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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
FOURTH WAR YEAR
TO Be TOUGHEST
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ing the new year, is practically at
standstill.
Local production urgency COM
mittees in most areas have refused
to approve the use of labor for
residential construction.
And tighter restrictions on the
amount of lumber which can be
sold without government certifi-
Gates are in prospect.
The screws already have been
frightened on the horse and dog
racing programs by War Mobiliza-
ton and Reconversion Director
James F. Byrnes. After January
3, the grandstands will be empty,
the tracks deserted, racing pushed
aside for more essential war needs.
Fewer shoes, and less poultry,
will be available for home frontiers
in 1945 upon the basis Of official
orders, with other curtailments
anticipated.
Byrnes is to suggest to Congress
this week how about mobilization
can be accomplished during 1915
''or as long as demands from the
front require such mobilization.
More war workers are still in de-
mand at least 100000 of them, for
particular plants in particular
places.
They are needed to make air.
craft, naval ammunition and heavy
artillery ammunition, artillery and
gun carriages, small arms am.
munition, dry cell batteries, duck
and tent twill, to labor in foundries
and shipyards; to make navy
40mm. guns, radar, ship repairs,
rockets, tanks, self-propelled guns,
tires and tubes, trucks and parts,
wire and wire rope
The BODYBUILDING showdown,
like the freeze on civilian manu-
featuring recently ordered, is at
tributed to the Governments vigor-
Gus program to steer any available
workers into critical arms produc-
ton.
National Housing Agency Of
ficialS say they are still hopeful of
getting the new dwelling program
under way this year, if military
developments permit.
For the present, officials say,
MIA will devote itself to provid-
ing $4,000 stripped-down war hous-
ing units for new workers being
enlisted in the urgent war pro-
grams.
There are indications, mean
while, that the Government will
take even more vigorous steps than
those of recent weeks to funnel
men now in less-essential jobs into
the war effort.
A Government official reported
that one producer of patent medi-
clnes is being asked to release 600
workers to a nearby battery manu-
facturer who is behind schedule.
Name OF neither concern was re-
leased, but the case illustrates the
teeth newly added to the man.
power program.
If the patent medicine concern
refused, manpower ceiling could
be imposed to free the needed
workers; if the ceiling were ignor-
ed, the War Production Board
under Sanctions announced re-
cently-could withhold priority on
the firms supplies so as to curta il
its production and working force
to the desired extent.
Government sources said such
measures will be avoided wherever
voluntary compliance can be OBJ.
tanned, but said the Office of War
Moolllzatlon is ready to back
vigorous action if necessary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
HITLER PLEDGES
TO CONTINUE WAR
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year appeal to the German peo-
pie, asserting, "only the change OF
the year prompted me to speak.
The time demanded more from
me than speeches. The months
after July 2 demanded from me
dedication of myself to a single
task-the fate of my people"
Speaking in a serious tone, Hit
Ter said, "our enemies have proph-
esied our collapse every year.
Never did our enemies think
their victory so near as in August
last year.
Again. as often, we contrived
to bend fate to our will
Our enemies are setting up
ever new commissions for regu'
lating life in Europe after our de-
feat" he remarked.
Then, challengingly:
But our enemies do not know
the German people"
Hitler, still speaking in re-
s..r.:aed voice, belabored democra-
cies and the Jews.
Public opinion in the democrat
ic countries is directed by the
Jews" he said. "Our enemies are
purposely misinforming public
opinion. The peoples on the other
side don't know the National So,
cialist regime.
1--WE know the democratic states
men, the Bolshevists and Jews
want to bring Germany to slav-
cry, despoil our youth and let mil
lions starve.
Because we know the aims OF
cur enemies and we know the fate
that awaits us if we lose this war,
we are fighting for our fatherland.
for survival of the German people,
for our culture and for our pos
terity."
/ Hitler, still speaking quietly,
promised the German people that
the Nazis would rebuild all the
wars destruction in the Reich.
He sneered at democracy, de-
claring, Gin all countries, social
ed democracy has proved bar
rem and ito all countries of Eu-
rope democracies have brought
catastrophe.
Hitler noted that Finland, Ro-
mania, Bulgaria and Hungary col
lapsed in the year 1914" and as
serted
TT was the corrupt democratic
civilization which brought treach-
cry to these countries"
Hitler boosted that Germany had
produced millions of new soldiers
and artillery corps as if by mag
ic,'' and added that this will be
recognized as miracle of the
Twentieth Century,
He said such people who could
produce this miracle" would
never perish but will come
stronger out of it,
"At the end of this year." Hit
Ter told the German people, Il
want to beg you to continue to
| trust German leadership
Il speak to you less now, not
because I cannot speak," the mys-
teriously secluded and long silent
Fuehrer continued, 'but because
my work is taking every hour of
my time.
'Unshakably, we shall fulfill GU,
task also in the new year" he
concluded, in resolute tone which
ne maintained throughout the
broadcast.
German Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels in broad
cast preceding Hitler's address ask,
ed the German people: If the
past year could not shake us, what
in the world can shake us?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-UP)-
Washington's celebration of the
fourth wartime New Years Eve
was pitched in a solemn key, with
prayers that 1945 will bring peace
replacing the squeaky horns, gro
tesque hats and tipping revelry OF
other years.
A local law prohibits the sale
of anything stronger than beer and
light wine on Sunday, and most of
the city's bars and cocktail lounges
were closed. Family gatherings
were the motif here, but thousands
of citizens journeyed to New York
City or other meccas to celebrate.
The White House was open to in
innate friends Of its residents and
President Roosevelt led them in
drinking his traditional toast to the
United States. Eggnog was the
medium.
Midnight services were sched-
uled in many churches. Their
theme was prayer for early victory
lasting peace and protection for
the men who watched the new year
born against a backdrop OF she'll
fire.
Those who wanted revelry found
it, and liquor too, in nearby Mary
land night spots. Many Of them
featured traditional celebrations
complete with paper hats, confetti,
horns, ratchets and extravagantly
priced breakfasts.
Thousands of service men and
women flocked to a free dance
given exclusively for them at the
huge Uline Arena. The festivities
included jitterbug contest and a
visit by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Early morning carousing was out
for Governorment workers. AL
Federal offices will be open to-
morrow and it will be just another
work day for them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
Patton's Army Begins
Full Scale Offensive

