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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
FDR STEPS into
FINNISH DISPUTE

WASHINGTON, March 16.-(P)-
President Roosevelt, appealing di-
rectly to the Finnish people to
end the 'hateful partnership with
Germany, today threw the weight
of his office into eleventh hour Bri'
tis,--American efforts to persuade
+ inland to accept Moscow's peace
terms
Although Finnish parliamentary
action was construed in Stockholm
and other capitals as tantamount
to rejection of Soviet armistice
proposals., it is understood that
this government has received nc
such official Interpretation and
still holds the hope that Finland
will not close the door to a way
out Of the war
THIS hope was apparent in Mr.
Roosevelt's appeal, made by him
in the name of all Americans.
eft has always seemed odd te
me and to the people of the Uni
ted Siates," he said in statement
ito find Finland partner OF MAJ
Germany, fighting side by side witt
the sworn enemies of our civiliza
ton.
'Tne Finnish people now have
chance to withdraw from this
hateful partnership. The Longer
they stay at Germany's side the
more sorrow and suffering is bounc
to come to them. I think l car
speak for all Americans when
say that we sincerely hope FIN
LAM will now take the opportunity
to disassociate herself from Ger
many
The Chief Executives Statement
was broadcast throughout the Gay
IN Scandinavian languages ana
on short wave transmitters peanl
ed to Finland, Sweden NORWAY
and Denmark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
Liberty Ship Honoring
Confederate General
To Be Launched Soon

/ SAVANNAH, Ca, March 16.
-R)-A Liberty ship bearing
the name of Confederate Gen.
eral Francis S. Barlow of Sa-
vannah, is scheduled to be
launched by the Southeastern
Shipbuilding Corporation on or
near Confederate Memorial
Day. Sponsor for the ship will
be Virginia Walton Purse,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter B. Purse, her father being
a past commander Of the
Francis S. Barlow camp. Mrs.
Lucille Taylor johnson, a des-
cendant Of Jefferson Davis and
wife Of Brig. Gen. Leon w.
johnson bomb wing cOmman-
der now in England, will act as
matron Of honor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
GOVERNORS STUDY
VOTING MEASURE
Broughton Says Election
Has The Power To OK
Federal Ballot
BY The Associated Press

Governors of three states-Cali-
fornia, Maryland and Kansas-as-
sured President Roosevelt yester-
day that their states laws will per-
NIT use of Federal ballots for
service voting.
At least eight others, an Asso-
ciated Press survey showed, were
ready to give him qualified as
surance that any required changes
in state laws will be made.
Most of the governors, however.
still had the question in the study
stage. They were awaiting copies
of the soldier voting bill, or opin-
ions from state legal authorities,
before replying to Mr.. Roosevelt's
telegraphed QUESTIONABLE.
The President, indicating their
replies would guide his decision
whether to approve or veto the
service vote measure Congress mas
passed, asked the governors two
questions yesterday:
l. Whether use Of Federal bal
lots, as provided in the bill, is
authorized by state law, and,
2. If not, whether the governor
thought steps would be taken in
time to make use of the ballots
legal.
The survey showed governors OF
these states prepared to say they
thought such steps would be TAX
en-: Rhode Island, New Hampshire.
Connecticut, Nebraska, Vermont,
Indiana, and New Mexico.
In addition, Governor j. M.
Broughton of North Carolina ad-
vised that his states election
board had full authority to author
ize the use of the ballots. The i'm.
plication was that it would do so,
although he did not attempt to
commit the board.
Governor Simeon Willis said
Kentucky would do everything
possible to assist soldier voting.
Several of the governors reach
ed in the survey indicated they
thought the question of Federal bal
lots was unimportant, so far as
their states were. concerned, say.
ing they considered state absentee
ballot laws adequate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
TAXI OPERATORS
WARNED BY 0DT

