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Evening star., 1945-12-13
Housing Crisis

The growing seriousness of the
nations housing shortage, especially
in the low-priced categories most
sought-after by returning veterans
and their families. is ample justifi-
cation for the adoption of drastic
corrective measures. The three-point
housing program just announced by
President Truman is a drastic one
in number of ways. but If it will
accomplish its objective of providing
urgently needed shelter for former
Servicemen and other deserving citi-
zens affected by the residential
shortage, the sooner the plan is put
into effect the better.
According to Reconversion Direc-
tor Snyder, more than 100000 IA
miles are living doubled up" and
as the shortage of homes becomes
more acute this year many addi-
tional families will be forced to
crowd into quarters already tenanted
up to or beyond normal capacity.
Fire, health and other public well
fare safeguards are imperiled by
these conditions and the whole prob
lem therefore has become the proper
concern Of local and federal au-
thorities.
1t is interesting to note that an
important phase of the new pro-
gram would be the establishment of
ceiling prices on old and new houses,
a proposal which Price Administra-
tor Bowles has been advocating for
some time but which Mr.. Snyder has
opposed as being a deterrent to con-
Struction. Also, another point in the
program calls for reinstatement of
priorities on building materials. The
priority system was abandoned less
than two months ago as a stimulant
to the building industry. The third
part Of the program provides for
conversion of wartime barracks and
other buildings into emergency shell
ters for worthy civilians. Surplus
building materials now in govern
ment hands also would be released
to private industry. The President
has appointed former Mayor Wilson
Wyatt of Louisville, KY, as co-ordi-
nator and expediter of the program.
An executive order under the War
Powers Act will be sufficient to place
in operation once more the priori-
ties system. The President said the
new priorities would favor housing
units costing $4,000 or less, thus
funneling materials into the hous-
ing field where the shortage is
greatest Legislation will be neces-
sary, however. to place a price CELL
ing over existing and new homes
Mr.. Snyder's description of the hous-
ing crisis is so convincing that Con-
gress would be warranted in acting
quickly to do its part in getting the
remedial program started
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Outlook for Germany

Inc state departments elaDOra-
ton of American policy for effectu-
ating the Potsdam agreement on
German reparations and German
economic recovery is largely con-
cerned with the technical steps to
be taken in dealing with this ex-
tremely complex problem. AS Secre-
tary Byrnes makes clear in an
accompanying statement, however,
the basic meaning involved is simply
this: That Germany is going to have
a very hard row to hoe for some
years to come.
This was clearly indicated. of
course. when the Potsdam declara-
ton was issued last August. The
new State Department document
merely confirms it by defining the
means to be employed by our occu-
pying authorities to implement the
declaration, particularly as regards
the determination of "the amount
and character of industrial capital
equipment unnecessary for the Ger
man peacetime economy"-a deter
mination which must be made no
later than February 2, as agreed to
at Potsdam.
It remains to be seen whether the
other occupying powers will see eye
to eye with the State Departments
methods of determination. Whether
they do or not, however, those meth
DDS seem anything but soft. AS
Secretary Byrnes explains, they are
designed primarily to deprive Ger
many of its war-making potential,
and the United States is opposed to
any policy of reparations removals
calculated to weaken a legitimate
German peacetime economy in order
to protect American and Allied mar
kets. But still, despite such reserva-
tions as these, our projected program
is quite as hard as the Potsdam dec
laration foreshadowed.
Under it, Germany will pass
through three stages: Cd The pres
ent period, during which the main
objective will be to prevent disease
and public disorders; (2) a period,
probably starting next spring, dur
ing which the country will gradu-
ally begin to recover. and tS) the
final period, during which-perhaps
by the year l948-it will at least at
tain standard of living equivalent
to the average in Europe, excluding
Britain and Russia. Meanwhile, in
Mr.. Byrnes's words, IAN exceedingly
hard winter" is in store for the Ger
man people, though it will not be
much worse than that in some lib
Grated areas. The problem Of their
recovery, moreover, is to be secon-
dary to the problem Of promoting
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Christmas in Europe
From the New York Post.

