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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-10
AWARDED CROSS

First 1t. Harold w. Wells, Of
1706 Ann street, has been awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross for
extraordinary achievement in aer-.%
ial combat. He is a pilot On a
B-24 Liberator heavy bomber and !
has made 30 bombing missions
over German and enemy-occupied
Europe. Lieutenant Wells is the
son of Walter A. Wells of Will
mington, and was a student at
the University of North Carolina;
when entering the Army in Feb.
ruary, 1913. He has been over.
seas since February /, 1914.
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CHILD LABOR SHOWS
INCREASE IN STATE

RALEIGH, Aug. 9.-(P)-A fur.
Their increase in June of the num-
Der Of workers under 10 years Of
age employed in North Carolina in.
dustry was reported today by the
state labor department.
Labor Commissioner Forrest Shu.
ford said $3.50 child labor certifi.
Gates were issued during the month,
compared with previous record
high of 1882.
A total of 1880 certificates for
employment of workers under Is
have been issued since January l,
and 1882 since the beginning q
the war, Shuford said.
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DECORATED

Sgt. Harry E. White, 20, of Cas-
tie Hayne, ball turret gunner on
Flying Fortress, has been award
ed the first Oak Leaf cluster to
the Air Medal at an Eighth AAF
bomber station in England. Ser
geant White, the son of H. E.
White of Castle Haynes, received
his gunner's wings in June, 1943,
at Las Vegas, New. Prior to en-
tering the AAF in March, 1913, he
attended school in Castle Haynes.
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Observation-Disclosures

RUTABAGAS, TURNn, MUSTARD,
kale. seed potatoes. Woods Seed Store,
317 North Front.
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IN TENNESSEE

Sgt. John D.
Baton, Sir, res;
Gently returned
to Camp For-
rest, T e n H.,
where he is at
tached to the
motorcycle pa
troll of a mill
tary police de-
tachment, after
spending a TO-
d a y furlough
with his wife
and son m fine
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H. Costin and Lewis w. Costin,
also are in service.
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IN INDIA

Sgt. + req =.
Costin, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Costin of Lee
land, is now in
India. He has
been in t h e
armed forces
for four and a
half years and
has been sta
toned overseas
for three years.
Two brothers,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-10
PROMOTION

The promotion of Earle A. Vow,
sergeant, son of Mrs. Cassie L.
Vow of 1903 Queen street, to the
grade of staff sergeant has been
announced by Sixth Air Force
Fighter Command headquarters,
Panama Canal department. He
entered the service in July, 1912,
and is a mess sergeant. He has
been On duty in Panama since
January, 1913.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-10