new German attack in relative
force is likely any place from the
Mas in Holland to the Rhine. Such
assaults would be logical holding
attacks" to keep Allied forces tied
down or to exploit any shifts in
strength which were made to meet
the German offensive in Belgium.
Considerable German movement
was noticed yesterday along the
Mas river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
Obituaries
MRS FRANKIE M. POWERS

Funeral services for Mrs. Frank
lie Morris Powers, 2318 Market
street, who died at 7 a. m. Fri
day at Her home, were held at
$3.50 p. m. Saturday at the Yopp
funeral home by the Rev. c. D.
Barclift, assisted by the Rev. DR..
Frederick w. Lewis. Burial was
in Oakdale cemetery.
Surviving are her husband
James o. Powers, daughter,
Mrs. Eloise Powers Laing, one
sister, Mrs. Allie Morris White
field, and one grandson, Harold
Powers Laing, all of Wilmington.
Active pallbearers were c. Da-
vid Jones, John R. Morris, R. S.
Lyman, David Holmes, Charles c.
Davis, Cliff c. Morris.
Honorary pallbearers were AL
ex Sprunt, w. G. Farmer, S. A.
Haines, E. B. Loughlin, Louis L.
Merritt, James Swindell Hall,
John Carter, and J. William Far
row.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
CLUB TO MEET

The monthly meeting of the
Wilmington Engineers club
will be held Wednesday night
at $3.50 o'clock at the Friendly
cafeteria. Election Of officers
for 1945 Is scheduled. the pro-
gram also will include show
ing of motion pictures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
WEATHER
Eastern Standard Time)
nv U. 4. Weather 1uraau)

my Y. B. We4ther hufeau
Meteorological data for the ~ hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperature
1870 am, 43; 1880 am, 46; 1880 pm, S.;
1880 pm, 50.
Maximum "a: Minimum a; Mean 50:
Normal A..
Humidity
1:30 am, 100; 1880 am, "a; 1880 pm, SO;
1880 pm. %.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 PM,
900 inches.
Total since the first Of the month,
2.s7 inches.
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by
u. 5. Coast and Geodetic Survey
nigh Low
Wilmington -------------- 11:55a s:'oa
Masonboro Inlet --------- a:34a spa
s:5Sp 3:5op
Sunrise, 7:1s am; Sunset. STA pm;
Moonrise. 1921 PM; Moonset 1888 am
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01

The Hawaiian language contains
fewer letters in its alphabet than
any other language-l2 letters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01

There are more than 1000 per.
sons per square mile in the Saar
district in Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01

Saarbrucken is the chief city of
the historic Saar district in Ger
many.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
KELLON ALLEN

