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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21
Work Out Plun To
Finance Projects

Chicago (ILNS). - Houston, Texas,
has plan to finance $31, COCOON
five year postwar program which city
officials believe is possible without in
creasing taxes or the bonded debt. The
program was developed without any
consideration of possible federal aid,
the Municipal Finance Officers Asso-
citation says.
The city is retiring it's bonded debt
ut the rate of $200O,OO0 ii year. With
cheap interest rates of about per cent
as compared to the Az per cent aver
age rate on old securities, Houston
officials figure that $10,50O,OOO in so
called replacement bonds can be issued
in 3 years without changing the inter
est and sinking fund requirements
From previous bond sales $1,5OO,OOO
in cash and securities already is on
hand.
In addition to the 10,5O0,OO0 in re-
placement bonds, the program calls
for issuing $19,000.OOO in other bonds.
The city expects these bonds can be
issued without higher tax rate be-
cause increased valuations will pro-
vide money for interest and sinking
fund requirements.
These figures total $31, zoe, 900, and
the postwar projects program calls
for a $31 100000 expenditure Included
in the calculations, officials said, are
ample reserves for emergencies and
added operating expenses for the grow
ing city.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21

of the masses Of the people to establish
freedom, liberty, justice democracy
and individual and collective security
throughout the world.
THE state of mind which prevails
among the seven million members Of
the American Federation of Labor Will
be expressed by the delegates who
represent this impressive constituency
in the Sixty fourth Annual Convention
of the American Federation of Labor.
The fixed and unalterable determina-
ton of these millions of men ana
women who make up the American
Federation of Labor To serve as sol
diers of production and to cooperate
with the government in the winning
of the war TO destroy Nazism and
Fascism will be reaffirmed at this
historic convention. The deliberations
of this great convention will be char
acterized by profound thinking and
constructive action
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21

Nelson Eddy, handsome young baritone
of radio, opera, concert stage and
moving pictures, will headline the new
radio program, "The Electric Hour, .
which makes its debut on the entire
CHS network, Wednesdays. 1890 p. m.
EWT, starting September 20. With
Eddy will be featured Robert Arm
bruster directing the orchestra and
chorus.
fine musical moving pictures and his
radio work, will be accompanied by
Robert Armbruster and symphonic
type orchestra. The combination OF
Eddy and Armbruster is a familiar one
to lovers of fine music, for not only
has ArmbruSter worked with the fla
nous baritone on the air, but has
furnished the musical background to
Nelson Eddy record albums.
Nelson Eddy was born in Proyi-
dence, Rhode Island June 80 1901, of
musical parents. He sang in churches
delphia in 1915, determined to study
music. That meant WOrk-and work he
did. AS telephone operator, as re-
porter, then as writer of advertising.
He learned Operatic arias by listening
to them on records. He continued
working by day and studying by night
and, I'm 1923, won his way into the
part of AmOnasrO i'm local presenta-
tiOn of Aida" by the local Philadel-
phia Operatic Society. His notices
were good and encouraged him to
greater study.
His debut in professional grand
opera came i'm 1924 at the Metropolitan
Opera House with the Philadelphia
Civic Opera Company. Alexander
Smallens gave him additional coach
ing and today Eddy gives Smallens
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21
NELSON EDDY STARS IN
"THE ELECTRIC HOUR"

full credit for his operate successes.
He came into the full zenith Of his
professional career through moving
pictures The whole country became
Nelson Eddy conscious when he and
Jeanette Macdonald were co-starred in
one of the first great movie musical
hits Naughty Marietta" in 1888
His concert tours We're amazing sue
cesses and he has been known az
"America's Number One Box Office
Singer
His list of moving picture successes
is long one He has been one of the
nations favOrite radio stars for years
winning poll after poll even when he
was not heard on "A regular series
but merely making guest appearances
He has magnificent baritone voice
magnificently used He had splendid
diction in half dozen languages, dis
tinct gifts for acting and fine stage
presence. From first to last he is com.
pletely and naturally American
The show, which will be heard ri
10 80 p. m., EWT, will be half-houl
ia length Charles Herbert, brilliant
young director who has just completed
three years with CHS, has been signed
to produce the show.
Informal in character, the halfhou
will bring to listeners the best In
music-whether ii be operate or n
romantic ballad of today a Gilbert
and Sullivan ''patter" song, or Il
melody from our Latin American
neighbors. Many of the hit songs OF
Eddy's moving pictures will be heard
Eddy himself, IA fine actor as well as
singer, will announce his own mum
bers and will bring . note of informal
ity to the half-hour.
The programs will originate In
HollywoOd's Radio City.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21
Excess Equipment
Seen As Pressing
Post-Wur Problem
Large Scale Road Building
Urged As Means To
Absorb Surplus