Carolina Beach road. He entered
active service with the National
Guard in 1910 and first served
with the 10th Infantry at Fort
Jackson, S. c., before being trans
ferred.
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meat for the past four months, nc
eggs and no gas.
Clapping, cheering Italians threw
armsfull Of roses on to the American
tanks and into our jeep as we rum
bled through the streets.
Although the holder Italians
sought to kiss or shake
hands with us, many seemed only
to want to touch us as If 1t would
bring them good luck.
Once the tank in front Of us
stopped and the officer in charge
came back and asked If We had a
map Of Rome as he was supposed tc
go to the railway station and was
not sure Of the route.
When the Italians surmised what
was wanted, there was torrent OF
excited and contradictory advice. A
score offered to hop on the tank
and direct the crew, while others
made such a din that it was nearly
impossible to concentrate on map
reading.
Though German snipers were
lurking nearby, many parents led
or carried their children into the
dark streets to see the American
procession as they felt it was an his
toric occasion which the children
would remember all their lives.
The crowds of Italians got bigger
and noisier as the night progressed
despite the blackout.
The hotels we passed all appeared
untouched and as intact as the
Grand Hotel In marked contrast tc
dynamiting of buildings in Naples
by the Germans.
In the Grand Hotel bar, Italians
came from all parts of the lobby tc
ask about the outside world. Most
of them wanted their imprisoned
relatives sent home Immediately, as
if by magic carpet. Most agreed
that the Fascist government had
dispersed, though the greater part
of 1t was at Brescia in northern
italy while Benito Mussolini is al
the famous Villa of Gabrielle DAN
nunzio on the shore Of Lake Gar
done.
In some of the suburbs through
which we passed, Italian volunteers
were fnaintaing order. Many were
Communists who gave us the
clenched fist salute as we passed.
Many paraders inside the city car
ried Communist flags.
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.EnemyLeaves
Rome Intact
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Peter, the bar man, and the man
ager of the hotel recognized us, the
atmosphere changed abruptly.
Five minutes later, the American
Stars and Stripes and the British
Union Jack were flying from the
hotels flagstaffs over the doorway
the first Allied flags to fly IN
Rome since the United States en-
tered the war.
Our trip through the streets OF
Rome and its suburbs had been IN
the nature of a triumphant tour.
Never before had we been kissed so
often or so much. Men and wo-
men alike overwhelmed us with
their kisses.
Eleanor, wearing a steel helmet
and Khaki trousers, was kissed on
the face by men who alphabetically
shook her hand when they discov-
cred she was not man. The wo-
men wanted to kiss Eleanor more
than the men, while the men felt
free to lavish their welcome on
Reynolds.
We had to restrain our jeep driver
Private Delmar Richardson of Fort
Wayne. Ind, from taking a punch
at some Of the men.
I'VE don't welcome people like
that In Indiana. he grumbled.
We had a bad case of filters get
ting into Rome. At least six times
we lost our nerve and turned back,
only to talk ourselves into turning
around and heading for the capital
again.
The sniping and Smelling was so
bad that sometimes we felt like
minesweepers. Once or twice, We got
ahead OF the tanks leading the col
unin.
once inside Rome. Italians waded
knee deep through water spilled by
q broken water main 10 greet Us.
Though well dressed and neat. the
women told Us they had been suffer-
ing from malnutrition for more
than two years and had had no
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'WorPrisoners
News Reaches

Boston, June 5 - (U.PO-Formei
italian war prisoners, now members
of service units at the port of EN-
barkation here, went about their
duties today with quiet smiles OF
relief after news Of the fall OF
Rome.
When reports of the Holy City's
liberation were read to them yeSter-
day, songs and cheers broke out.
One youth shouted, now my
family-they will be free" Another
added. yes, and the Pope he viii
be free again, too"
One group sang an old Italian
song about a beautiful girl enter
ing Rome and walking through the
streets with flowers in her hair.
Another group gathered about an
American army ofiicer who read
them the news. They listened eager
ly and wanted TO know lis II true?"
"Can we believe the news?"
Earlier. 100 Italians, volunteers for
duty with the u. 8. Army, tasted
their first bit Of freedom under a
new plan providing outings fol-
picked members
Accompanied by American officers
the bronzed youths roamed through
Boston. At Mass In ST. Leonards
church. they sat side BY side with
Americans Of italian descent.
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ton reading clerk calls the rolls OF
delegates, one by one. They indi-
vidually announce their preference.
1t is believed that in upwards Of
20 states Farley's name would cause
minority of the various delega-
tons to split away from the Roose-
welt parade to cast what would be,
at most courtesy ballots for the
former postmaster general and pro-
test ballots against the president.
Farley was placed in nomination
four years ago in opposition to a
third term. Senator Carter Glass,
D., Va. made the nominating
speech. Glass, a party elder ana one
of the great statesmen of the South,
was greeted by the 1910 Democratic
national convention with an out
burst of boos and catcalls. The in
cident caused i'll feeling which has
not subsidized although the senator,
now confined to his hotel room by
the inf1rmities of old age, Is for Mr..
Roosevelt's denomination this year
The purpose of the anti-fourth
term campaign is not to elect some
alternative Democrat president of
the United States. 1t Is to defeat
Mr.. Roosevelt. He has taken party
control away from men who feel
that they are entitled to consider
alton in Democratic affairs and they
are determined to come back to
power. If they are unable to do so
this year, they undoubtedly will
succeed whenever Mr.. Roosevelt de-
cides finally not to continue in the
White House-or when he is licked
in an election.
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Frost Damage
Threot Ended

