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Evening star., 1945-08-09
Portugal Roises Bon
On Pictures of StoIin
Nv tn. Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Aug. 9.-Portuguese Gen.
sorship today lifted its ban on
printing pictures OF Premier Stain
and Stalin's likeness appeared on
the front page of every morning
newspaper in Lisbon.
Announcement OF Russia's entry
into the war on Japan was made
through loudspeakers at a dinner
Of the Friends of America" at
tended by United States Ambassador
Herman Baruch. Only the Ameri-
cans present cheered the announce
ment, as the Portuguese people have
been forbidden to demonstrate any
sympathy with whatever Russia
may do.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
H.P. 5. Wood, Jr., Missing
II Months, Declared Dead

First 1t. Philip S. Wood, jr.. 25,,
has been declared dead by the War
Department, according to word re-
ceived by his mother, Mrs. Philip S.
Wood, West Gouldsboro, Me. He
was a graduate Of Western High
School and Minard's West Point
Preparatory School here.
1t. Wood had been missing since
March II, 1914. He was the pilot
of a B-24 Lberator which failed to
return from bombing mission over
Vienna. He was awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross. A 1943
graduate of West Point, he received
his wings in November, 1912, and
went overseas in January, 1914. He
was stationed with the 18th Army
Air Force in Italy.
His father, Col. Philip S. Wood.
has been overseas nearly three years
and now is stationed in southern
Germany.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Belgian Regime Wins
Vote of Confidence
Py the Associated Press.

Ps the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 9.-The Belgian
Chamber of Deputies yesterday gave
standing vote of confidence to the
government of Socialist Premier
Achille van Acker. The vote was
necessitated by the recent crisis over
demands for the abdication of King
Leopold III.
Because of the ardor of the abdi
cationists the Catholic party minis
ters had resigned from the govern
ment and the issue was the indorse-
ment of the reorganized Van Acker
cabinet
Premier van Acker has announced
that Belgian elections will be held
in March
Evening star., 1945-08-09
IEurope's to45 Harvest
10 10 15q6 Below "A,
UNRRA Meeting Hears
Ry the Assoeiated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 9.-The combined
Food Board of the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Admins
tration said today that the Euro
pean harvest this year likely would
be from TO- to is per cent less than
in 1914. .
InSa report to the third confer
ence of UNRRA, the board. which
weighs the demands on food stocks
available to UNRRA and controls
their distribution, said the outlook
for the 1856 crop year "can only
be viewed with grave misgivings."
The report, signed by representa-
tives of the United States, Britain
and Canada, urged liberated coun-
tries ito make the fullest use of
their own resources" and said every
effort would be made to supply
those countries with fertilizers,
faSm machinery and other materials
rgcessary to food production.
International ALLEGATION of scarce
food supplies will lave to continue
at least until after Japan's defeat
to prevent wild imitation of prices"
the board said.
Discussions on planning relief and
rehabilitation for China were moved
into a top place on the conference
agenda now that the use of the
atomic bomb and Russia's declara-
ton Of war on Japan have raised
the possibility of an early termina-
ton Of the Pacific war Delegates
said that allocations to European
countries might have to be reshuf-
fed to take China's needs into con-
sideration.
The Raw Materials Board said
that there would be progressive
easing" in the materials under its
control and predicted that by the
beginning of 1916 "it will be possible
for the wheels Of European indus
try to become active again"
The Production and Resources
Board, which controls such things
as coal, textiles, trucks and foot
ware, said that with Germany's
defeat the prospects are greatly i'm
proved of providing for an early
satisfaction of minimum essential
needs"
A behind d-the-scenes fight de-
veloped over UNRRA's policy Of
making major decisions in executive
session. Delegations from Britain
and the United States, two countries
which bear the major burden Of
UNRRA's costs, were reported lead
ing drive for public consideration
of all ma jor questions.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
July Wafer Consumption
Drops Far Below 1914

July water consumption IN the
District was about $50 0,000, 900 gal
Ions below the mark set last year,
E. A. Schmitt, head engineer of the
Washington Aqueduct, announced
today. The reduction, he said, was
because of the ecord-breaking rains
during the month, which caused a
drop in the amount of water used
for lawn sprinkling.
The Dalecarlia and Mcmillan
Pumping Stations supplied 5,08l,-
720, 900 gallons of water to Washing
ton and Arlington during last
month, officials said. Last year S.
419, zoe, 900 gallons were supplied in
July-setting a new high in water
consumption for that month. Of
ficials said they had expected last
years mark to be broken.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Settlements Appear
Near in Three Major
Strikes in Detroit
Hy the Associa ted Press.