Washington, -. G. ULNS) Thou
sands and thousands of new pieces Of
major construction equipment which
will be in the nations huge stock pile
Of war surpluses constitutes one Of the
most pressing postwar problems, says
a bulletin issued by the American Road
Builders Association. In addition, vast
quantities Of used equipment will be
ready for disposal
Use Of Equipment Asked
while at present it is impossible
10 obtain accurate estimates of con
struction equipment surpluses, it is
known that very large quantities will
be on hand in this country when the
war ends, at the factories, in transit,
at Army and Navy bases and at docks
waiting for shipment" explained Il. X.
Calvin, president, manufacturers divi-
sion Of the association.
"More than 100000 pieces, exclusive
of trucks, were produced in 1943 alone
Today, construction equipment is
being made at 2 To 10 times the normal
peacetime production.
obviously one of the fundamental
approaches to this problem is that Of
placing construction equipment at
work on urgently needed projects Of
all kinds. Authoritative studies Of
post war employment conditions place
the surplus of labor over jobs at up
wards of 100000.
with equipment at hand and with
| workers available, both private and
public construction should be given
every encouragement.
I'm highway construction alone,
urgent needs are faced which in being
met can absorb much of the equipment
and manpower available. Surveys con-
Quoted by this association have shown
that road and street needs for the next
several years total in the neighborhood
of $16.000OO0,000. OF that amount
urgently needed construction, to re-
place the deficiencies which developed
during the depression and during the
war; will total at least $100O0,0 100000
PLENTY OF Needed Projects"
"By no means should construction
be planned which is not actually
needed Fortunately, there are
plenty of needed projects not only for
the safety and convenience of traffic,
but to meet Industrial, housing, sani-
tary and many other needs both priv
ate and public" said Calvin.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21
UNIONS BUY MANY WAR BONDS

Syracuse, NJ Y. ULNS). = Charles
Sinnigen of the War Bond Sale Com
mittee reported to the New York State
Federation Of Labor in annual cOnven-
tion here that unions affiliated with the
federation have purchased S2OO,OO0,0Oo
in war bonds. The largest amount
bought by single state local was the
SD 100000 purchased by Local S02 of
the Musicians Union. The committee
called on organized labor in the state
to prepare for active participation in
the coming sixth war bond drive.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21

Let's all thank the Deutsche Allge-
meine Ieitung for quoting the follow
ing gem from Hitler's Langemarck
Study Scheme: 1T is not important
whether one is intelligent and studious,
or merely studiOus and interested
these are out Of date attributes of the
man with a university education who
expected to hold a leading position -
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21
A.F.OfL. Convention Cull
Redffirms It's Pledge To
Win The Wur And Peace
s4TH SESSION TO BE HELD AT NEW ORLEANS

The xtyourth annual convention of the American Fedora
ton of will be held in the Municipal Auditorium New
Orleans La beginning at 10 Monday November 20 accord
the official convention call received by AF aates
all America.
The will continue day day until the business of the
convention has been concluded the official call continues
The convention call continues: h officers and members of
Federation of Labor have influenced by
purpose and by united determination
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21
INFANT CARE PROGRAM

Washington, ID. c. ULNS).-A half
million service mems wives and babies,
it is anticipated, will be cared for in
the next II months under the emer-
gency maternity and infant care pro
gram for which Congress has appro-
priated $42, 100000, according to Kath-
arine +. LenroOt, chief of the chill
dren's Bureau, L. S. Department OF
Labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-21

In answer to the constant cry Of the
millions Of radio listeners, I'VE want
GOOD music" the electric companies
will sponsor new radio program over
the entire CHS network called THE
Electric Hour" and starring Nelson
Eddy and debuting on Wednesday,
September 20.
Eddy, who is known the country
over for his concert appearances, his
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
Mystery Targets On The Invasion
Coast OF France Are Shattered;
Nazis Are Pushed From L eningrad
Air Group Is On Eve Of Success
City May~Get Long Awaited Service