CHADBOURN, Dec. 31.-Kellor
Allen, SO, died at 9 p. m. Friday
following a heart attack in Lees.
burg, Fla, and the body will ar.
rive here Monday, and will remain
at the Peacock funeral home I'm.
til funeral arrangements are com
plete.
Survivors are his widow, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Allen
of Cerro Gordo; six brothers, A
w. Allen, U. S. Army, overseas
Lemmie Allen, U. S. Army, Barn
ley Allen of Chadbourn, Mathew
and Pearl Allen, both of Greer
Sea, S. c., and Jessi of Cerro Cor
do; two sisters, Mrs. Curtis Jol
1y, Cerro Gordo, Mrs. Cliff Jorn
er, of Chadbourn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
MARIE LOUISE WEsTBROOK

Funeral servicec for Mrs. Marie
Louise Westbrook, 40, of Nesbitt
Courts, who died at las a. m.
Saturday at James Walker Me-
mortal hospital, will be held at
3 p. m. Tuesday at the Yopp
funeral home. Services will be
conducted by the Rev. c. c. N.Y.
ers. Burial will be in the Belle
vue cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers are w. D..
Burriss, S. P. Branch, J. N. Jen-
kins, DR.. J. e. Evans, DR.. George
johnson, DR.. e. P. Walker, DR..
]. D. Freeman.
Active psllbearers will be E.
w. Sykes, James Cottle, r. D..
Meier, J. L. Bradshaw, and P. L..
Weaver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-01
DAMP IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Jan. l. -
(UP)-It was damp New Years
eve-both inside and outside tn,
outlets Of New Workers. The at
tendant fog came out Of something
besides bottle, worried hunF-ove
Nogales international., 1945-08-10
NogaIiarn Erlroute
Home With 18th
Infantry Division

WITH THE 28TH INFANTRY d.
VISION IN ASSEMBLY AREA
COMMAND, Aug. 9-T/5 Charles
A. Miller, Jr, of Nogales, Arizona,
is enroute home from the European
Theater of Operations with the
veteran Bloody Bucket Division,
which in eight months saw vicious
combat action from Normandy S
hedgerows to the heart of the Reich.
The 28th quit it's occupational du-
ties in Germany July 5th and moved
to Camp Pittsburgh, one of Assem-
bly, Area Commands II redeploy-
ment camps near Reims.
Entering action July 80, 1914, at
St. Lo, the Bloody Bucket men
battled across Normandy, paraded
through Paris, proceeded east
through Belgium and Luxembourg,
and smashed into the Siegfried Line
September 11th-the first troops to
enter Germany in strength.
After it's November fight in Hurt
gen Forest, the 28th moved to the
quiet Luxembourg sector. On De-
cember 16, it caught the full force
of Won Rundstedt's Ardennes Of
fensive. Quickly recuperating, the
28th moved south to help Lberate
Colmar in Alsace and drive to the
Rhine. Within a month, it was
again at the Rhine near Coblenz.
| T/5 Miller is the son of Charles
A. Miller, Nogales, Ariz. He holds
the following decorations: Bronze
Star Medal, Good Conduct, E.T.O
Medal with five battle stars.
Nogales international., 1945-08-10
Huge Subway
Proposed For
Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9-Govern-
ment organ Ell Nacional says plans
are being studied for $40, 900, ,00C
subway in Mexico City.
The proposed route would be from
the National Palace to the Monu-
ment of the Revolution through the
heart of the downtown business
section, the paper said.
El Nacional said full planning
might be expected to begin in Sep
tenber. The scheme also provides
for underground parking places
around the Bellas Artes Theater.
Nogales international., 1945-08-10
Bill Would Remoue
Vet Residence
Requirement

Word has been received by Robert
L. Campbell, chairman of the Veter-
ans Advisory Committee of Santa
Cruz County, that Senator Ernest
w. Mcfarland introduced, for him
Nogales international., 1945-08-10

self and Senator Carl Hayden, into
the Senate bill IS. 1920 removing
the residence requirement which vet
Grams of this war must now fulfill
in order to obtain readjustment al
lowances while they are out of work
through no fault of their own.
The bill is now in the hands of the
committee on military affairs and
Nogales international., 1945-08-10

will be taken up when congress re-
convenes in October.
The greatest assistance to the
work of the committee which has
secured the introduction of this bill
would be given by each person in
the county writing to Senators Hay
den and Mcfarland urging passage
of this bill.
Nogales international., 1945-08-10
Tentative Official Budget
SANTA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING 1sT, 1945 AND ENDING JUNE BOTH 1916