Boston, June Sup Warmer
weather was forecast today, ending
the threat of further frost damage,
but no real relief was in sight
from the protracted drought which
has caused far greater devastation
10 New England crops.
State Agriculture Department ex-
perts estimated drought-frost dam
age In Massachusetts, alone at S.
100000 and warned that this fig
ure would mount rapidly unless
heavy rain comes with q few days,
Cold records were set In many
sections OF the northeast yesterday
A 33-degree reading at Portland,
Me-. was the lowest their for the
date In the 70 years that AScords
have been kept. IN Boston. q ~
minimum made 1t the coolest June
4 In more than n half century.
The drought, described as the
worst suffered In New Enfland in
more than 100 years, entered its
seth day.
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ing a diversionary raid on Cologne
and mine-laying operations, were
completed without loss.
The channel weather turned thick
about mid-morning but observers
along the British coast reported
that a steady stream of planes
could be heard flying out through
the overcast.
Britain's "hellfire corner" oppos-
lite the Pas De Calais area rever-
berated almost continually to the
thunder of bombs landing on the
west wall Is miles away.
The mighty aerial barrage ap-
peared to be swelling swiftly toward
the crescendo that Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower told American airmen
he would require to accompany his
invasion armies itno the contin-
ent.
Between Friday noon and last
night an estimated 10000 Allied
planes dropped more than 10000
tons Of bombs acros sthe invasion
coast and its supporting supply
lines.
At the same time, high Allied
sources revealed that Allied bomb
ing fleets from Britain and the Med
iterranean sent 147.840 tons OF
bombs crashing down on enemy tar
gets in Europe during May, including
90. $50 tons carried by the British
based American and Raj fleets.
The U. s. 9Th Air Force havies
struck twice at the invasion coast
yesterda yand followed through
with a duck attack on the chain OF
Nazi communications extending back
into the Paris area, while hun
hundreds OF medium hombers and
fighters Of the American and Al
lied Air Forces swept northern
France.
The Luftwaffe took the pound
ing al almost without raising q hand
In defense Of Its battered west wall.
Most of the Allied raiding forma-
toins-numbering some 5000 planes
failed to draw a single Nazi
fighters and even the enemy's flax
defenses appeared relativly wax.
Four Amrican bombers and
three fighters were lost yesterday,
while one German plane was shot
down.
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Vatican City
Misses Bombs
CONTINUED from Page y

(Continued from Page -
Ter st. Peters cathedral and roam
around other parts of Vatican City
territory, was not allowed into the
part Of the city where the Pope
and the diplomats reside. That was
because I had on war ocrrespon'
dents uniform. I sent a note into
Tittmann and he came out OF the
residential section of the city tc
grant me the interview.
During the two years and %
days of my stay in here" Tittmann
said, "time went fast because there
gas 90 much work to be done in
connection with the Vatican's vari-
Gus activities"
Tittmann his wife and their two
sons now are free TO walk around
Rome as they please for the first
time since Mussolini declared war
on the United States. Once while
the Germans still occupied Rome.
Tittman was permitted to leave Va
tican City to visit a dentist and
twice q week during the hot wealth.
err he and his family were allowed
TO 60 TO a beach near Rome.
Yesterday afternoon the Tit
MAINS took pictures from the win
dows Of their apartment of the
Germans retreating through the
nearby streets Of Rome.
While in Vatican City territory
] learned that the Pope is in good
health although he was said to be
deeply distressed by the fighting
that goes on In many places OF the
world. He is understood to have
intensified his work to assist war
prisoners on both sides.
The health of Luigi Cardinal
Maglione, Papal Secretary Of State
was said TO have been none too good
for some time. Although he never
has discontinued his work.
Although there was excitement
and noise IN Rome in celebration OF
the Allied victory. Vatican City still
has lls ageleSs calm and dignity
While was IN Vatican City ter
ritory an American plane flew over
head taking pictures OF the dome OF
81. Peters.
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Girl Folds Up
After Report
6Continued from Page u