OILS, succeeded former Mayor Ed
Vow on the board. Harry Gard
ner, New Hanover County Com
missioner, replaced the late Lewis
Fisher as director-at-large. F. o.
Fockler, whose recent letter to
Jonathan Daniels, administrative
assistant to the President, brought
from the White House a promise
of early release of the pending
airline certificate, was present to
receive the praise of the associa-
ton for his continued enthusiastic
Efforts .....,
Postmaster General William Mu-
lock, of Canada, was named to
succeed j. E. Savard as Mont
reals representative on the board.
Board members reelected include
Mayors Ray Henderson, of New
Bern; Albert A. Springs, of Myrtle
Beach, and Herbert L. Smith of
Georgetown; W. S. Harvey of Nor
folk; Walter Foskett, of Nassau;
John S. Gator, of Charleston; Cap
tain Roger Williams, of Newport
News, and r. B. Page, of Will
mington.
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22

Creates Interest

A battle-scarred German tank
destroyer mounted with rs nm.
rifle, captured in the Sicilian cam
paign, German mobile field kit
chen captured in North Africa, as
we'll as complete searchlight out
fit and an anti-aircraft half-track
unit from Camp Davis, were
among the equipment used to boost
sales in the Fourth War Loan
Bond selling program sponsored
by Wilmington Post No. 10 Of
the American Legion, in front OF
the Post Office Friday at 4 p. m.
The equipment, IN charge of 1t.
Whitney w. Merrill and 1t. Frank
P. Izzo of Camp Davis, is schedul-
ed to be displayed at bond rallies
throughout North Carolina. It is
expected to travel 100 miles in
20 days.
Favorable weather, series of
crisp speeches, and ringing mar
tial music by the New Hanover
High school ROTC band helped to
stir enthusiasm at the rally and
to boost pledges in the Fourth War
Loan drive.
Wilmington citizens have already
purchased $458, 663.25 in bonds of
their quota of $4,859, 900. The goal
Continued on Page Five; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
RISING JURY OUT
ONLY 50 MINUTES

After an absence of less than so
minutes, a jury returned verdict
of not guilty, generating the Ris-
ing brothers of any connection with
the robbery of Sanders Service
station at 18th and Perry avenue
December 7, 1913 at which time
more than $1,000 was. said to have
been taken from the safe. This
was but one of six charges brought
against the ring
The Risings paraded witnesses
before the jury to sustantiate their
contention that they were occupied
elsewhere when the affair occurred.
Gang member Richard Croaker,
who turned states witness, init
mated in his testimony that Ro-
bert Rising rode around with him
to view the station and lease the
Job"
In charging the jury yesterday
afternoon, Solicitor Clifton L.
Moore told the IL men that the
''unsubstantiated testimony of eth
er one of the alleged gang was as
good as the other"
Roy Hendricks, another member
of the ring, did not take the stand
in the case. Moore said in his
speech to the jury that if he hao
asked Hendricks to take the stand
Aaron Goldburg and David Sin
Continued ON Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
VOTE SCHEDULED
ON RELIEF FUNDS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-lRE
The United Nations plans for post
war relief and rebuilding OF war;
ravaged areas were praised as en-
bodying the esprit of America"
and denounced as providing for
"global bureaucracy" as the House
wound up two days of debate to-
day on legislation authorizing use
of 81, $50, 00O,O 900 for that purpose.
A vote is scheduled for Moitlay.
Rep. Burgin D.-N.C.) said the
agreement which established the
United Nations Relief and Rehabil-
itation Administration (UNRRA)
carried out the tradition Of Amer
lean readiness to help distressed
peoples anywhere. But Rep. Smith
(R.-Ohio) contended the agreement
would put mo limit to the variety
and scope of the functions that
could be performed-from setting
up a soup kitchen to the construc-
ton Of a railroad"
Rep. Fulbright D.-Ark.) devoted
lengthy address to replying to
earlier contentious of opponents
that the relief organization might
help Russia's Premier Stain be.
come dictator of Europe.
He pointed to Russia's endorse.
ment of UNRRA as proof that Sta.
lin is mot primarily interested in
imposing communism upon the
whole Of Europe.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22

was retained as vice-chairman,
and Major H. F. Church, Charles
ton Port Director, was renamed
secretary. M. o. Dunning of Wash
ington was continued as general
counsel
The Association welcomed into
membership the city of Savannah
and formally accepted William C..
Gilbert, chairman of the Savannah
Chamber of Commerce Aviation
Committee, nominated by Mayor
Thomas Gamble as that city's rep
resentative on the board of direc-
tors. 49,.
Because of their hard work in
putting this program over" Rep
resentatives J. Bayard Clark, Ora.
ham A. Barden and Herbert C.
Nonner, of North Carolina; L.
Mendel Rivers and John Mcmillan
of South Carolina; S. O. Blanc
and Harris, of Virginia, and Hugh
Peterson, of Georgia, all Demo
Gratis, were named directors-at
large.
Mayor Bruce B. Cameron, o,
Wilmington, who was represented
here by City Manager A.. c. Mich
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
M'NUTT ASSAILS
CUTBACK RUM0RS