Southeastern taxi-cab operators
who have defied ODT rules by ex-
ceeding their daily allotment OF
gasoline will not be granted sup
Elemental gasoline to operate their
equipment when present quotas
are exhausted. the Wilmington
District Office of Defense Trans
portation announced Thursday.
Present gasoline allotments for
taxis do not expire until March
81, but already many taxi firms
are running out OF gasoline and
appealing for additional supplies,
George T. Musselman, ODT dis
trict manager in Wilmington, said.
Every taxi-cab operator :n>the
Wilmington district h teen
granted ga sol n necessary to
serve the emergency needs of the
public,'' Musselman declared.
The ODT, however, has not
made available gasoline foc taxi
cab operators to make trips to
roadhouses, places of amusement
or long distance jaunts which are
in no way essential to the war
effort or to the maintenance OF
essential civilian economy"
The ODT manager said, If taxi
operators continue to seek such
business and use their supplies OF
gasoline to handle it, it is newt
able but that the public will suf-
fer when taxi allotments are ex-
hausted long before new supply
is available"
In conclusion he said, ''if, as
now seems likely, taxis lie idle
for lack of gasoline in many COM
munities, it is only fair that the
public know that. such conditions
exist because the adequate sup
plies which have been allotted
have been wasted by many taxi
firms ,,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
Over 70 Nazii.
Planes Shot
Down In Raid
SPECTACULAR FIGHTS
Southern Germany Pound
ed In Great Strength
By Americans

LONDON, March 16@R-Ameri-
can fiers attacking southern Ger
many in great strength fought one
Of the most spectacular aerial
battles of the war today in
smashing seqsel to record Raj
night raids on Stuttgart and other
targets by more than 1000 heavy
bombers which dropped stagger-
ing $3.50 tons of bombs.
The Germans threw up power
full defense fighter force which
for the first time used swift four
engined planes and fired rockets
in mass, but the American fight
ers alone shot down rs Of the
Nazis against loss Of 10. The
German bag of American bomb
ers was %.
Very Great Strength
The U. S. Army communique
said that the American Flying
Fortresses and Liberators flew out
in very great strength" indicat-
ting that the force in this latest
daylight attack probably was as
strong as the armada which at
tackled Berlin on March 6. Similar
p1raseology was used in the war
bulletin on that raid and the cor
respondents later were permitted
to estimate the number of the
heavy bombers at roughly $50.
The American fighters in their
6-to-1 victory were only 7 short
Of their all-time one-day record
of SO German fighters downed in
attacks on Berlin earlier this
month.
The Brussels radio left the air
late tonight, indicating the Raj
might be carrying the attack into
another night.
Targets Given
Berlin said the American tar
gets, bombed through clouds, were
the aircraft city Of Augsburg and
Continued on Page Seven; Col. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
Welfare Group Says County Silent
On Recommendation For Local Home

of the Board of Commissioners,
explained Thursday afternoon that
no answer had been requested by
the Welfare division but the mat
ter would probably be taken up
by the board at the next regular
meeting Monday.
Mr.. Hewlett revealed that only
recently has a heating plant been
installed in the infirmary and it
has been impossible to secure
other equipment for use in the
building. Hospital beds have been
ordered for the institution, but
have not arrived, said Mr.. Hew-
Continued on Page Two; Coll 1N
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JERSEY CITY, N. j., March 16.
~R-From tortured Europe today
came bitter. tales Of starvation, in
QUESTION, privation and Of dogged
nope that the day Of an avenging
invasion was near.
The stories were brought back
by non-official repatriates on the
Swedish diplomatic exchange liner
eripsholm, who were being disem-
barked slowly. But while the proc
ess dragged, they were patient in
the knowledge that soon they
would be free-many to see Amer
lea for the first time.
BY midafternoon about 400 OF the
oo2 passengers had left the ship,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17

Although the Welfare division Of
the Council of Social Agencies
commended the county govern
ment for the improvements now
in progress at the juvenile deten-
ton home and the county home,
they wanted to know why the
Board of Commissioners had not
filed the answer to the list OF
recommendations for improve
ments made after the gnoup's
meeting February 10, and they
demanded more action" as they
met in the Sorosis club-room
Thursday morning. Since these
recommendations, the welfare body
maintains that no answer has been
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
500 Additional Nazi
War Prisoners Due
AtCampDavis Today
|Quads Reported
Born A.