From the New York Post.
1t will not be a very merry Christmas
in Europe and Asia this winter. Where
5000 Viennese now die of hunger
each month, double that number will die
by Christmas time. The 100000 Poles
who live in cliffs and dugouts will in
crease to million this winter -.
Winter, the worst since the dread days
of the Thirty Years War i(1618-1648), is
coming to Europe and Asia. II our war
rerlded Allies are to survive this winter,
then help must come from such we'll
organized, systematic efforts as only
UNRRA, composed Of ~ nations, is ca
pable of making. Congress must say
yes to President Truman's request for
an additional United States contribu-
tion of $3.50, 100000 to keep UNRRA
going after mid-January.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
DeIuyed!
FROM the Montgomery Alabame yournal

From the Montgomery Alabama Journal.
Chicago has produced another novelty
in the way Of banditry. A group Of
bandits with short shotg1ns went into q
crowded Loop gambling Joint, pointed
their guns at the ITO customers and gave
the command. pants Oh. Stunning the
pants Of their victims into sacks and
grabbing $4,000 they decamped and got
away with 1t. Pursuit was delayed
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Seeing Eye Dogs Allowed

To the Editor Of The Star:
In a recent issue of The Star there
appeared a story indicating that Mrs.
Peggy Briggs had been refused trans
portation on a Capital Transit bus
while she was accompanied by her guide
dog.
If this incident actually occurred, it
was because Of misunderstanding on
the part Of one Of our operators of one
OF the outstanding rules for the bene-
fit Of our patrons, particularly those
who are blind and use the services of
the Seeing Eye dogs
I quote the rule: Small dogs and
other small animals may be carried free
OF charge on cars or buses, provided they
are securely inclosed in box or basket
sufficiently small to be carried without
danger or offense to other passengers.
or provided they are muzzled and on a
leash. No large animals of any kind
will be carried on buses with the ex-
ceptioE of Seeing Eye dogs. Seeing Eye
dogs need not be muzzled"
I trust that this will clarity the mat
ter for Mrs. Briggs and other persons
who must depend upon the wonderful
Seeing Eye dogs in finding their way
about their daily activities
E CLEVELAND GIDDINGS,
Assistant to the President, Capital
Transit Company.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

At school we learned about the
tyrant Caligula who wished that the
entire Roman people had but one
neck in order that he might sever
it at a stroke. Sometimes we are
tempted to wish that condemned
Gen. Yamashita had ten thousand
neckS.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Desires Real Flag Used

To the Editor of The Star:
When I beheld for the first time re-
Gently the statuary group Of the raising
Of the flag on Two Jima-that which is
facing the Navy Building-I was really
disappointed to think that instead of a
real American flag being a part of the
memorial piece of what at distance
resembles twisted steel! How awful to
establish the most beautiful symbol to
come out of this war in such light. I
was inspired more than once as I gazed
upon this poster-what with Old Glory
still unfurled in the breeze-tattered
and torn though 1t was-yet still hoisted
in an isolated part Of the world 1t
waved, and proudly so. as it spoke to
others Of the freedom we love-freedom
as We here in the United States know it.
am surprised to think that the Fine
Arts Commission would allow such
beautiful symbol of our way of life to be
so portrayed. The statue of Two Jima
should always have the American nag
as a part of tin fact-the most es-
sential part. M. HICKMAN.
Tribute To Admiral Brinser
To the Editor of The STAR
Harry Brinser is gone. The little ad-
miral with the low boiling point, as he
was affectionately termed by former
Secretary of the Navy, departed this
life peacefully and without suffering
last Saturday. The Navy and the coun-
try have lost an aggressive, unselfish
and devoted champion of the precepts
and principals which have made Amer
lea great.
knew him intimately for more than
so years. We were boys together In
Harrisburg, Pa, and, although 1t was
a rare occurrence in the middle y0s
to have two boys appointed from the
same district, we were classmates at
the Naval Academy. In his youth, up
and down the banks of the Susque-
hanna, Harry was known as "Eagle-eye"
Brinser, early recognition of his pre-
dominant characteristic of fearlessness.
He knew neither physical nor moral
fear, was intolerant of any tendency
toward lowering of standards and
fought relentless for the right, as he
saw it.
Attended by all those of his class
mates who are located in and near
Washington, and with parting salute
of 13 guns to the memory of valiant
soul, Rear Admiral Harry Lerch Brinser
goes today to his eternal rest on the
slopes of Arlington.
ADMIRAL E. C.. KALBFUS,
United States Navy (Ret.).
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Letters to The Star
Urges Wheel Chairs for Amputees
At Harbors and Stations

