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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
Soviet Troops Smash
Near Baltic Gateway
REDS ADVANCE
ON ALL SIDES

LONDON, Friday, July 7.-(P-
Soviet troops were reported by the
Berlin radio early today to be with
in 10 miles of the Baltic gateway
of Wilno (Vilna) and the Russians
themselves announced important
advances all along the centra.
front now stretching $50 miles
north from newly captured Kowe
in SOUTHERN Poland.
The Moscow radio said the Ger
mans in Wilno, big rail center in
the northern neck of pre- war Pc
land, were threatened with the
same kind of debacle they suf
cred in the White Russian capital
Of Minsk.
All the reserves that the Maj
command could muster were being
thrown into the battle, Russian re,
ports said, but according to Mos
COW the fall of the city was immi-
nent and the Germans were max,
ing preparations to evacuate even
while waging a desperate delaying
fight.
Stalin's special order of the day
announcing Marshal Konstantin K.
Rokossovsky's First White Russian
army had captured KoWel, large
German stronghold and communi-
cations center rs miles southeast
of Brest Litovsk, followed by more
than "a hours the Germans own
announcement that they had eva
cuated the city.
In a dispatch from Moscow, AS
ISOLATED Press Correspondent Eddy
Gilmore called the capture of
Kowel the commencement Of "a
great new Red Army thrust in the
direction of Pinsk and Brest Lit
ovsk" and the German radio itself
said a reason for the withdrawal
was to forestall Russian pincers
movement.
More than $50 other places were
taken during the day as Soviet
troops smashed westward all along
the front and the Moscow commu-
nique said more than 5000 Ger
mans were killed as the Russians
continued their methodical mop
ping up of the area east of Minsk.
An entire regiment with its COM
mander surrendered, the war bull
letin stated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
TASK FORCE HITS
JAPS' SHIPPING

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, July 6.
-LPAThe sinking of five more ia
paneee ships and destruction OF
nine more planes in the BONN is
lands during a Fourth of July foray
by an American carrier task force
was disclosed today by Adm. Ches-
ter w. Nimitz.
This brought to Al the total enc
NY ships sent down by carrier
planes and raised Nipponese air
Losses to 1886 since June 10 when
the Fifth U. S. Fleet moved into
the Marianas to pave the way for
invasion of Saipan.
The five additional sinkings, IN
GLIDING two destroyer escorts, were
scored in the vicinity of Chlchl
Jlma, 900 miles south Of Tokyo.
Today's communique thus disclosed
for the first time that the Fourth
of July task force assault on the
volcano (Kazan) and BONN groups
was extended as far north as Chi
chi.
Tuesday, a communicate listed
attacks only on Haha Jima (Bon-
ms and Two Jima (volcano) dur.
ing which three destroyers, an oil
er and a cargo ship were sunk.
Today's communicate made the
enemy's total Losses in the BONN
volcano operation on Independence
LAY (east longitude; July 8, U. S.
t3me) 10 ships definitely sunk, six
probably sunk and at least 81 DAM
aged.
Meanwhile U. S. infantry units
occupied Manim islet to outflank by
sea the last major Japanese posi-
ton on American-invaded Noemfoo1
Island off North Dutch New Guinea,
headquarters announced today.
The strategic island, three miles
oft Noemfoor's west coast, was
captured without opposition We'd
nesday by small detachment from
the main force on Noemfoor. In
fantrymen landed after naval shell
ing and under aerial protection.
On the same day, American for
ces on Noemfoor repulsed a Japa-
nese counterattack south of Kamri
airdrome on the northwest coast.
The invaders captured the Kamiri
strip within two hours after land
ing Sunday.
Manim ilset is a flank position
within artillery range of Nambe1
a1rdrome which still was japanese.
held. The defenders we're expected
to make their final stand near it.
The seond of Noemfoor'e three
sirdromes -Kornasoren- fell te
the Americans Tuesday after air
borne troops had reinforced the
first invading wave.
Noemfoor, guarding the entrance
to Geelving bay, is about so miles
east of Manokwari, japanese
stronghold on the Dutch New GUM
ca coast. It's airfields are withir
bombing distance of the Philip
pines.
Allied aerial patrols, continuing
their attacks against Nippones'
shipping, sank three small Japa
nese vessels and damaged one
They also sank or damaged Il
barges. The damaged vessel wa
2,00O-ton craft, left in flame
and abandoned off the east coas
of Halmahera Island.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07

as to the disposal Of the case
was made by the price panel.
"UntiI the time that the decis-
ion is reached and is made
known to me, there is nothing
that 1 can add"
Shoemaker left last night for
the northern part Of New York
state for a two months crest"
In making statements yes
terday, both Shoemaker and
Foy pointed out the good work
that the OPA has done since
the outbreak of the war and
cited examples of high-scaled
prices if it were not for the
OPA, such as 40 cents for two
eggs, a dollar for mems shorts
of the same material that sold
for As cents before the war,
and other exorbitant prices.
They further pointed out that
all members of the panels of
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
MCMILLAN TO GET
JUDGE DAWSON CASE