BUENOS AIRES, March 16.-4R
were born in a hos
pital here today to Sonora Cello
Giachino De Angiulli even while
questions persisted as to the au-
thenticiey of the previously report
ed Dligenti quintuplets.
The oldest Of the quadruplets
born to the 38-year-old Sonora De
Anguilli died tonight. A girl. she
had weighed slightly more than
two pounds. The others, a girl and
two boys, ranged up in weight to
two pounds IL ounces.
Meanwhile, a search Of vital sta
tistics failed to show any regis
tration Of the birth of quintuplets
here, although Argentine l a W
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
Land Based Bombers Assault Truk
As Infantrymen Invade Manus lslt
Macarthur Is Reported In
Good Military Position
On End Anniversary
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN

Associated Press War Editor
American amphibious forces in
vaded Manus island, largest OF the
Admiralty group in the Southwest
Pacific, Wednesday, while land
based Liberators made their first
raid on Truk presaging frequent
bombings of Japan's greatest Cen
trail Pacific stronghold.
Infantrymen splashed ashore on
Manus under the cover Of heavy
barrage from warships, planes and
artillery, the latter firing from
nearby islands. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur reported today. The invad-
ers suffered only minor losses as
they pushed to within half mile
of Lorengau airdrome, the only
one in the Admiralty group that
Continued on Page Five; Col. -
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received from the county govern
ment.
Welfare workers also requested
the county government to show
cause why the two WPA-construct-
ed buildings at the county home,
now being used for store-houses,
can't be used for the detention of
juveniles. The group also has ask
ed why the infirmary on the pro-
perty, discovered only Thursday
morning by an investigating
group, cannot be used, especially
since there is a shortage of hos
pital and infirmary space in the
city.
Addison Hewlett, ST., chairman
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17

but 80 of them were cleared last
night with the official party OF
diplomatic attaches, Red Cross
personnel, newspapermen and
wounded servicemen. Navy Off
Gals said the task Of clearance
would last well into tomorrow. :
Those who came ashore gave
vivid pictures Of Europe downtrod-
den by Nazism. One came from
26-year-old Marie Tonczak, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, who arrived shah
billy dressed in ersatz clothing.
She had reached Poland to be
married Just two weeks before the
German campaign which obllter-
ated the country. Her tiance 1eil
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
Civilian Internees Tell OF Naz1
TourturesAsT They'll eaveG rlpsholm

in battle, and she was wounded
by the gestapo and Nazi soldiery,
fled to the countryside, slept in
barns, only to be picked up finally
and informed at Liebenau for al
most two years. She came back
with a definite purpose-to get a
war job or join the WACs.
In Vittel Interment Camp In
France, the food was invariably
bad, the internees there said-an
endless procession Of potatoes,
parsnips, old carrots and more po'
tatoes, In Tittmoning Camp, Bav'
aria, there was one meal a day,
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
TROOPS RECALLED

STOCKHOLM, March If. -(A)-
The Bulgarian army command
has recalled Bulgarian Occupation
tToons from northeastern Serbia a
swedish press dispatch from soma
said today. No reason was given.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17

NORTH CAROLINA: Friday cloudy
with showers and not quite 50 warm
in west portion. Mostly cloudy and
continued warm in east portion.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-15
ROCKET VESSELS
USED ON D-DAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-tR-
Rocket ships, one of the most Sc
cret of naval weapons, played a
large part in the shattering OF Ger
man defenses along the European
peaches.
This was disclosed today in a
Navy report of the use Of rockets
in the Atlantic and Pacific. 1t fol-
lowed an announcement that the
undisclosed production of rockets
will be increased nearly 300 per
cent Immediately.
November output OF rockets was
1852 per cent above the June fig
ure, a WPB spokesman said, de-
scribing this as the example of
examples of ever-changing de-
mands.
Large landing ships, designed
originally to carry tanks to enemy
beaches, were converted secretly
last winter into rocket-firing craft.
the Navy disclosed. Moving ahead
of the first waves of landing craft,
they worked wit h battleships,
cruisers and destroyers in the
bombardment which preceded
landings.
STANDING offshore and with
great naval shells bowling over
head the Navy reported, 1.-The
rocket craft blazed away tine aft
er time, leaving sections of the
defenses a dancing floor of fire.
Their action was one of the most
amazing sights of the invasion.
First many streaks of flames
spurted from the flat, hollow shell
Of the craft, then seconds later
the carpet of bursts crashed on a
hillside or section Of beach. The
roar from the explosion was many
tines more violent than that Of
artillery gunfire.'''
Total salvos fired from rocket
ship have the punch Of broad
side from a New Jersey class bat
tleship.,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-15
NAN CHRISTMAS
WILL Be DREARY