To the Editor OF The Star:
Long before the First World War
some one eloquently declared: If our
hearts were marble they should bleed
I" as we think Of the unreturning
brave"
Isn't it full time that we think of the
returning brave, so awfully crippled
in World War II?
As I left the train, Spirit of st.
Louis, at Washington On Tuesday
morning, December 4, I was deeply
panied by what saw. Many veterans
Of the late war got of that train.
Among them were two young veterans,
one with right leg amputated at the
hip; the other with right arm of at the
shoulder and his left leg at the hip.
The first moved down the long platform
to the station building on his two
crutches with comparative ease. The
other with but one crutch-of course he
couldn't use two-managed to work and
twist his way unaided to the big room
of the Capitals Union Station.
I ask the question: Is that the best
we can do for our returning amputees?
Why was there not provision made to
care for that one-armed, one-legged vet
eran who had given so much for his
country and the world? Where were the
wheel chairs? Pleasure-going Atlantic
City has them. Hundreds of returned
soldiers, sailors and servicemen Of the
air forces, thus wounded, are so cared
for at that resort. Could not an ar
rangement be made at all harbors and
entraining stations and at terminals,
SO that proper attention and considera-
ton might be given our badly crippled
servicemen? HARRY L. BOWLBY.
East Orange. N. j,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
JOHN BULLARD

CHADBOURN, Feb. 8-Funeral
services for J onn Billiard, 81, who
died early this morning at his
home following a lingering illness,
will be held Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the late residence.
The Rev. Jesse Hilburn assisted
by Rev. Benton of Leland will
officiate at the service.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Clarsie Parker; two
daughters, Lois and Betty Jean
Billiard of Chadbourn; also the
following children by former
marriage: two sons, John A. Bull
lard of Chadbourn, Sgt. Howard
E. Billiard, u S. Army overseas;
three daughters, Mrs. Mae Car
lyle of Wilmington; Mrs. Myrtle
Brown. and Mrs. Ruby Stone of
Chadbourn; three brothers, Roy,
W. H. and A. B. Billiard, all of
Chadbourn; three sisters, Mrs.
Winnie Hammonds, Miss Mollie
Billiard and Mrs. Lula Hayes, all
of Chadbourn, and four grand
children.
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into German positions, some OF
them within 1000 yards of the at
lacking troops, throughout n e
day.
Resistance in the first stages OF
the attack was described as small
indicating t h the enemy was
stunned by the gigantic prepara-
ton which began soon after mid
night when more than 700 British
heavy bombers blasted Kleve and
Goch, important highway center to
the northeast.
Canadian batteries opened up
with an artillery barrage at ) am.
and fired ceaselessly until II am.
First announcement Of the at
tack described it officially as an
offensive but gave few details. Mel
Their the distance advanced the first
day nor the exact location OF the
operations was disclosed.
The fact that the attackers reach
ed the ReichsWald places it in an
area southeast of Nijmegen and
within 10 miles of the Rhine where
it crosses the German border into
Holland.
Nearly 500 U. S. medium and
light bombers Joined more than
1000 British bombers and fighter
bombers in beating path ahead
of the advancing British and Cana
dians.
Other fighters patrolled German
air bases north of the Ruhr to keep
down aerial opposition to the new
ground assault.
British Mitchells and Bostons
bombed t h e Germans within a
thousand yards of the advancing
troops. American Marauders and
Invaders pounded troop concentra-
tons, strong points and communi-
cations centers in Kleve. Calcar,
Emmerich, Ellen, Doetinchem and
GruenWald.
The weather was so thick that
some of the planes made five bomb
runs before dropping their explo-
sives. There was no interference
from enemy fighters.
Fighter bombers lso lashed
troops and strong points ahead of
the assault as well as communica
tions routes to the battle area and
ranged to the east side of the Rhine
where Typhoons showered dozen
illages with anti personnel
bombs.
U. S. troops and tanks of the
First Army tore a third hole in
the buckling West Wall q miles
from the Rhine in what appeared
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
Canadian Forces Open
Huge Drive In North

