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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Six Arrested
In OPA Theft

RALEIGH, Nov. 81. - B - Six
persons, including two employees
of the Raleigh District of the Of
flee of Price Administration were
under arrest here tonight and
charged with embezzlement and
illegal possession in connection
with the alleged theft of a quaint
ty of ration coupons from a vault
at Central Prison where official
coupons and records of the Raleigh
Opa office are kept.
Theodore S. Johnson, director Of
the Raleigh District, said the six
were Louis H. Williams, 43, en-
ploye in charge of office supplies
and equipment for the District Of
flee; William B. Wilder, %, mime
ograph machine operator in the Di-
strict Office; William Hartsfield,
46, a filling station operator; Will
liam w. Reaves, 10; and Robert
F. Reaves, brothers; and Willie
Macon House, %, all of Raleigh
and Wake county.
johnson said Federal charges
were drawn against the six today
at hearings before Mrs. Elsie Gar
ton, U. S. Commissioner. Williams
and Wilder were charged with en-
bezzlement of ration coupons and
receiving stolen government prop
erty as well as acquiring pos
sessing and selling gasoline and
sugar coupons.
johnson issued instructions to
the OPA enforcement division that
the case should receive imme-
date and preferred attention until
every avenue has been explored
and those found to be involved
prosecuted to the full extent Of the
law"
He said the investigation was be-
ing extended into Eastern North
Carolina where statements given
US lead us to believe other connec-
tiony with the case might He."
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Russians Rip Into Nazis
In Neu Czech Offensive

LONDON, Wednesday, Nov.
22.-tREThe Russians ripped
several" holes in German
defenses in a new offensive in
Czechoslovakia and northern
Hungary and made some prog
ress in the third day of a
cleanup drive against the
Nazis pocketed in southwest
Latvia, Berlin reported last
night.
Ignoring the word of a new
Soviet drive, Moscow's COM
munique recorded a small
gain of about three and one
half miles in a line-straighten-
ing operation west of Eyer,
Hungary, announced the vir-
tuaI clearance of the Baltic is
land of Saare, and said that
the trapped Germans in Lat
via had made 40. futile coun-
terattacks in one day SOUTH
west Of Jelgava, losing Is
tanks.
Five towns were captured
in Hungary, the principal one
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Michigan Phone Union
Willing To Walk Out
In Sympathy With Ohio

DETROIT, Nov. 21.- Up The
Michigan Telephone Employees
Federation voted t s willingness
to strike" in support of a walkout
of affiliated Ohio telephone opera.
tors in a mass meeting here to-
night, but withheld further action
pending Qualification of tn War
Labor Boards attitude in the Ohio
case.
Miss Florence Karp, vice presi-
dent of the Michigan group, said
employees who left their posts to
participate in the meeting would
return Immediately upon its adj
|journment. Earlier Michigan
Bell Telephone Co. spokesman had
said absence Of 70 of 525 night
operators had resulted in some
curtailment of Detroit service.
The War Labor Board directed
tonight that Ohio telephone opera
tors return to work Immediately
or face government seizure of the
facilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

baton Director Fred M. Wilson'S
statement Sunday that wherever
price and production controls are
too lax-as is the case of textiles
and clothing-we must tighten
them"
This measure, it was, under
stood, is designed to increase out
out of low-cost. clothing by plug
ging 1oopholes that nave caused
manufactur and convertors to
turn to production of higher-pric-
ed garments. Overfinishing fab
RIGS to command better price
is one practice that may be elm
mated, OPA officials said.
The rise in living costs over
the last six months is largely
attributable, officials say, to high
er prices for clothing, principally
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

being the railway station of
Verpelet, 8 miles southwest
of Eyer, the Soviet commune
que said. 1t stressed the diff
ficulty of operations due to
constant rain that has ruined
the roads, but said the Rus
sian advance pressed on and
that at Verpelet about 600
Germans and Hungarians were
killed.
Altogether, from November
IA through November 20 in
Hungary, 1920 German and
Hungarian troops have been
captured, making a total Of
1890 since November 8,
Moscow added.
It said nothing Of the con-
tinuing siege of Budapest from
points south and southeast of
the Hungarian capital, and said
there were no changes ON any
other fronts except in the mar
row southern peninsula Of
Saare (OseD island, covering
the entrance to the Gulf Of
Riga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

as result of the disappearance
of much low-cost merchandise.
Price Administrator Chester
Bowles had planned to announce
the new regulation at a. news con-
ference today. He cancelled the
session, however, explaining the
program needed further polishing.
Associates said it may be made
public tomorrow.
A second policy which OPA, in
conjunction with other agencies,
may soon announce, embrace
sterner dealing with applications
for so-called extraordinary price
increases. These are boosts not
provided for under the Price Con-
troll Act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
LOCAL STORES BUY
$ll,900 In BONDS