A cut in the Nations strike tota
from the current $4,000 appeared
likely today in view of probable set
tlement of three major work stop
pages in Detroit involving some
$4,000 persons.
The settlement, If effected, would
shave the total number of workers
made idle by strikes and walkouts
across the country to around 81 900
which would be the lowest figure In
several weeks.
Negotiations resumed today be-
tween the Detroit Retail Lumber
Dealers Association and AFT officials
over the dispute which has closed
about 200 lumber yards and affected
approximately $4,000 workers. An
early ending of the walkout was in
dicated after yesterdays meeting
Closing of the yards in the De-
troit area by management resulted
from strike last month in u
yards. The AFL Carpenters District
Council had demanded wage in
creases and a closed shop.
A special "investigatory hearing"
was called today in Detroit by the
Regional War Labor Board in the
shutdown of two Detroit Steel Prod
ucts, Co. plants, Stemming from
strikes involving 1000 employees.
Some 1000 workers in three plants
of the Federal Mogul Corp, closed
for IL days, were summoned to a
back-to-work meeting of Local 202,
UAW-CIO. A union official said
new developments" had arisen in
the dispute, which followed dis
charge of two union stewards.
A strike more than two weeks old,
by 300 employees at the Libby, Nc
Neill & Libby plant in Portland.
Greg, ended yesterday, while near
klamath Falls, Greg, 400 workers
in three logging camps quit work
after a watchman refused to join
q CIO union.
No important changes were re-
ported in some two dozen other
stoppages.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Hiccoughs Return
ToPlogue Woman
Every 7 Seconds
81 the Associsted Prem.

r
McKEESPORT, Pa, Aug. a-With
"hic" every seven seconds. An
gelina Lucente, holder of the un-
wanted title Of hiccough champion
in Western Pennsylvania, is fighting
anew the afiliction which has hos
pitalized her three times In the last
four years.
Il don't know how got tit just
comes" the 26-year-old war worker
smiled between "hics" from her bed
in McKeesport Hospital last night.
Despite hundreds of cures all the
way from taking snuff to jumping
out of haystack, Miss Lucente
hiccoughed for Is days in 1912 and
so days In 1943, the latter exceeding
previous records in this area. The
new attack is five days old.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
German Girls Seek
Dates With GIs, Pay
Own Way, Yonk Says
the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SMITHSBURG, Md, Aug. D.
Corpl. Robert e. Fry, back home
from Europe, declared yester-
day German girls are so eager
for dates" with American SOL
diers that they offer to pay all
expenses for a night at the
movies or dancing.
The frauleins are much pref
tier than the girls BACK home,
in addition to being cheaper to
entertain, Corpl. Fry said, add
ing hastily that he expects to
leave soon for duty In the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1945-08-09

When Prime Minister Clement
Attlee entered the House of Com
mons August / after the Labor
party's sweeping election victory,
the Laborites began to sing their
party song, "The Red Flag"
The words are sung to the tune
of Maryland, My Maryland"
Evening star., 1945-08-09

a t h ON e in
Washington to-
day with four
decorations, a
diploma" in
Arabic scri p t
and 80 months
a absence to make
up in thr e e
weeks. He is on
temporary as
signment here.
His diploma
his own term
is a ci t a t ion
W h ! c h accom-
panied an ap-
poin t ment as
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Pleasant
and mostly sunny weather this
afternoon and tomorrow with high
est temperature near or slightly
above 80 degrees. Clear and cool
again tonight, lowest in middle Cos.
Virginia and Maryland-Fair and
cool tonight; sunny with moderate
temperature and low humidity to-
morrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
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Evening star., 1945-08-09
Gen. Kingman Back
With 4 Decorations

Brig. Gen. Allen F. Kingman, head
of the armament division of the
United States Army's supply line
to the rebuilding French Army, was
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Record for Last "a Hours

Record for Last "a Hours.
Highest, 10, at IL noon. Year ago, S5.
Lowest, So, at $40 am. Year ago, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 80, on July l..
Lowest, IL, on January 25.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Humidity Report.