DETROIT Jan. 21.-(R-Man-
power Chairman Paul V. McNutt
denounced tonight as Allies of the
enemy the worker who wants to
leave the war production line in
order to 1and feet first in peace
and the 'nard-boiled'' employer
who wants to beat his competitor
to the postwar market"
He denied 'rumors of tremend-
Gus cutbacks'' in war production
and asked Detroit and the nation
to reject the peace scare that
would collapse t h manpower
front"
In a speech for the Detroit vic
tory council McNutt said the term
'cutback'' is "a rumor word-a
propaganda word
He said it may be very dan
gerous'' in this era when the
peace scare is a major instrument
in the war of nerves."
The worker who wants to land
feet first in peace spreads the
peace rumors McNutt said be-
cause they are a "sop to his con-
science and give him an alibi
for leaving war production.
The hard boiled" employer
Continued OH Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
CIVIL ENGINEER
TAKEN BY DEATH

Carl ]. Josenhans, 60, superin'
tendent of Wrightsboro Baptist
church and veteran civil engineer,
died Friday at 7:30 pm. at Bull
lucks hospital after long illness.
Mr.. Josenhans retired in July
1913 after 80 years of service as
an employe of the Wilmington Dis
trict U. S. Engineer Office. He
was recognized as one of the fore
most engineers in the south, and
had an outstanding record OF serv-
ice in the interest of North Caro-
lima. He was Resident Engineer
for the Wilmington District En-
gineer office il connection with
the construction of the Harbor of
Refuge at Cape Lookout, two
and one-half million dollar project
designed to provide a refuge Tor
coastWise steamers seeking shell
ter from storms.
In addition, he designed the Car
DINA Beach highway bridge across
that section of the IntracoaStal
Waterway known as Shows cut.
Mr.. Josenhans also designed the
Inland Waterway bridges across
Wilkerson's greek, approximately
so miles northeast Of Washington,
N. c., and the Core creek bridge
located some 10 miles beyond
Beaufort.
He designed the Third lock and
dam across the Cape Fear river
Continued on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
REDS CAPTURE MICA
Roundabout Rail Line To
Moscow Is Freed By
Action

LONDON, Saturday, Jan. 22-lR
The Russians are rolling back
the German line from Leningrad
through one fortified place after
another Moscow announced early
today, after the Red army yester.
day captured the rail junction OF
Mga, 30 miles southeast OF the
great northern city, and thus freed
roundabout rail line to Mos
cow.
The Red army was in full Of
fensive tide south, southwark and
eastward of Leningrad, killing
thousands of Germans as it batter
ed through defensive areas the
Nazis had carefully fortified for
two years.
"Under continuous blows OF So
Wet troops the enemy is rolling
back in a southerly direction and
abandoning one fortified place aft
err another" said the midnight
Moscow communique recorded by
the Soviet monitor.
A late dispatch from Moscow by
Eddy Gilmore, Associated Press
correspondent, said that the cap.
ture of Mga, announced last night
in a special order of the day by
Premier Marshal Joseph Stain,
had given Leningrad its first rail
| communication with Moscow and
the rest of the Soviet Union in
two years.
The capture was part of new
breakthrough on a 30-mile front
from the Narva River southeas'
to the town of Vinyagolovo. By
freeing this area the Russians
obtained a roundabout railroad
from Leningrad to Moscow via
Vclkhov, Vologda and Yarosavl.
Still occupied by the Germans
but under heavy pressure from
advancing Russians, was por
ton of the main Leningrad- Moscow
railroad through Kolpino and Tos
no south to Kalinin and the CAPT
tai.
Mga, 10 miles southeast of the
Neva River and II miles south O.
Schluesselburg, is IS miles cas-
of the great LeningradMoscov
trunk railway, long lost to thu
Russians but now once again with
in their grasp. Mga was at thu
top of a German salient reachin,
southeast of Leningrad to a few
miles south Of Kurishi.
From Mga three railways branch
out, one going east to Volkhov ant
then north to Murmansk, ont
south to Kurishi, and another shor
line going southwest to join thu
Moscow Leningrad trunk lint
south of Kolpino.
Continued on Page Two; Col. s
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
BRITISH FORCES
HOLD MlNTURN0
Forced Labor Being Used
To Build New Defense
lima
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, a