90 the
wnm the
hean OF
n O
G.
Boadd d Supervisors
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Pickets Tie Up
Meat Shipment
At Packing Plant

KANSAS CITY, March 81. up
A picket line blocked the entrance
to the big Armour & Co. packing
plant here Saturday, closing all
production departments where
about $500 persons are employed.
The work stoppage. characterized
as unauthorized. spread from
walkout Friday Of 10 electricians.
It came as six refrigerator cars
were standing at the plant docks.
waiting TO receive 100000 pounds
of meat for shipment to the armed
forces.
William H Moore, chairman of
Local IS, CIO United Packinghouse
Workers Union, said the manage
ment refused to meet with union
officials and that an attempt was
being made by the U. S. conciliation
aervice to settle the difficulty.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Gardens Should
Fit Needs OnIY

he one if the preceding advice is not
observed.
In many parts of the country there
has been set up a sort of garden
trading" business in which families
get together and parcel out the var
ieties. The idea is based on matter
of soil adaptability and other con-
ditions. One person may have a plot
OF ground just right for spuds and
easier cultivated if all in one crop.
That person, therefort, would raise
the spuds for the bunch, while 9TH
ers gave attention to items best
adapted to their Set-ups.
A final bit of advice is on thin
ming, irrigation and, if necessary
replanting. Already these columns
have given rules on the first two
mentioned here. but as to replant-
ing, it is urged that no one be dis
couraged" if things don't come
up" and that they plant again. Not
only will they have the yield first
counted on. but they will have fresh
things coming on at different per-
iods.
A general survey of the Valley
homes indicates a more liberal
planting for victory this spring than
ever before In many homes one
sees strips of lawn spaded up for
the project and small spots hither-
to not used for anything turned into
we'll laid out, we'll kept gardens.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

If you haven't planted that Vic
tory Garden. it is timely to consider
an appeal from headquarters y
While there is the nation wide urge
for wide home-growing of vegetables,
at the same time there is the pre-
cautionary words don't waste
BY this is meant. don't plant a
large garden when there is no
chance that the production will be
required for the immediate use OF
the family.
1t is wasteful to plant more of any
vegetable than you are sure to eat.
And it is wasteful to order more
seed than you can use. The wise
gardener first determines what veg
etables he likes and wants to grow
and then fits them to his garden
plot
The real help in Victory garden.
ing Is not a few diversified plots,
but many small ones. In other
words, if each and every home plant
ed exactly the size garden that
would yield all that is needed, and
no more, the success of the project
would be complete and the main
purpose accomplished to relieve
the strain on produce markets SO
that a larger stream of vegetables
would flow to the armed forces.
While there is no actual shortage
of garden seeds, there we'll might
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Machinists Put
Pickets About
Aircraft Plant

BURBANK, Cal, March 81 CUp)
The International Association of
machinists tAFD Saturday picketed
the Lockheed Aircraft administra-
ton building for a protest demon
stration against a WLB wage rul-
ing.
Off-shift machinists paraded in
front of the building briefly Friday
night and planned to return Mon
day to continue their protest.
Lockheed production was not in
terrupted. However, union leaders
called a meeting for Tuesday after
noon to consider asking the national
labor relations board for a strike
vote if the WLB refuses to recon-
slider its ruling.
The board last week wiped out
special wage classification in the
aircraft industry and denied certain
other union requests. The spec
ialist classification had given some
machinists up to Is cents an hour
above ordinary rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Liquor Dealers
Wait Price Meet

ownership of establishments in Ell
Centro where liquor is sold which
may he consumed on the premises,
will meet Monday at l pm. in the
ballroom of the Barbara Worth ho-
tel, it is announced by Mrs. Marg-
aret Foster, chief clerk in Ell Centro
of the OPA. The purpose OF the
meeting will be to discuss regula-
tions pertaining to the posting of
prices for merchandise.
Asked if the meeting would bring
about a reduction in liquor prices,
Mrs. Foster said it would if any es-
adjustments are selling alcoholic
beverages above ceiling prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Rundsfedt Said
To Have Made
Surrender Offer

WASHINGTON, March 81. CUP)-
The unc fiicial Army and Navy Jour-
nal said Saturday that Field Mar
shall Kurt Won Rundstedt, former
Nazi commander in the west, made
a sercet offer to the Allies to lay
down his arms and go home.
The Journal said that it is nee
essary for the Allies to discuss the
proposal among thems elves and be-
fore a reply could be formulated,
Won Rundstedt had been replaced
1T is becoming increasingly ap-
parent that there will be no sur
render by the Hitler regime, but
rather surrender of the German
military forces either by a coterie
of officers claiming to represent the
country, or by the acts of cammand-
ing generals" the Journal said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Doom Ruhr Basin
In Mad Rush