KINSTON, July 6-iRNAction in
the case of Recorder Joe Dawson,
whose office the Lenoir county
board of commissioners had an
nounced it would abolish unless he
resigned by noon today, was defer
red by joint meeting of the board
and the Kinston City Council this
afternoon until the case could be
referred to Attorney General Harry
Mcmillan for an opinion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
agreed with the OPA to a 500

agreed with the OPA to a 500
settlement. ta
Local OPA officials again
yesterday bluntly refused to an
nounce the results of the panel
action against the lieutenant
or any details of the case.
N. L. Foy, general chairman
of the price panel, repeated his
refusal yesterday to shed any
light on the case, saying, II
am still not going to give out
any information. I believe i a
bad policy to publicize such an
insignificant case, especially
where a soldier is concerned.
My advice is to drop the case
for the time being"
o. H. Shoemaker, chairman
of the War Price and Ration
ing board, said yesterday hat
no announcement could be
made of the hearing until 1t
was ended and final deciiion
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
Bride
Dies OF Paralysis

ROXBORO, July 6-|R-Mrs. Es-
telle Poole Scnumann, 10, a bride
of one month who became i'll last
week of what was diagnosed as
infantile paralysis, died today at
a Durham hospital where she was
taken last Saturday..
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
Fire Flames
To Tent Top
In Seconds

Thomas E. Murphy, an
editorial writer on the Hart
ford Courant's staff, was at
tending the circus with his
five-year-old son when the fire
broke out. Here's his eye
witness story.)
HARTFORD, Conn.,, July g.
-(R-The Wallendas, aerial
artist, had just climbed up the
rope ladder to their perch
above when behind me I heard
a woman gasp-'Look-Fire.
There, near the main entrance
to the tent, a tiny tongue Of
flame crept up the side wall.
Almost automatically people
rose to their feet. Several men
shouted "Take it easy. Take
it easy. Walk out quietly"
The crowd seemed to SUBJ
side for an instant, but then,
with almost unbelievable
speed, the tiny flame spread
into devouring curtain of
fire taat rushed toward the top.
all semblance of order was
gone now. Women screamed,
children cried. I saw one wo-
man in the top row take her
flaxen haired little girl, in one
arm, grab a rope in the other
and slide to the ground. Her
arm was Jaw and red. But
there was little time now for
observation.
Preceding the Wallenda act,
the main cages had been filled
with lions, tigers and leopards.
Running from the animal cages
in back to the exhibition cages,
were two steel runways three
feet high. These were still in
place as the crowd surged fo--
ward. They had to climb over
this steel barrier. l saw one
woman fail to make it, slide
back and slump to the ground.
A man tried to fend the crowd
back from her, but the pres
sure was too great.
I was slammed against the
steel barrier and my knee
caught momentarily between
the bars. Then taking my
five-year-old son in my hands
I tossed MIN over the barrier
to the ground beyond. The
flames at this point were near
" overhead and the heat was
becoming unbearable.
1 looked back over my
shoulder as l left the tent and
saw people still struggling
madly to get over the barrier.
Outside children were running
around crying. Men and wo-
men had the vacant look of
shock. Some were just sitting
on the grass staring into space.
/ would say that it was
less than As seconds from the
time the first sign of fire ap-
peared until the top of the tent
had been consumed.
1 saw one woman standing
moaning and saying, MY four
children. My four children.
Where are they?" Then she
spied a six-year-old coming to
aer, crying, and she ran and
threw her arms around him.
Then another, then another.
Finally she had all four, ages
6, 7, 8, and 9. They were all
crying and embracing each
other. The woman was shout
ing THANK God, Thank God"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
Big Top Burns;
Many Children
Die In Flames
Horrible Injury Brought Scores Of Others
In Great Disaster At Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn.,, July 6.-lP}-A burst of flames
in the main tent of the Ringing Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey circus brought death to at least lo5 people,
nany of them children and horrible injury to many 9TH
ers in disaster which officials said might ultimately re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
Bluethenthal Base
Changes Commands