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Jan. 21.-R-Battalious of
forced Italiaa labor arcs Rushing
completion a powerful new adolf
Hitler" defense line 5 miles be-
low Rome, Nazi prisoners reported
today, indicating that the enemy
has scant hope of holding his pre-
sent Gustav line much longer
against the onslaught of American,
British and French troops.
The British firmly held the town
of Minturno,. two miles northwest
Of the Garigliano river, aftei Al.
lied planes and artillery smashed
an incipient German counterattark
on that west coast communications
hub, and French forces north of
Casino captured the foot of Mt.
II Lago, a Nazi strongpoint across
the Rapido River from the village
of SAINT Ella. The Gustav fortifica-
tons thus were being shredded
fast.
Ever since their landing on the
Salerno beaches in September, 1t.
Gen. Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army
troops have been forced to batter
their way through a succession OF
Nazi defense systems that extract
Continued On Pare Three: Col. 81
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ed in Austin, Tex, for lack of
draft registration card and was
discovered to have no recordable
fingerprints. 1t ended with his re-
turn to- North Carolina and the
conviction of Brandenburg by a
Federal jury on charge of har-
boring fugitive from justice. The
FBI charged, and Pitts admitted,
the surgeon had removed his
prints at the Brandenburg home
in 1871, but the conviction was re-
versed on technically.
In the killing case, Essex county
and Montclair detectives seek to
learn who fired a rifle bullet from
the street into the home of j. Ray
mond Tiffany, former assistant
state attorney general, and killed
his father-in-laW, 80-year-old John
Longstreet Ely, in 1910. The in
Continued on Page Five; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-22
LETTER MYSTERY
GROWING DEEPER
Hopkins Leaves Sick-Bed
To Testify Before
Grand Jury

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - (P) -
Weak with illness, Presidential Adj
User Harry Hopkins shambled in
to Grand Jury room to reiterate
today that his name was forged to
the mystery letter about Wendell
Wlllkie and he limited that he NAM
ed the man he believed forged it.
The 53-year-old Hopkins arose
from naval hospital bed to ask
and receive permission to testify
was With the jury for 10 minutes.
men returned to the hospital to
conValesce from long attack Of
influenza.
"Obviouly, I can't discuss what
| told the Grand Jury" said Hop
hlhS to reporters, but 'this letter
is forgery. There is a forger in
lhlS picture. I think I know who
the forger is
Inc assumption was that Hop
klns told the jury that, with de-
tails.
Hopkins is the nominal prosecu-
Tor IN the letter mystery which
mas added bizarre, new chap
Ter IN the adventures of the thin
man who is closer politically to
PRESIDENT Roosevelt than perhaps
any other person. He demanded
ule investigation which has turned
up confusing twists, declarations
uenlals, hints of political intrigue
ana some frank expressions Of be.
Wllderment.
II started with publication of a
0ook-NOne Man, Wendell Willkie''
by {. Nelson Sparks, former
may, OF Akron, O., avowedly a
"llkle opponent. He told of let
'er Oh White House stationery,
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North Carolina CONFLICT Figures
In New Jersey Mystery Thriller

I'm mONICLAIR. N. j. Jan. 21.-
f%i II, disclosed today that
tu' attempt to solve d 1910 mis-
11oohhee11-ldentity assassination paral-
tido IN part the trail to the solu-
o osI OF what j. Edgar Hoover has
c coq one of the most difficult
p@oeS ever solved by the Federal
0UIeau OF Investigation.
,, Deteclive Captain Joseph Cocoz-
tos, u the Essex county prosecu-
wi so4 5 staff said the Staying investi-
Isuon had led from Robert j..
~ nus, North Carolina convict, to
- Leopold W. Brandenburg, Un-
e ~t City N.J) physician. Brand
t er;1g 81, is held only as ma
loa .al witness and where the trial
ma Nous from him Investigators would
en- III the Federal case, the trail
81 lueu with Brandenburg. 1t start
III Is4l, when Pitts was arrest