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the northern corner of the Black
Forest in a mile-an-hour strike for
the Bavarian mountain Businesses
where the Nazis repeatedly were
planning to dig in for a last stand.
The French First Army crossed
the Rhine farther south, apparently
in the Karlsruhe area, and pushed
ahead against fairly stiff resistance,
SOME RESISTANCE
The Germans still were fighting
hard at some points along the
French and Seventh army fronts,
but in the north their front ap-
peared to have broken down ccm-
pletely.
Clark reported that half the Nazi
combat forces in the west already
had been killed, wounded or cap
tured and that the remnants were
so badly disorganized that they no
longer were able to function as
combat army
German inter-army communica-
tions were in complete chaos as a
result of the slashing American
First and Third Army drives into
their rear, and Clark reported that
at most points the Nazis no longer
were resisting.
The enemy'S strategic reserves al
ready had been swallowed up in the
week-old battle for the Rhine crcss-
ings and only a handful of tactical
reserves were believed to remain
between the Allies and Berlin.
CLOSE IN ON KASSEL
Patton's troops were only 10
miles south of Kassel Saturday
morning and all accounts indicated
the thoroughly beaten Germans had
nothing left to defend the city.
Kassel lies l65 miles southwest of
Berlin and its fall would leave the
Germans no defensible line short of
the Elbe river at Magdeburg los
miles to the northeast and only
few miles from the German capital.
A high-ranking German officer
captured by the rcugh-riding Third
Army told his captors glumly that
the road to Berlin was wide open.
The officer, whose name was
withheld, said no organized Ger
man resistance was left in the path
of the Allied armies, and he was un-
ders tood to have volunteered the in
formation that Patton's men could
spend Easter Sunday in Berlin if
they wished.
London press dispatches quoted
the officer as saying that the Ge.-
man army deliberately was letting
the western Allies through while
fighting desperately to hold the
Russians in the east,
Only on the U. S. Seventh army
front to the south were the Allies
meeting the fanatical resistance
that NaZi spokesmen lad boasted
would face them en- every mile of
the road to Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
RRAWLEY JUSTICE
SETS SENTENCE.

Two women and two men were
sentenced to jail and fines imposed
in Rrawley justice court Friday
after they were found guilty of vag-
rancy. Harry Mccormick and Lam
don Fain Wight were sentenced tc
sc days in the county Jail in Fl Cen
tro ana fined $50 each. Helen Lucero
and Elizabeth Stafford were SEN
tened to 60 days in the county Jail
and fined $50 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
0nsurging Tanks
Rescue Tagging
Yankee Prisoners

WITH THIRD ARMY, GER
MANY, March 81. CUP)-More than
500 Allied prisoners of war were free
Saturday because they were slow
footed.
They were part of group of 1000
captiveS the Germans set on the
road for forced march deeper in
to Germany as Sixth Division arm
ored columns raced into the area
south of Giessen.
Many of the prisoners were too
i'll TO march. Others Jagged de-
iiberately and the Germans were
unable to make them keep up with
the rest of the column.
Finally large part of the lag
CARDS we're overtaken and rescued by
American tankmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Entire Valley
Dresses Up
For Big Rodeo
lContinued From Page /

A parade down Main street, FL
Centre, to the stadium scene of the
queen contest was cancelled at the
last minute because of the inability
of the committee to obtain permis-
sion from the staate highway de-
partment.
Meanwhile, the rodeo committee
met in session after session TO iron
out the many details incident to
the presentation of a show of this
kind. Subcommittee also tackled
the many problems which are their
part of the preparations for the
Roundup.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
WPB Gives Order
For Extension
OF Miners Pact
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Continued From Page II
close down rather than run the risk
CT proposed retroactive labor costs.
CITES COSTS
operator Charles T. O'Neill, AL
toona. Pennsylvania, said many of
the operators felt that way about
costs involved in the compromise
proposed by secretary of labor
Frances Perkins, as we'll as the or
iginal demands made by John L.
Lewis united mine workers.
The board hoped to avert a strike
or shutdown this week end through
retroactive arrangement, without
necessity for government seizure of
the mines. ONein's statement
raised new shadows in the situation.
Lewis on previous occasions had eX-
pressed willingness to have a retro
active extension.