two billion pounds of butter
in 1913.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-15
DOUGLAS MONROE COOK

DOUGLAS MONROE COOK
Funeral services for Douglas
Monroe Cook, 33, Of Leland, who
died in Bullock hospital Wednes-
day at p. M, were held Fri
day morning at II o'clock from
the New Hope Baptist church near
Leland. The Rev. H. S. Strickland
and the Rev. Woodrow Robbins
were the officiating ministers.
Pallbearers were Earl Brew,
Thomas Brew, Woodrow Brew, and
Charlie Skipper. Honorary pail
bearers were F. L. Formy-du-
val, R. M. Powell, E. L. Krahnke,
D. L. Ganey, E. A. Ganey. and
Dawson Jones, R. V. Williams, j..
E. Mintz, Porter Davis, ST., and s..
B. Frink.
Mr.. Cook is survived by mis-
widow; two sons, Douglas M.
Cook, Jr., and Glen Cook; his
mother, Mrs. w. S. Cook of Lee
land; one sister, Mrs. David Cook
of Whiteville; four brothers, D. c.
Cook of Pensacola, Fla; K. B.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Samuel Grafton

usefulness to Mr.. Dewey Of this means
OF avoiding the accumulation Of q per-
formance record. We have . right to
ask Mr.. Dewey to come out and tell us
little about himself; he has lived too
long in small hotel. by q wishing well.
so to speak.
Mr.. Willkie, Of course, Is different.
he takes positions, while Mr.. Dewey
avoids errors. One could pick faults In
Mr.. Wilkes most recent performance,
even In boldly asking for a doubling of
the administrations tax bill. For while
Mr.. Wlllkie went into great and won-
derful details on how taxes are to be
reduced after the war, he gave no de-
tails at all on how the current tax bill
is to be doubled during the war, and he
gave the administration no helpful
hints whatever on how to get 16 billions
more instead of mere billions more
out Of Congress which boggles at 3
billions more
But, even so, Mr. Willkie has taken
position and made contribution. He
is living with us through the tax fight.
II Mr.. Dewey burns with different ideas.
then he should challenge Mr.. Willkie
on his tax and other notions. It would
De a great show and a useful enterprise
II they were to tour the key cities to-
gether and have it out from the same
platforms. Both would learn a great
deal and we would learn a great deal.
But it has become the custom to make
for the White House by walking side
wards, like crab, and by pretending in
crucial moments to be waiting only for
the night boat to Albany
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Gould Lincoln

1or VICE President, or the Republican,
giving any thought to nominating a
Democrat for their vice presidential
candidate.
Whether President Roosevelt would
ever consider the advisability of re-
signing, II reelected for a fourth term
no one knows. He has not yet gone to
the length OF saying he would accept a
fourth term nomination. The possible
lty OF resigning if reelected seems at
best fantastic.
Republican candidates this week are
beating the bushes for support. Mr..
Willkie is touring the West Gov. Brick
er OF Ohio is in Washington, today to
address Lincoln Day banquet and to
make as many friends as possible among
the Republican members of Congress.
Gov. Dewey of New York, true to his
year-old declaration that he would not
make political speeches outside his own
State, will address the Republican Ma
tlonal Club in New York City on Satur-
day
Mr.. Willkie continues to differ with
Republican members of Congress. He
has urged the enactment OF additional
taxes to raise $4,000 ,0O0, 900 in revenue.
He insists that the Republicans cannot
AFFORD to oppose Federal ballot for
soldier voting.
Despite the war, politics give every
sign OF proceedings as usual. If the
country was able to survive q national
election in 1854, in the midst of q civil
war, 1t Is likely to survive this one.
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third idea calls for the POSTPONE
ment OF the election for another year.
with the thought that the war may be
out OF the way In 1945 and it would be
sale to have an election. No one knows
however, that the war would be over by
that time. Furthermore, as the Presi-
cent himself called attention in his
Tuesday press conference, the Consti-
tuition OF the United States interferes
with any postponement of the election.
To amend the Constitution to permit a
poStponement tWo-thirdS of both houses
OF congress must propose the amend
ment which in turn must be ratified py
the legislatures or specially called con-
ventlons OF three-fourths of the States.
Similar machinery for ratification of
constitutional amendment can be started
IN motion by application of two-thirds
of the State Legislatures.
With the present temper of Congress
no amendment to postpone the national
election has ghost of a chance. 1t is
just as unlikely that two thirds of the
State Legislatures would make the nee
essary application or that three -fourths
OF the States would ratify it.
No, Chairman Hannegan of the Dem
ocratic National Committee and Chair
man Spangler of the Republican Ma
uonal Committee are going right ahead
with their plans for holding party con-
ventions for the nomination of presi-
dental and vice presidential candidates.
Nor are the Democrats considering the
possibility OF nominating a Republican
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was to be brought about in any other
way than from bases firmly established
.on the mainland of Asia. That main
land, as a glance at the map should
tell us, Is the only place from which
sufficient power can be developed close
enough to Japan to smash that power
full military state down to defeat.
Let us once more review the elemental
facts of this situation. In order to
destroy Japan, the United Nations must
bring their power close enough to do
the job. That means, under present
conditions, that British and American
power might be brought into China.
Russia may help later, when relieved of
her German preoccupation; Russia can
not be expected to do anything in the
Far East now, nor is 1t to British and
American interests that Russia should
now become embroiled with Japan,
though later on it will be.
Very well. then. we must get to
China with fighting forces sufficient to
establish our air power there, and to
make the bases of that air power safe
from any possible Japanese attack.
Then, and not until then, can we
begin to hit Japan where it will hurt
We cannot do this by land. The land
approaches to China from India, Burma
or even Thailand and Indo-C China are
insufficient in capacity to sustain the
supply needs of any very large force.
To reopen the Burma road would mean
the delivery of $1,000 tons . month to
China. That Is slightly less than
enough to supply single army corps