Colonel James c. Shvely has assumed command of
Bluethenthal Field nearby air base it revealed yes
terday The commanding officer, native of Fayette
ve Pennsylvania and veteran of many years service in
the Army Air Forces, succeeds Colonel John N. JONES'
who is about to take important new assignment
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07
FORECAST

WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Most
~ cloudy today; not much change in
temperature.
Temperatures yesterday:
High 85-Low 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-07

(Thomas E. Murphy, an
editorial writer on the Hart
ford Courant's staff, was at
tending the circus with his
five-year-old son when the fire
broke out. Here's his eye
witness stOry.)
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Giant Plane Arrives in Capital
From Burbank in Record Time
Flight in Hours and So Minutes
Beots Hughes Mark in 1887 by Half Hour

ed by Lockheed Aircraft Corp, for
TWA.
A TWA spokesman said the four
engined aerial giant will be turned
over to the Army Air Transport
Command. After the war TWA
plans to use Consultations in its
transport service.
Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Frye were at
the controls at the takeoff, as CO.
captains. Among those aboard was
s. j. Solomon of Silver Spring,
Md, chairman of the Airline
Committee for United States Air
Policy, representing II United
States air carriers in Drafting Amer
ican postwar international air policy.
The planes speed is in excess of
300 miles an hour, Lockheed off,
cials asserted Its weight is 40 tons.
The craft, under construction for
two years. had made only short test
tights previously. It Is the second
model built by Lockheed, whose
spokesman said that in size the Con-
stellation is exceeded by only the
Bib, military plane. '.-As~5
|; The first -Constellat ti61k made its
inittai flight January i, 1s43.
/; Fashioned a1ong the slim lines Of
= fighter plane the Constelia ton
was planned for. over the weather
attitudes up to 10000 feet.
\ The second model, TWA ofYicials
said, has improvements res,Iltine
from tests of the original.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Lake Yields Second
MutiIation Victim
Women's HeodIess Bodie.
Found in Missouri
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMDENTON, Mo, April IT,
Highway patrolmen today found the
headless body of woman in the
Lake OF the Ozarks just 200 yards
from the spot where another
woman's body, hacked and head
less, was found yesterday.
The patrol said the body recovered
today appeared to be that of wom-
an about 26 years old The body had
oeen mutilated, much like that OF
the woman found yesterday, the
patrol said.
The body was found by patrolmen
making minute search of the
lakes shoreline seeking the point
where the first body was hurled
into the lake.
Neither body had been identified
Abbie Woolery, Camden County
coroner, said the body Of the woman
found Yesterday had been in the
water about a week. 1t was founc
by fishermen.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Australian Newspaper
Awarded Injunction
In Censorship Test
Interim Decree Issued
Pending Hearing After
a Journals Are Bonned
BY the Associated Press.

SYDNEY, Australia, April IT,
The Commonwealth High Court
late today granted an interim
injunction sought by the Sydney
Daily Telegraph to restrain the
government censorship authori-
ties from suspending publication
of the newspaper because it
printed two articles in its Satur-
day editions.
The articles, banned by censors,
were printed in all four Sydney
daily newspapers-the Daily Tele-
graph, the Morning Herald, the Sun
and the Daily Mirror-to test the
censors ban. AL four were sus-
pended.
A majority Of the court ordered
the interim injunction and a hear.
ing on a request for a permanent
injunction will begin Friday.
A federal cabinet hearing called
for today to consider the entire
censorship problem has been post
poned because government leaders
said it would be improper to discuss
the question while it was before
the high court.
The story on which the Tele-
graphs two articles was based has
been printed in other capitals, but
Australian censorship does not per-
NIT the publication of specific details
OF the censorship controversy.
The four newspapers charged the
articles were censored under a policy
which amounts to political censor
ship and publishers said today's
court action constitutes vindication
of their position.
Sydney citizens and residents
Throughout New South Wales went
virtually newspaperless and re-
manned ignorant of the reason for
the dispute because radio reports
likewise were censored.
The Australian war loan drive now
under way is largely dependent or
publicity and government officials
Ireportedly are anxious to settle the
dispute so the drive will not suffer
Evening star., 1944-04-17