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
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The Sun and Moon.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in th
Capital (current month to date):
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Precipitation

Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1945-08-09

Report for Last "A Hours.
Tempera ture
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27

During the past three years more
outbound business has been hand
led in the Port of Wilmington than
in any other similar period, ac-
cording to j. T. Hires, executive
general agent of the Wilmington
Port commission, who disclosed
yesterday that So ships have taken
on war supplies and Lend-Lease
cargoes, with a total of 213,000
tons. in the local port since 1912.
This commerce, Hires added, has
also meant the greatest payrolls
resulting from this activity for any
other similar period.
The movement of this business
through the port has been the
source of a good livelihood for a
large segment of labor, and has
paid over $500, 900 to labor in the
% active months of outbound ship
ping. The tariff wharfage and
handling charges applicable at
Wilmington, he explained, provide
for the assessment of $1.32 per net
ton. the greater part of which has
been paid out to labor.
On this basis, which is the mini
mum cost, and is paid to ter
minals, this outbound cargo of
213, 900 tons had assessed against
it $4,000 in addition to which
stevedore labor was paid approx
Ilmately 81 per ton. The handling
Of these cargoes also required the
services of pilots for handling
ships between Wilmington and the
sea and the employment of tug
services in the harbor.
Shortly after the United States
declared war, considerable time
and effort was spent by Mr.. HERS
in getting the government to give
extensive use of the port in its
shipping program. The first ships
were assigned for loading in the
fall of 1912. when three took on
cargoes. The submarine menace
off the Carolina coast became so
hazardous in 1913 that no ships
were assigned until November and
December of that year, when
three more were loaded. During
1914, II ships were loaded, and
13 have been loaded so far in 1e45
with two more scheduled to arrive
and take on cargo in the next few
days.
Concerning the inbound move
ment, the vicissitudes of war have
seen new. commodities coming into
the port for distribution. This new
business has included such COM
modities as cinnamon, cocoa beans,
coffee, nutmeg, pepper, tapioca
flour, tea. tea klogs and tin ore
Importation of nitrate of soda has
of late been resumed in large vol
urne.
War conditions are still such as
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27
DPAFT BOARDS HERE
WILL BE MERGED BY
ORDER OF OFFICER

civ and county draft boards
NAV be merged according to an
announcement made by Brig. Gen.
J. Van B. Nets. State Selective
Service officer, that in commune
.s where there are more than one
draft beard the personnel of the
two boards is to be merged. Ord
e-s etfectng the change. had, how
ever, not been received by the
boards here yesterday.
The coordination of the boards
and the consolidation of the per-
sonnel does not signify a reduction
in personnel nor in the quota of
selectees, Nets added, as the ad-
justment is being made merely tot
simplify operations.
There has been unofficial dis
eussion of the consolidation of the
city and county boards here for
SC ne time, but no directive ord
e-ing such a move has yet been
received by either of the draft
boards.
The first two counties to be re.
organized in what is expected to
be statewide Encouragement will
be Forsyth and Beaufort counties,
and the four selective service
boards in Forsyth county will be
coordinated August l.
Selective Service registrants
will not be affected by the pro.
posed changes, and will continue
10 confer with their respective
board members. Only the stats
Of the boards will be unified.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27
NEW RATION BOOK
WILL COVER EVERY
ITEM, BOARD STATES

Stamps for all items which are
currently rationed including shoes,
are expected to be contained in. the
new War Ration Book Five, to be
issued in early December, officials
Of the local War Price and ration
ing Board said yesterday. That
the new book will cover all items
is presumed by the ration board
authorities because they have re-
ceived orders not to issue any
more Ration Book Threes after
August l.
Approximately 10000 Book Elves
will be issued at that time, and
according to one report, the books
will be issued at that time, and,
of New Hanover county schools dur
ing the period December 3-15.
New "A'' gasoline ration books
will be distributed at the same
time, and it is estimated that some
$4,000 of these will be issued
through the local office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27
Port Exports Show Good
Increase In Three Years