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 14.-tREGer-
sixth successive wartime
Christmas promises to be the
dreariest of them all.
The Christmas spirit can't be
found in Germany" says the Ger
man-controlled Scandinavian tele-
gram bureau in dispatch from
Berlin. Zone doesn't see any
Christmas trees as in former
years, nor Christmas decorations
in the stores. All Germans know
that 1914 will be the g1oomiest
Christmas
This statement is largely borne
out by dispatches from Swedish
correspondents, which indicate that
military reverses, wartime short
ages and distress caused by Allied
air raids have combined to present
depressing picture.
For the first time since the start
of the war, children evacuated
from bombed areas must spend
Christmas away from their parents
by a government order which has
destroyed the whole meaning of
the day as a family festival in
Germany. Instead the children will
be comforted by an autographed
gift picture of Adolf Hitler and a
handbook with a few reichsmarks.
Swedish correspondents also re-
port that no Christmas trees will
be available in the larger cites
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-15

To catch her heart and make her tre1be with sheer de.
light there is better than to present her with
glorious fur coat that has been token of esteem
for his loved for hundreds Of Queenly regal
exquisite in every detail breathing wealth and quality in
every skim collection of fine furs really outstanding
No matter what the dream fur she may desire, you will
find it here and at very reasonable price too
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-15
u. S. STEEL FARLEY
WITH clio ON PAY
. RISE is CONCLUDED

P1TTsBURG, Dec. a. Up, "A
conference between U. S.. Steel
subsidiaries and the United Steel
workers of America (CIO) wa $
recessed" today and UsWA; Pres.
ident Philip Murray declared it
mas been made clear that the com.
panies do not intend to engage in
any bona fide collective bargain.
ing" 80 . : - -
The company and union. renre.
sentatives had met to discuss a
War Labor Board directive of Nov
ember Is which tentatively an.
proved wage adjustments for 49, :
700 workers in Sc basic steel com
panies. retroactive to last Deem
Der. - !.
Murray stated t h subsidia ries
had filed petition with the WLB
requesting it to "set aside its di
receive as Illegal and that -sJohn
stephens, spokesman for the steel
case research committee and also
for the United States Steel Co1p.
announced at the same time that
the steel companies have not ac-
copied the directive.
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+ ROND CAMPAIGN
At SO P. E. MARK

mAsHINGTON, Dec. IA R' -
w! NN tw days left in the Sixth
w. 1oan drive, sales of Series E
WA was reached 81, 535,OO0,0O today
'0e en ner cent of the $4,000, 600, 600
:, bond quota.
rbo,gh the four week selling
nnaian ends Saturday, Treasury
es moiaIs now believe that if sales
o aorts continue vigorous to the end,
EN- EN- F,bond quota viii be over-sub-
scribed.
r,eir optimism over getting the
lining 40 per cent is based on
+bese facts:
80. = DAYS behind payment of the
e E.sb by bond buyers, because of
rs'I DELAY in forwarding the money
lII' Federal Reserve Banks.
!" As previously announced, bond
n,onev deposited throughout De-
a a.nnber will count in the drive. A
, ss proportion of E-bond sales
a.. an ever before are being made
. .,r extra payroll deductions.
This money comes II gradually
nd much of it will not actually
AZ sn enough to buy a bond and count
y! " the drive until near the end of
Final totals will be announced
Total Individual sales to date are
q 100000 900 about rs per cent of
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Red Cross, Yule Boxes
+" Must Be In Bv Monday

All Christmas boxes for service
men in military hospitals in south
eastern North Carolina must be
turned in to The Red Cross chap
ter's office in the customhouse
by Monday, Mrs. Ida Speiden, ex-
ecutive secretary, said yesterday
Preparation of the boxes has
been under way by church and
other groups here for the past
several weeks.
The gifts will go to men in hoe
pitfalls at Camp Lejeune, Camp Da-
Wis and the Army Air base at
Bluethenthal field.
1t was explained that overseas
boxes are being used because they
are the only ones available.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-15
Keep Working
When Colds Cause
Sore Throat, Coughs

Take just one swallow of Thox-
inc. See how quickly it brings pal
liative relief. Soothes the throat as
you swallow it, then it works
through the system. Made of pre-
scription medicines, it is pleasant,
safe, and pure.
A reliable throat and cough med
iclne for the whole family. Keep
it handy-100% satisfaction or
money back. 35c. Goo, and $1.O0 at
drug stores. Stay on the job. Take
Thoxine!
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-15
Senators Tagged Out
By Shortage Of Fags