1NOIClIluCu ITOIu rage ~
The dispatch under long date
line. and saying that General Els
enhower's headquarters announced
tonight that Allied forces had
landed in France" was carried on
the Associated Press wires at 4:39
p. m. ewt. Three minutes later the
news agency sent out a note ask
ing editors to withhold publication
OF the dispatch and the "kill" order
was transmitted at 4:44.
The false story was carried
throughout Canada on the wires of
the Canadian press, credited to the
Associated Press.
The Buenos Aires newspaper. La
Nacion, blew its siren to announce
enormously, on the basis of the APP
dispatch, that the invasion had
started. It was the second time
the siren had been used in error,
the first being on May IL. 1t also
was based upon an erroneous AP
dispatch.
The false news also was broad
cast over radio stations in Santiago,
Chile and Havana.
At the Polo Grounds in New York,
where thousands were watching the
New York Giants and Pittsburgh
Pirates. the false dispatch was an
nounced over the loud speaker sys-
TEN. A minute of silence was called.
the game stopped and players and
spectators stood with barred heads.
At Belmont race track. the New
York racing commission was about
to cancel the last two races when
It. was learned that the report was
false. A radio network had inter-
rupted its description Of the Bel
mont stakes to broadcast the false
AP dispatch.
The effects Of the falls, report still
were being felt In New York city's
telephone system three hours aGter
the first broadcast.
News Of the erroneous AP dis.
patch was published In two London
newspapers Sunday and the morn
ing newspapers today continued TO
play-up the incident In big black
type and In thousands Of words.
concentrating on the reaction it
caused In the United States and
South America. Some Of the first
London accounts withheld the name
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.FDR On Air
Tonight, $50
CONTINUED from Page -

" the Axis satellites canont fail to
see that the game is up"
House Republican Leader Joseph
w. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts,. said
America rejoiced lover the confirma-
ton of the capture Of the first Euro
pean objectie." House Democratic
Leader John M. Mccormack, Mass,
said the manner in which Rome was
captured confirmed his long-stand-
ing belief that American forces
would do all possible to avoid damag-
ing the ancient shrines of the eter-
nal city.
Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex,
chairman of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee. predicted Allied
forces would follow the German
army into north Italy, blast them
out of their defenses and destroy
their armies" Sen. Robert Taft, r.
Ohio, shared "the general pleasure
oof everybody at the capture Of the
first Axis capital" and Chairman
Sol Bloom, D.. N. Y, Of the House
foreign affairs committee, found 1t
"a good omen that Rome should
fall on the Lords day.
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Of Miss Ellis.
The London Sunday Times devot-
ed one-third OF q column on page
one to the false, report, under the
headline Invasion Scare in q. s.;
Girl Blamed"
The New York Sunday Mirror de-
voted its whole front page to the
headline: Cancel Invasion Report;
Flash Broadcast; Error, Says APP"
The London observer, in its final
edition, had one-column head line:
Invasion Has Begun, U. s. Told in
Error"
The Daily Herald carried head
line saying False Flash Made $780,
900. 900 Pray"
The German Transocean News
Agency broadcast a dispatch headed
ZAP apologies for false invasion re-
port"
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Continued from Page u
l6 by 20 inch enlargement Of the
child's scared right forearm and
hand, was called to the attention Of
the superior court jury without COM
ment by defense attorney Joseph B.
Ely during his cross examination OF
photographer George F. FiSke, the
first prosecution witness. At the
same time, Ely drew from the wit
ness the admission that the mark
could not have been a dirt speck
on the film but was actually on the
finger. No mention was made Of
the mark at the first trial which
ended in mistrial March 8.
The State has charged that
the wealthy defendant deliberately
planned his sons death last Sep
TENDER % by wrapping bare wire
around his arms after having seat
ed him on a metal tray.
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be transferred for the benefit OF
the other sister.
If both beneficiaries should die be
fore attaining the age Of As years,
with no lawful issue living. the rest
Of the estate should be divided as
follows: ~
To the First Baptist church OF
Waterbury the sum Of $1,000; to the
Y. M. c. A. of Waterbury the sum
of $1,000; the remainder should be
divided into 9 equal parts and dis
tributed as follows:
One part to the Waterbury Hos
pital; 2 parts equally divided in 3
equal shares one of which is be-
queather, In this event." to my aunts
Mary Engelke Sayre and Clara En-
gelke Marston and one share to the
children of Angelina e. Pulver.'
The remaining 3 parts are TO be
paid out lin equal shares to broth
ers and sisters of my deceased wife,
Bertha Hart Engelke. or issue"
There shall also be bound over and
delivered as part OF this principal
all my holdings in the Patent But
ton Co., Plat Bros. Co.: The Hawk
ms Co. and The Ball a. Socket Co.
Under the terms OF the will the
Colonial Trust Co, Is named execu-
tor. Also under the terms 1t is
cited that III the executor or trus-
tee should see tit TO sell any or all
the stock holdings in the aforemen-
toned companies the brothers and
sisters OF my deceased wife should
be given first opportunity TO pur-
chase same"
The win was dated April rs. 1910.
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TO TEACH CHINESE