to be the start of a breakthrough
to the Cologne plain.
A German broadcast said Gen.
Eisenhower's preliminary often
sive"-a prelude ito impending
battles"-Was extended last night
to the area of Trier, Siegfried fort
ress standing six miles inside the
Reich across the Moselle Valley
route to the Rhineland.
Two First Army divisions drilled
the newest hole in the Siegfried
Line by capturing the hill girt
stronghold of Schmidt, Is miles
southeast Of Aachen, and were less
dam whose pent up waters have
baked Allied plans for a smash
out on the Cologne plain since last
November.
The hills of Schmidt were consid.
cred the greatest military prize
in the Siegfried Line in that area,
and from their commanding sum-
mits doughboys could see the city
of Bonn on the Rhine-27 miles
beyond.
Seven miles to the southeast, 9TH
er First Army forces were beating
at the defenses of Gemuend, threat
ening to break out into the plains
and bypass the dams, whose
floods could drown any Allied Of
fensive across the Roer farther
north.
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DEWEY SUPPORTS
BIG THREE MEET
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made with us and not without US
with representatives in the as
cussion, every day, on every SUI.
iect, and not occasionally or par'
of the time.
Dewey did not outline the ma,
chinery under which the oniIeo
States might enter such continuous
discussions. There have been re-
ports that some such arrangeinen,
for action on current world po!ltleal
problems may come out OF tfle
..Big Three meeting"
Dewey complained that IN the
past the American people had been 7,
left sin the humiliating situation
of learning from the debates IN the
British House of Commons soout
decisions on the governments u
Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Italy ana
Greece. as well as the government
and boundaries OF Poland.
Moreover" he said we learn
cd from those debates that While
the powder kegs Of Europe were
being dealt with once again, the
representatives of our own gov
ernment were uttering pleasant
eeneralities and leaving our A.
lies to decide the fate Of the world
There is no question, Dewey SAID
that the majority OF American
people are determined that this ma
fion 'take a full, responsible part
in the Establishment of COLLECTIVE
security among nations.
."Those who speak for our coun-
try need no longer hide behind flne
phrases and glittering general,
ties" he declared. There need
no longer be any doubt anywhere
that the American people are pre-
pared to exercise their great pow
er actively, continuously and e1-
fectively in the interest OF just
and lasting peace
Dewey said that the time had
come ''for the hard, painstaklng
labor of translating ideals and gen
eralities into reality and action.
In this connection, he SAID that
during the last three months the
clearest call for constructive ac-
ton came from the distinguished
senior senator from Michigan,
Arthur H. Vandenberg, (Ro.'
The country wants to be sure OF
action, Dewey said, that will guar
antee the permanent disarmament
of Germany and Japan. Vanden-
berg proposed that the ma jor Al
lies conclude treaty pledglng
their military forces to instant
action to accomplish this purpose.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
City-Extension Bill
Wins House Approval
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Port Commission members and
other interested groups in Whining
ton wish to preserve the alterna-
tive Of financing the entire project
locally.
Passage in the House of the City
extension bill, which will author
ize calling a special City-and-sub-
urb election on limits revision,
brings to its semi-final legisla-
tive phase the stormy public life
of the suburban annexation ques-
ton. Opponents of extension, ap-
parently resigned to the appear
ance of the bill as an accomplished
fact, have announced their inten-
ton to concentrate on building a
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
Street Fight Raging,
Nazi Radio Admits
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pla ces along a 40-mile front 81 to
43 miles from Berlin. Won Hammer
said Zhukov was preparing to pour
tank formations into the bridge
heads 'to start the planned large
scale attack on the Reich capital. p"
Sixteen miles south of Kuestrin,
the other outer guard of Berlin
the fortress city of Frankfurt-on-
the-Oder,-was threatened with en-
circlement, enemy broadcasts in
dictated.
Soviet infantry in the bridge
head opposite Goerlitz were strik-
ing south. Three miles below Frank
furt, another Russian foothold was
expanded somewhat in the last
"a hours" the enemy Transocean
agency said. These Soviet forces
apparently were seeking to link
west of Frankfurt, 80 miles east of
Berlin, and cut the super-high-
way between Frankfurt and the
capital.
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RIG THREE TALKS
STARTED MONDAY
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,oea s,,res to safeguard h r
guests. ,,.+ Fri
dow when five star American Of
f;cers and British and Russian
field marshals started military
talks Cairo said. When they ar
rived Russian troops cordoned off
a wide area into which no unau-
thorized person was permitted 1t
was said.
According to the Cairo reports,
President Roosevelt and Churchill
arrived at the meeting place first
and Stain arrived Sunday. Await
ine stain, the President and the
Prime Minister conferred and had
their meals together. Members OF
the Russian delegation, who pre-
coded Stalin-naturally very busy
with his personal direction OF the
gigantic Red Army offensive-en-
tertained the visitors, Cairo said,
and there were friendly dinners at
which toasts were drunk in Vodka.
Moscow dispatches said the Big
Three were now discussing the or
ganization of an occupation regime
for Germany and a postwar in
ternational security body.
Moscow said it was understood
that delineation Of European from
tiers was on the agenda and sug-
gested that relations with the Vat
lean as we'll as with such neutrals
as Spain were included too.
There probably is no question
involving a durable peace organi-
cation and postwar security OF
any continent which is being ig-
nored," Moscow said.
Moscow newspapers published
the formal announcement of the
conference without comment, dis
patches said
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
MRS. ORENE G. WATERS