Getting off to an enthusiastic
start. a total of $11,90O involving
two purchases OF War Bonds by
local stores was reported yester-
day by Walter ]. Cartier, secre'
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
The first report came from Nc
Clelland's who reported a company
purchase of $4,000. Woolworth's la
ter reported a purchase of $500.
The overall bond assignment in
New Hanover county is $4,666. 900.
Mr.. Cartier said last night that
these two purchases did not in
clude the purchases and sales by
employees of the two stores. A min
imum quota for all clerks has been
set at $500. Other reports will be
available later, Mr.. Cartier said.
From my talks with merchants
yesterday" Mr.. Cartier added, ''it
appears that managers of local
stores have a general optimistic
view, and they believe that the
quota for Wilmington and New
Hanover county will not only be
reached, but surpassed"
Most merchants have decorated
their establishments with patriotic
motifs to encourage bond sales in
their stores. All merchants have
been asked to have packages warp
ped for patrons in war bond leaf
lets, which are available at the
Chamber of Commerce.
At the North Carolina Shipbuild-
ing Co., two departments have sur
passed their quotas and first-day
sales were estimated at 20 percent
of the yards goal Of S250,000.
Company officials reported yes
terday that the steam engineer de-
partment was first to make com
plete report of war bond sales,
oversubscribing their quota by l53
per cent. The employment office
followed in close order, going over
the top by 229 per cent. Several
other departments reported so per
cent of their allotments the first
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
|B-29s Strike
LIST. Big Fight
Over 0mura
At L e asst 20 japanese
Planes Definitely De-
stroyed In Battle
FOE CLAIMS LOSSES
Other Superforts Hit Ware.
houses At Shanghai
And Marking

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-
up - American Superfort-
resses engaged in their first
big air battle over Japan to-
day as they bombed Omura,
giant aircraft center, for the
third time in less than a
month.
The occurrence OF t h e attacks
indicates that plans for the aerial
offensive a progressing toward
the time when the Japanese will
be hit by regularly scheduled
flights, increasing in frequency.
At least 20 enemy planes GER
tainly were shot down, Is others
probably destroyed and an addi-
tional 10 damaged in the fighting.
A communique from Goth Air
Force headquarters said it was too
early to report on American losses
since there had not been time for
all planes to complete h e long
flight back to Chinese bases.
(The Tokyo radio, which Gus
tomarily broadcasts extravagant
claims of japanese successes, said
10 B-29's took part in the air blow
and that IA definitely were shot
down and II more probably. II
said four Japanese planes were
lost, one by crashing into a Super
fort)
While one B-29 task force car
ried out this strike, others hit
warehouse n d transportation IA
cilities at the enemy-held Chinese
cities Of Shanghai and Marking.
The blow at On1Hra W S. the
eighth Bog raid on the Japanese
homeland and brought the first en-.
counter, communique of the Goth
Air Force said, with ''strong fight.
er opposition.
Located on Kyushu, southern.
most of the japanese islands, the
Omura plant has about rs build
ings, including assembly, repair
and training facilities. 1t previous
ly was hit on October Is and Nov
ember II and the Goth Air Force
communique spoke of h third
raid as continuation of the "stra-
tegic reduction of tn a major
source of enemy air power.
The Superforts, heavily armed
and armored, were designed with
the view that they should be able
to take care of themselves against
fighter interceptors.
Consequently, military men here
have looked forward expectantly
to the first occasion when the jap
anese would throw heavy fighter
opposition against them.
AS was the case on November
II, the B-29's found Omura hidden
by clouds which prevented obser-
walton of the results from bombs
loosed at targets located by secret
precision instruments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
ID. LOSS BLAMED
ON LACK OF ARMS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. -P-
President Roosevelt said today
that American soldiers lives hae
been lost because of the necessity
of rationing shells in Europe. He
joined in General Dwight D. Eisen
hower's urgent plea for greater
production on the home front.
Soon after Eisenhower declared
at Supreme Headquarters that he
and his soldiers want more sup
plies than we are getting" the
President discussed the situation al
a news conference.
1t is perfectly clear, he said,
that not enough shells are being
sent to the other side, that ra.
tioning resulted and this has been
costly in life. He wanted, he said,
to add his little plea to that OF
Eisenhower for the materials es-
sential to the Allied strategy.
Part of the trouble, the Presi-
dent said, is that people are quit
ting their jobs in war plants, be-
cause they want to get into civil
ian production as a hedge against
postwar unemployment. They must
be replaced, he said, by inexperi-
enced workers who cannot produce
as fast and sometimes break ma
chimes, resulting in still greater
delay in production.
With his news conference re-
marks, the President joined in a
concerted effort by high officials
to give publicity to the situation
and thus strive to increase pro-
duction.
Chairman J. A. Krug Of the War
Production Board earlier reveal
ed that Eisenhower - while still
charting his drive On Germany
had sent word to production Off
Gals: ''You tell us what you can
deliver and We'll tell you when the
war will ends
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