BY the Associated Press.
The Lockheed Constellation,
57-passenger transport plane,
arrived over Washington Air
port at 1:54 pm. today, only 6
hours and So minutes after leav-
ing Burbank, Calf. on it's mai
den long distance fight.
The time bettered the Los-An-
geles-to- Washington record for a
transport plane, set in 1888. by
hours and "a minutes. and the
fastest time from coast-to-coast, set
in 1887 by Howard Hughes, who was
aboard the Constellation today, by
80 minutes.
The runway at Washington Ma
tional Airport was occupied by an
Army plane and the Constellation
circled once before landing at 1:5a
pm.
The Constellation, a winged CO.
lossus described by its builders as
the largest land transport plane
scared INTO the air mt Hurhank ii
$3.50 a.lp. tP. w. IT, sfs
In Addition to Mr.. Hughes, mil.
lioriAfre sportsman, movie maker
and aviation enthusiast, Jack Frye
president Of Transcontinental ane
Western Air, Inc, and is other per-
sons were aboard. They supervised
the design of the plane, construct
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Henry Ford Pledges Veterans
First Cali on Postwar Jobs

The letter, delivered to Gen.
Hines headquarters in the once of
War Mobilization, conceded with
the start of a two-day meeting of
the new Automotive Industry Ad-
visory Committee.
A Ford spokesman said mobiliza-
tion. officials were delighted" with
the letter and said they would tele-
phone it Immediately to Gen. Hines,
who was in Scranton, Pa, to deliver
an address tonight.
Henry Ford II, grandson of the
founder, and r. r. Rausch, both
vice presidents. represented the
(See FORD, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1944-04-17
NLRB Decision Hits
Strikes for Raises
Not Approved WLB
Two-to-One Ruling Holds
Workers Forfeit Rights;
Chairman Mills Dissents

Employees who strike to in
duce an employer to grant a
wage increase which has not
been federally approved lose
their right to reinstatement, and
also forfeit all rights accruing
to them under the National La
Dor Relations Act. the National
Labor Relations Board has ruled.
The 2-1 decision was announced
last night, the board majority COM
posed of Gerard D. Reilly and John
M. Houston asserting that the act
should not be administered so sim
gle-mindedly as to ignore other
congressional enactments and state
ments of public policy. Chairman
Harry d. Mills dissented..
The case involved nine employees
of the American News Co., Pater-
son, N. j., who, the board said,
struck in June, 1943, after the COM
pany refused to comply with a wage
demand which had not been ap-
proved by the War Labor Board.
The employees were members of the
Magazine, Mailers' and Deliverers'
Union (unaffillatedD.
After the strike, the board said,
the company informed the workers
they had been dismissed. Soon
thereafter the employees abandoned
the strike and asked to be put back
to work on the old terms.
The company made no answer to
the request and the board said the
union charged the firm with unfair
labor practices.
BY acting in concert, the union
members forfeited their rights I'M
der the Labor Relations Act by en-
gaging in strike aimed at compeli-
ing an employer to do an illegal act,
the board majority held
DR.. Mills, in his dissent, main
(See STRIKES. Page A-50
Evening star., 1944-04-17
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NAPLES, April 17.-Strong
forces of American Flying Fort
resses and Liberators today at
tackled railroad yards in Sofia,
Hungary, and Belgrade, Yugo-
slavia, Allied headuarters re-
ported.
In addition, aircraft component
factories near Belgrade were hit
The raid on Belgrade was the first
Allied attack of the war on the
capital itself. although nearby air
dromes and an aircraft factory were
bombed yesterday.
First reports from returning flyers
said some enemy planes were en-
countered and several destroyed in
the blows against the two. capitals
A third Balkan capital, Budapest
in Hungary, was attacked last night
by Italy-based air forces, after day.
light attacks yesterday against the
Romanian rail centers of Brasov
and Turnu-Severin.
Brasov, an industrial city also
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Knox Urges Extension
OF Price Control as
Necessary Navy Aid
Tells Senote Committee
OPA Act Hos Soved
Millions. in Wur Effort 4
BY J.. A. O'LEARY.