Cambridge. Mass, June SUPP
DR.. Eu Shih. former Chinese AM
bassador 10 the United States and
one Of the leading figures In the
Chinese Literary Renaissance, will
teach the history Of Chinese though
at Harvard University for VITO terms
beginning next November.
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ported to Judge Lands office
From the CHS West Coast teletypes
June 4 silver Theater has Joan
Bennett in Nothing Ever Hap
pens with John Conte playing her
husband Close them quotes,
Bub.
Edmund GOulding (after 10 years
in Hollywood will forsake 1t in the
Fail to produce plays In New York.
Says he is fed up with Hollywoods'
dead Damon Runyon's new
book will be published by Lippincott.
the title: "Runyana la Carte"
The Truman Committee starts hear
ings in two weeks on newsprint
grants awarded by the War PRODUCE
ton Appeals Board :. Nancy Gala
han OF the Mexican Hayritt" cast
will marry her next door bar-and-
grill man on the Oath Liquor
interests are worried over the dry
lobby which is trying to push
through a sleeper A honey Of
a recording is Morton Downey's
Decca of Frank Looser's Spring
Will Be a Little Late This Year"
1t Is due June 8 Many Of the
boys who couldn't get into certain
Florida restricted hotels as civili-
ans are now suffering In them as
casualties.
Peter Amos new book (now on
the presses( has an advance sale
OF over 10000 already .. George E.
Brannan, a field service ambulance
driver, was killed in supply plane
en- route to Burma after an attack
by three Jap Zeros. His widow Is
the former Lois Fletcher Enrol
Flynn celebrates his tenth year on
the Warner 10 tneXt week
Item that Is worth money: Scotch
does not age alter the 18th year
Bourbon doesn't age after the 9th
-. Golfers June 18th issue features
a piece OF Mark Hellinger aptly
titled THE Man Nobody Hates -.
Seabiscuit's offspring are starting
to win races Four June mag
covers feature Hedy Lamar
Joe ES. Lewis saw a Washington
Hotel sign which says: IF you have
any complaints to make-Shaddup'
Nobody knows why Elmer
Davis orders Owl writer's not ia
start any sentence with Tito's name
Dream with Music" features six
naked girls as part of the living
scC.ery in the first act. The Bos-
"a censor ok'd 1t but the New York
censor didn't Because of the
electoral votes IL States can elect q
president even If the SO others are
against. The popular vote can be
almost three to one against him, and
he can still move into the White
House :. F.. FriXarnple: John Quincy
Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes and
Benjamin Harrison Skating
Vanities" at Madison Square Gar
den delighted the first spectators
-. Powers newest model Is named
Schipa Hoy Scope" the new
est Of the digests is an improve
ment over them all. Its Martin Dies
expose offers protostatic evidence
that one of the Dies COMMITTEES or
iginal chief investigators not only
consorted with Bund members but
had a criminal record as long as
Martins face.
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Mexico City Is TO have q large
football stadium by next winter.
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BIost Coast

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Again In Race

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Moves ALONG

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Walter WincheII
In NezO York

ported to Judge Lands office
From the CHS West Coast teletypes:
June 4 silver Theater has Joan
Bennett in Nothing Ever Hap
pens with John Conte playing her
husband Close them quotes,
Bub.