| that he expected the German COM
mand to try to fight out the pres.
ent battle west of the Rhine rather
than retreat voluntarily to the east
bank.
Any soldier probably would be
forced to that decision once he had
so much of mis- force west of the
river, Eisenhower said, pointing
out that Allied air power was so
great that any full scale withdraw
al across the river was bound to
prove costly even in bad weather.
The Germans have n t much
more choice than they had in Nor
mandy, he indicated. There they
might have been able to delay the
Allies longer by falling back from
one defensive line to another, but
could not do 50 because the bomb
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
FRANCE AGAINST
EUROPEAN BLOC

WASHINGTON. Nov. 21-tR-The
chances that Europe will be carved
up into western and eastern blocs
dominated respectively by Britain
and Russia are growing DINNER.
French policy appears to be the
reason for this trend but there are
some indications that the British
are less enthusiastic about idea
than they were once. The Russians
have said all along that they did
not like it.
The trend is being watched with
deep interest here because Ameri'
can policy with respect to Europe
calls for no blocs, in the sense Of
tightly knit and potentially antag-
onistic groups. 1t calls rather for
the submergence of old balance OF
power political systems in the in
terest of continent-wide and world
wide cooperation.
One of the clearest statements of
French policy on thes subject of
European political organization
came today from Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault at Paris. Evident
ly referring to published reports
that Prime Minister Churchill and
General de Gaulle more or less
had agreed on a western European
bloc during their recent conference
at Paris, Bidault said France ac-
tually is opposed to an exclusive
western bloc.
His speech was interpreted here
as having these implications:
1. The de Gaulle government is
seeking to make France the full
crum of European politics, prob
ablv assuming Russia will ride
one end of the see-saw and Britain
the other.
2. The French want the British
to know that they do not favor an
exclusive western bloc.
8. At the same time they want
the Russians to understand tina
they do not accept any political
domination of Soviet interests in
eastern Europe although the
French make no claim of competi-
ton with Russia there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
HEADQUARTERS

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED -EXPE DITION-
AIRY FORCE, Paris, Nov. 21.-R
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, ST.
preme commander Of h e Allied
forces in Western Europe, declar-
ed today that there had been some
reason to believe Germany might
have cried quits after the battle
of France, but that Adolf Hitler
ard his Gestapo had managed to
maintain t h cir pistol-in-the-back
control of the Reich and that the
war had become a fight to the
death for the German people.
ITO get peace we've got to fight
like hell for it," Eisenhower told
press conference. Nov let's do
it."
Eisenhower strongly impiis d
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Cabinet Rank
Given Nelson