Failure of Congress to con-
tinue the Price Control Act Oh
emasculation of the act would
have serious and unpredictable
consequences for the Navy dur
ing the critical period ahead y
Secretary of the Navy Knox told
the Senate Banking Committee
today.
Pointing out that the Navy is the
second largest consumer of the
goods and services controlled by the
act, Mr.. Knox said the stabilization
program has benefited the Navy
in these three ways:
81. 1t has saved billions of dollars
on naval expenditures.
q. 1t has helped to insure full
and uninterrupted production of
ships, planes and other Navy ma
Terrell
"3. 1t has helped to sustain the
morale of Navy officers and men. .
AS committees of both the House
and Senate resumed hearings today
on the OPA Act. which expires June
80, there was virtually no doubt of
its extension. The only question
appeared to be whether it will be
modified by inclusion of a subsidy
ban or other restrictions.
In asking renewal of the act
~ IL I'll
Mr.. Knox warned that we cannot
risk the unrest and strife on our
production lines which would occur
should our efforts to control rents
and the cost of living be relaxed"
1T should be remembered that
the Nays production program is
still on the upgrade Mr. Knox
continued. Last year alone, the
number of warships in the fleet was
Evening star., 1944-04-17

Thunderbolt was plane for limited
offensive fighting. 1t could beat the
Luftwaffe out of the neighborhoou
of our home, but could not follow
him all the way back and pull down
his own house over his ears.
Finally we started flying Mus
tangs. This was the plane for un-
limited offensive action 1t could &c
in the front door of the enemy's
home and blow down the back door
and beat up all the furniture in
between.
All told, have had now about
$50 hours of combat flying against
the Huns. There were many things
I needed to live through all those
hours and run up good score in
them. Some of them / had to sup
ply myself but the war itself was
the payoff-the way it was going
and the part the Air Forces was
allowed to play in it and could
play in it.
When l started fighting the Ger
mans our side was on the defensive
We had to do more running away
than running after. 1t was not until
August 10 1912, that I got my first
German planes, A Junkers a8 and a
Continued on Page A-2, Col. a.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Lenergan Sentenced
10 IS Years u d LIE
Broderick Announces
7 He PIons Appeal
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 17.-Wayne
Lonergan was sentenced today to IS
years to life in prison for the bludg-
eon-strangulation Staying last Oc-
tober "a of his 23-year-old heiress
wife, Patricia Burton Lonergan.
The 26-year-old former RCAF air.
craftman and society p1eyboy stood
impassively in General Sessions
Court as Judge James Garrett Wal
lace imposed the sentence.
The entire proceedings took less
than a minute. Lonergan was con-
victed of second-degree murder
March 81.
Edward ". Broderick, defense
counsel, announced he would ap-
peal.
Lonergan can apply for parole in
% years and 4 months, providing
his behavior in prison is good. Had
he been given the minimum 90
year-to-life penalty, he would have
been eligible for parole in 13 years
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Sofia and Belgrade Rail Yards
Attacked by American Bombers
Targets in YueosIov Capital Itself Are Hit
By Allies for First Time in War

known as Kronstadt, is so miles
north of the Romanian oil center
of Ploesti and only 100 miles from
the Red Army front in Romania-
the nearest American bombers have
yet come to the Russian lines.
Brasov lies on the northern slope
of the Transylvanian Alps, athwart
the rail line used by the Germans
to supply their troops fighting in
Northern Romania.
Photographs taken during the at
tack showed between rs and 100
bomb bursts on the northern sidings
in the yards. Lines to the west
were cut in several places, it was
said, and the rail station, the ware
house area, the locomotive depot
and oil refinery were hit. A nearby
airdrome also was given / few
bombs and number of hits were
observed on the Schiel metal works.
Raj Wellingtons hit the Buda-
pest rail yards last night ard crew.
men said new fires were started in
the target area, which was bombed
(See BALKAN RAIDS, page A-5.J
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Casualties Put al 1000
In Two Bombay Blasts
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, April 1.-Two ammu-
milton explosions. touched off by a
fire which started aboard a docked
ship Friday and ragged for more
than 36 hours. were estimated today
to have caused approximately 1,0OO
casualties.
All resources of the military. DO
lice, air raid precautions services
and volunteer relief organizations
were modified to care for the in
jured and provide for hundreds of
persons whose homes were de-
stroyed.
The dispatch did not specify the
number of dead. A British COM
munique issued Friday said a num-
Der OF casualties had occurred from
two accidental explosions and that a
resultant fire was under control.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Wiley Calls for Payment
OF Draft Board Members

Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin today called for legis-
lation to provide compensation for
members of the 6,441 local selective
service boards throughout the
country.
Asserting that "higherups are sit
ting on velvet cushions and draw
ing big pay, but the boys who do
the work-the boys who get all
the blame and damnation and
criticism-get nothing" Senator
Wiley told the Senate:
1T is time that Congress does
something about it,"
He asked that the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee draft a bill
to compensate the three to seven
members usually functioning on
local boards.