to prevent and predictions as to
when regular commercial shipping
may be resumed. MIR. HERS did
state, however, that with a large
shipping company, the N. c. Navi.
cation Co., domiciled at Whining
ton and now using it's ships under
the direction of the War Shipping
Administration, hope is offered for
the esta blishment of regular SER
vices between Wilmington and Ger
tain foreign areas when conditions
justify.
Other shipping line shave had
local potential tonnage figures
supplied them in support Of re-
quests filed for establishment of
new steamship services out OF
Wilmington,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27
HOSPITALS BOARD
MOVES Re SUTTON

r1GH, July 2e.-jR)-steps
sAl1, tae rental of the Camp
pF'Fo broe5ital site for an emer-
sutton nao men for the mentally
lsacy . ;.s were taken today at
i:apalc.insea Of the executive COM
nse' =. The State Hospitals Board
r!ttee W. VI and the Council Of State
d !. CT Governor Cherry. MN
viii W. Irrstead of Chapel Hill and
JON oBerry Of Goldsboro, legis-
Ton v md members of the COM
b ,... '' reported that they were
Mite, ,t meeting with Army
ia'lss ss in Atlanta that the rental
'he Il. property would be about
{. d. mn mn year, but the cost OF
aa ..'ss i in shape for a state hos.
ll ..l Gould be deducted. Remedial
f' ''.,s,ion would be necessary to
l =, tse property rent free.
T., N. Rothgeb, business mana
-. !" II The board, said that STAT, 282
~ I'..1d be the maximum required
s Y, ..rrv the hospital unit until
70 Y,, s ls47, when the next
i.~,lsture meets.
le1 ns.ween 500 and 900 patients,
.. D senile, would be removed
:, n' ", otber state institutions in the
Nv, -, wear to the Sutton site, To-
!. ... ~ near Monroe. However, it
s s' nointed out that removal Of
W. w. nstients from those institu-
law. a., would not Immediately make
.n.ce available for patients on
n.it;ns lists. Many repairs must
...cede their admission.
Between 800 and 1000 patients
would be accommodated at Camp
,,4ton the second year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27
NEW VETS HOSPITAL

MILES CITY, Mont, July 90
WD-Miles City, Terry, Glendive,
Sidney, Forsyth and GLASGOW were
reported to bidding for the ST.
100000 veterans hospital to be
erected in eastern Montana, ac-
cording to Rep. Mike Mansfield,
D. Mont. Mansfield said he had
received word from Edward D.
McKinn, chief assistant of the
veterans bureau in Washington,
that the hospital will definitely be
erected in eastern from western
North Dakota as well as eastern
Montana.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27
Servicemen Nav Fish

CHARLESTON. W. Va.-UD-
The 1945 West Virginia Legisla-
ture enacted a law which permits
servicemen home on leave to hunt
and fish in the state without Ii
censes. Leave or furlough papers
may be shown game protectors in
lieu of regularly issued licenses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27
GIRL SCOUTS WILL
AID IN CELEBRATION
ON WAVES BIRTHDAY

Girl Scouts of the Wilmington
area will participate in the local
celebration of the third anniver-
sary Of the founding of the WAVES
on July 80, according to officials
OF the Navy Recruiting office.
Girl Scouts will spend Saturday
morning distributing posters to
merchants for display in their
store windows announcing the
anniversary celebration.
throughout the state, plans are
under way to honor the WAVES
on thelr anniversary. From Ra-
'elsh comes word that radio
snow featuring an address by for
,hef Governor J. c. B. Enring-
hsus will be broadcast Monday
G,snt at 10 o'clock over station
"FIf. The program will also in
sluoe music by the all-colored
D van nom the U. S. Navy Pre-
thsht school in Chapel Hill, piano
!,electlons by Yeoman Sam An
arew OF the Salisbury Navy Re.
oeEulung station and the Pre-Flight
d.. asnos -Four Clefs," featuring
Two members of the original team
By the same name.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27

NJ ron the outbreak of World
va "sf IL to the end of 1914, whole
~. .ous prices rose 1877 per cent, as
WI. ..npafed with rise of HAT per
. .,n IN a similar period after the
oalpfeak Of World War +
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-27