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81 -(P)-
PRESIDENT Roosevelt has given
ca0met rank to Donald M. Mel
son.
Inc former WPB chairman NOV
Cd his desk into the White House
olllces and assumed his duties as
personal representatives to the
resident before leaving on a Sc
eOho economic mission to China.
a presidential letter informing
Nelson Of his new status, effective
September 20. was released by
NE White House today.
YOU will attend cabinet meet
mgs' the letter said, land are
empowered to obtain such as
ISSUANCE as you may require from
'4ss!ng government agencies.
We have vast and difficult
!oO 10 do in achieving complete
anu llhal victory and in working
WI me basis of an enduring peace.
. .oaf knowledge, experience and
s s0l1ues can be of great value
4 " me in my work. At the present
alIe' | would like you to advise
a. ss0 assist me in dealing with some
w. me most important problems
Az, ,uS facing the American people,
..a 10 undertake specific missions
NV me- One Of these missions, OF
E mnne importance, will require
yUal early presence again in the
's M, theatre of war"
,, nelSon arrived in Chungking last
. Week with a group of steel and
r S.v0lol experts to assist in revita.
f sa,ag Chlna's tagging war produc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
OFFICIAL CITES
LOCAL ACTIVITY
FEDERAL Agencies Criticiz'
ID For Taking Over
Private Interests
UNITY IS STRESSED
Group Meets At Cape Fear
''( Country Club To Dis
,u,, Plans For Area

ave bankers have promised
HIP nation, our neighbors and
o MY community that we IL take {,
o opr Of them after the war, y
STANLEY Star W. Black, Jr., Of tie
A American Trust Co., of Char
Iotte. told approximately 6o
officers and directors ), OF ! banks K:
in southeastern North Carroll
M counties last night, gather
ed at the Cape Fear Country
club for an organized meeting
10 secure their cooperation
with the Postwar Small Bust
ness Credit committee of the
American Bankers Assocla-
ton.
I'VE are criticizing government
agencies for two reasons" he said.
"First, they have taken, and are
taking ut of business we want.
Second, because we still believe in
private ENTERPRISE
He congratulated Wilmington fol
the organization of the Wilmington
Clearing House Association, form
ed to supply equity capital to sup
plement bank credit.
The purpose of the meeting was
outlined by ]. G. Thornton, chair
man Of Group Six, of the North
Carolina Bankers association, who
said that members of the Ameri.
can Bankers Association have beer
asked to cooperate with Postwar
Small Business Credit committees.
]. N Coburn, president of thu
North Carolina Bankers Associa-
ton, spoke on Postwar Small Bus.
mess Credit Problems" saying,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

C E N E RAJ MACARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Philippines,
Nov. 22.-P- American troops
slowly and painfully loosened the
Japanese hold on northern ap-
proaches to the Ormor valley to-
day despite miserable weather and
an apparent Japanese decision to
sacrifice an entire division if nee
essary to hold present positions
near the village of Limon.
Weary units of the oath Infantry
Division - which has borne the
brunt of the entire Leyte battle
yesterday repulsed the third deter
mined enemy attack on the road
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
0PA BUSHES Work On Measure To Hold
Down Prices OF Clothing And Textiles

Nv .AASsHINGToN, Nov. 21-lRH
ma e oPA rushed a brake adjust
tr ,gl', on the Nations price con-
ins,, machinery tonight-a tighten
r13' up intending to halt slight
MN T IN living costs.
ID ''e projected new control, aim
c1o+s a. holding down textile and
soma ing prices, was regarded by
tnn e observers as a fresh indica-
" viii; Iia5 ! the Government probab-
tbe Will III Delay any basic change in
Ce,,,Ll Little steer' formula until
prica 'ony is defeated. Stricter
a ,,r. control in the meantime is
Of must must program to keep costs
wag tSSenrlal commodities tied to
rlsv accelerated work on the
regulation following stabili.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

{ rivers and harbOrS measure.
The rivers and harbors bill in.
cludes $1,571, ZOO for port and wa.
terway improvements at Whining.
tor and nearby areas vital to the
postwar success of the post.
Senator John Overton D-La)
who handled the flood control bill
on the floor today, commented
that ''he didn't know when the
Senate would dispose of flood con-
troll to make way for the $685..
0O0 900 rivers and harbors mea-
sure. He declared, however, that
the delay had not dimmed tn e
blll's prospect OF passage. Unless
the measure is adopted before the
18th Congress adjourns next
month, it will have to be reintro-
Guced and refought through h E
House and Senate next year.
Directors of the Southeastern
and Florida Ports conference will
meet in special session with four
southern senators at $3.50 pm.
Wednesday to determine the sena-
tors willingness to further in
crease poctwar shipping from Will
mington and other southeastern
harborS.
The meeting climaxes a three
day session here, largely spent in
conferences with key legislators
and Maritime Commission n d
War Shipping Administration Off
Gals.
Scheduled to be present at the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