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA. - R-
The Senate War Investigating Com
mittee's inquiry into the cigaret
shortage ended today with its mem
bers pretty well tagged out.
They packaged up lot of new
testimony r m manufa cturer
who could increase production Is
per cent if he had more tobacco
and a grower who fears for the
price of the crop if 1915 quotas are
raised more than per cent.
Rolled up in the other evidence
was the tiny spark of hope that
things might conceivably get better
for smokers as soon as the Army
Navy pipelines (no relation to
pipes get filled up.
S. Clay Williams, chairman of the
board of the R. J. Reynolds Tobac-
CO Co. said 81 IL per cent Of his
production goes to the m e d
forces.
In normal times, he explained,
manufacturers operate on ma
chine to m>~th basis, keeping the
supply only 30 days ahead of con-
sumption.
Because the military can't take
chances, they must keep the chain
smoke line between this country
nd troops overseas constantly
filled, and a minimum 80 days
supply abroad.
He brought this out when Sena-
tor Ferguson (R. -Mich.) wondered
if the soldiers were overpuffing.
occasioned by the thought of H.
900, 900 Americans using up 81 IL
per cent of supply made for the
whole population.
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JOHN OF SHAEF
IS ARMY'S OSCAR

PARIS, Dec. 14-When the gen.
erals are expecting V. I. P.
very important person. to drop
in for a meal in Paris. the generals
call for a sergeant. They call for
John of SHAEF" - whose name
has the same relationship to food
as has that of Oscar of the Wal
dorf.
Johns full army name is Sgt.
John Schwarz. But the dozens of
VIP's who have been served by
hin-and they include every one
from General Marshall and Admir-
al King right on down through a
few brigadier generals - simply
know him as John of SHAEF."
John was born in, of all places,
Aachen, Germany, in 1909. He left
Germany in 1881 and worked in
the catering departments Of leading
hotels in Paris and Brussels before
coming to the States in 1888. In
New York he worked as a waiter
or on room service in the Astor,
St. Moritz and the Waldorf-Astoria.
Uncle Sans Greetings" caught
up with him in February, 1913.
Within three months he was
overseas in the mess section of
the headquarters command of the
European Theater of Operations, U.
S. Army. He's been making ar
rangements for the meals TO big
shots ever since-today as the en-
listed service-boss of all SHAEF
messes in the Paris area.
I'm addition to regular messes in
Paris, there's one secret mess
John says. Seems like every time
some visiting big shot comes to
Paris they ring me up and ask to
have a meal at this secret mess.
1t doesn't matter, because I'm al
ways ready for them at any hour
of the day or night.
"Of course we do the best we
can, but these V1P's don't want to
eat elaborate food. They just eat
plain ordinary chow. General
Eisenhower S favorite dish seems
to be baked beans and hominy.
I remember once just before D
Day, I flew some horniny to the
generals secret headquarters on
the southern coast of England.
John has served-he supervises
the service, rather than serving
things himself-almost every Allied
big shot in land, sea or air forces
to say nothing OF such civilian
brasshats as Prime Minister
Churchill, Jimmy Byrnes and 9TH
ers. Some of these meals have been
served in mess kits. Others in elab-
crate style.
Fortunately none of John
walters have ever !. become so
over-awed at the sight Of brass
that they've spilled soup in Cen
eral Eisenhower lap or made
some equal blunder. Only mishap
to date: was that John himself got
a little mixed up on the braid
count one day and had British
rear admiral erve d before a
British full admiral. He heard
about that later.
THE vIP's don't get anything
the CTS DON'T John says. In
all SHAEF' messes in Paris every
one gets CT food. It's all sent
over from the States. We don't
buy anything locally because the
French haven't got enough food
themselves.
1--WE have all-French personnel
working in the kitchens and the
GI's are eating today as well as
civilians ever ate in Prewar Paris.
It's wonderful what the French
can do with CT ingredients. For
instance, the cellars and pastry
they make of powered eggs and
powdered milk are nothing short
of amazing. AS matter Of fact,
there isn't dish in the world
these cooks can't make out of our
CT ingredients.
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because Of the transportation
shortage, although in rural areas
Germans are going into the forests
to fetch fir branches to hang in
their homes.
Many people are living in homes
partly wrecked by bombs and
many others in barracks having
only the most primitive comforts.
To bolster morale the authorities
have granted extra Christmas ra-
tions-two eggs per person, $50
grams CTS ounces) of meat q
grams (.88 ounces) of CANDY for
children, and a half bottle of
schnapps and half bottle of wine
for adults.
But even this represents a con.
siderable reduction from the
Christmas bonus' last year.