Wilmington.
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Former War Prisoner Tells Shipyard
EMPLOYEES Of Fine Work OfRed Cross

achute. After landing, Sgt. Stray
horn was captured and lodged in
a German prison camp, where he
remained until repatriated on
Sept. 7, 1914. He reached New
York on Sept. 81.
Among his decorations are the
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster,
the Distinguished Flying Cross,
Presidential Unit citation with one
cluster, the Purple Heart medal
and the American Theater of Op.
erations, European Iheater of OPP
erations, American Defense and
Good Conduct ribbons.
Music for the well-attended raj.
lies, with one at 1870 am. ano
the other at 7:3o pm, was fur.
nished by Guy Billiard and his
orchestra, which includes employ.
es of the Tide Water Power com
pany, the County school system
and Radio Station WMFD.
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Maintenance Of Great
Merchant Marine Urged

NEW YORK, March 24.-(P)-An
adequate postwar Merchant Marine
fleet will enable American pro-
ducers to reach a $4,000, 900, 900
foreign market which in turn will
provide employment for almost g.
900, 600 persons in industry and L.
100000 in agriculture, Almon E.
Roth, president of the National
Federation of American Shipping,
said today.
In an article in Ships, publication
of the Shipbuilders Council OF
America, Roth asserted the Ameri-
can Merchant Marine was the only
private transportation agency en-.
gagged 100 percent in war opera.
tons.
sThis is the second time within
20 years that we have had to builc
another merchant marine during
wartime" he said, asking that the
nation maintain its ships and the
facilities for their upkeep."
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tically the only ones available to
the men.
Sgt. Strayhorn also spoke of the
blood plasma program of the Red
Cross, declaring it to be one of
the most valuable of the organi-
zation's many services. 1t has
saved the lives of thousands of
American fighting men, he said.
Sgt. Strayhorn has been in the
service for four and half years
and went overseas in January be-
fore the invasion. He was on his
18th mission aboard a Flying For
tress when it was shot down on
March 8. 1914. Of the ten men
aboard, one was killed, five were
wounded and all were taken pris-
oners. Before they bailed out, the
large plane, riddled with bullets,
was flaming wreck. It broke
in two a second or so after his
last crew member took to his par
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-25

A vivid first-hand report of the
fine work of the American Red
Cross among the prisoners of war
in Germany was given to employ
es of the North Carolina Shipbuild-
ing company by Sgt. William
Strayhorn, of Wilmington, at two
Red Cross campaign rallies at the
yard Friday.
Sgt. Strayhorn, former engineer
gunner in the Eighth Air Force
spent about six months as pris
oner of the Germans.
The greatest thing in a prison
er's life, he declared, are the box
sent him by the Red Cross
The diet of the average Nazi prls
on camp is far bA2w the Amer
can standard and, were it not TO-
the boxes, practically all the mel
would suffer. The cigarettes, can
dy, soap and other toilet article
sent by the Red Cross are prac
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-25

This is the second of two
articles by Rosette Hargrove,
for several years fashion edi-
tor in the NEA Paris Bureau,
presenting previeW OF Paris
fashion collections for spring.
By ROSETTE HARGROVE
PARIS. - Military influence Is
decidedly noticeable in the spring
showings of new fashions created
by leading couturiers. Too many
women are in uniform today for
other women to feel comfortable ir
costumes marked by too much fan.
tasy. AS result, there is a strong
tendency toward simple, straight.
forward lines.
Piquet, for instance, has some
surprises in his collection, based
on his observations Of American
military uniforms. He has effec-
lively combined white accessories
and beige costumes.
Two schools of thought are evi.
denced by the new spring collec-
tons which are about to open
Some courturiers are thinking Of
the future silhouette and are pre-
pairing for it. Others are thinking
in terms of today. Both tendencies
are represented.
Paris designers have evidenced
a sudden enthusiasm for skirts. LIE
longs collection reflects this inter
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ANTI-POLIO MACHINE

DETROIT, March 24.-R-A
machine for preparing polio packs
used in treatment of infantile
paralysis patients has been de-
signed, perfected and constructed
by United Automobile Workers
(CIO) members at the Spicer Man
ufacturing Co., Tolego, Vice Pres
ident Walter P. Reuther OF the In
ternational union said today.