block which the Americans now
hold across the Ormoc highway
south Of the enemy stronghold at
Limon.
Meanwhile, the Japanese in Lii
mon chung stubbornly to their posi-
tons, which General Macarthur
noted included elaborate trench
systems and heavy Notifications;
and the daily communique assert
ed that General Yanashita had
apparently decided to commit the
famous first Japanese division to
hold the town. When Limon was
first cut off from the main Japa-
nese forces to the south, Ameri-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Two CTS On Leave
Try Out Seats They
Will Hold In House

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81 -lR-
Two GI's on leave today tested Out
the House seats they will occupy
in January, shook hands with
speaker Sam Rayburn and opined:
'This beats reville at dawn"
The words were those of Pvt
William J. Green, "a, father Of
four, elected to the House from
Philadelphia. The sentiments were
echoed by Sgt. Melvin Price, 80.
year old bachelor, elected from
East St. Louis. III.
'That reveille. :. that was the
toughest,' Price said,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Eisenhower Says Nazis May Have Quit
After French Defeat But For Gestapo

shattered roads and bridges made
it virtually impossible to extricate
any great percentage Of the forces
already committed to the battle.
Returning from a tour that took
him to all sectors Of the front,
Eisenhower said with quiet deter
mination that the great power Of
Allied armies had been thrown in
to the present campaign to force
Germany to surrender or be de.
stroyed. His plan, he said, was to
hammer the Germans wit h in
creasing force until t h e highest
pressure was reached on the day
they finally surrendered.
Unless every one all t he way
through the nation - those at the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Senate Flood Control Fight
Blocks Action On Port Bill
By ALLEN J. GREEN
(Star-News Washington Bureau

swifty-deve1oping, bitter Senate fight the
$970965000 flood control bill today
buried prospects Of action by the Senate this week the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
FORECAST

~. ~sroIina: Clear to partly cloudy
.,,.,nued rather cool Wednesday,,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
Public Will Get
Few More Euqs

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. CUP)-
Civilians will get four more eggs
on the average this year than last
but will have their cheese allot-
ment pared from 1943's five pounds
a person to four, the War Food ad-
miniStration announces.
The VIA said the total 1914 civil
ian egg supply would be about AS
OOO,000,000. Total production was
estimated at ,000,0O0,0OO eggs, of
which the 25 per cent not allocat-
ed to civilians will go to the armed
forces, lend-lease and for relief in
liberated areas.
The VIA said civilians will re-
ceiVe an estimated 540,000,000
pounds of cheese, tWo-thirds of
which will be of the cheddar var
iety. Allegations will permit ration
ing at about the same rate as dur
ing the last half of 1943, however.
The remainder of the estimated
total cheese production of 100000
900 pounds will be divided among
the military services, U. S. terri
tories, lend-lease, Red Cross, and
contingency reserves. Military re-
uuirements are up 100000 pounds
and 65,000,000 more pounds than
last year will be sent to our allies
and the Red Cross abroad, the
VIA said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
Survey DiscIoses
&c. School Cost

1t cost the FL Centre elementary
school district an average of $82.26
per pupil in average daily atten-
dance for 1942-1943, it was revealed
Thursday by the California Tax
payers association.
The cost for l941-42 was $79.86
it was shown in a survey of pupils
expenditures in 211 of the larger
elementary school districts of Cali
fornia.
Elementary average daily atten-
dance in the district totaled 1,457
for 1942-l943 as compared with l.
452 for 41-I942. The expenditure
for teachers salaries per pupil in
the elementary schools averaged
$60.50 for 1942-1943 compared with
$57.14 for the year before.
Expenditures for other current
purposes in the district averaged
$21.75 for 1942-1943 and $22.72 for
the previous year.
A general upward trend in school
district expenditures per elementary
pupil for 1942-43 compared with
1941-42 was noted by the Tax
payers association. Of the 211
districts studied, 1876 showed in
creaSeS in total current expendi-
lures of more than So per pupil,
while II declined more than that
amount. Expenditures for teachers
salaries went up 81 or more in 125
districts and decreased more than
81 in al districts. Other current
expenditures per pupil went down
in 81 districts.