WHITEVILLE, Feb. 7.-Funeral
services for Mrs. >Orene Giddens
Waters, Y, who died at the Col
umbus county hospital yesterday
will be held tomorrow at the Nc
Kenzie Chapel at 4:3O pm. with
the Rev. L. D. Hayman, pastor
of the Methodist church, officiat-
ing. Burial will be in the White
vile cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Waters are her
husband, L. P Waters, a son, Lloyd
Of Notasgul, Ala; three daughters,
Mrs. Annie W. Schulken and Mrs.
F. w. Justice, both of Whiteville,
and Mrs. R. w. Furgeson, of Char
lotte; a brother, Joseph Giddens,
of Clinton; two sisters, Mrs. H. H.
Hobbs, of Goldsboro, and Miss
Meta Giddens, of Whiteville, and
four grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
MISS KATHERYN LENDER

Recitation of the Rosary for
Miss Kathryn Lender, who died
at 1910 Nun street Wednesday, was
held at $3.50 p. m. yesterday at
Yopp's funeral home, by the Rev.
J. H. Tevlin. The body will be
shipped to Baltimore today for
final services.
Survivors are six sisters, Sister
Louise, Mrs. ]. A. Danton, Mrs.
John Deuchler, Mrs. Gilbert Bate
man, Mrs. Florence Camper, all
of Baltimore, and Mrs. L. C. Kure
Of Wilmington; three brothers,
George w. Lender, Richard E.
Lender, both of Baltimore. and
B. J. Lender of Washington, ID. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
WEATHER

Temperature
1880 am, 42.0; 1880 am, 41.0; 1880 pm,
400; 1880 pm, 40.
Maximum 40; Minimum 1913; Mean
43; Normal At.
Humidity
-1:30 am, 81; 1880 am, 90; 1880 pm, 49,;
1870 pm, 81.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
600 inches.
Tides For Today
(Fror1 the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington - Elsa 1:49a
7:28p 2:27p
Masonboro Inlet ---------- 5:00a 11:27a
5:08p 11:29p
Sunrise, 1908 am; Sunset $50 pm;
Moonrise, 4:29 am; Moonset, 2:43 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
Obituaries
MAI. FRANCIS r. LAWTHER

Funeral services for Maj. Fran
els Rivers LaWther, M. c., A. A. F.
killed January 20 in the crash of
an Army bomber near Tucson,
Ariz., will be conducted at 3 pm.
Saturday in St. Andrews Covenant
Presbyterian church by the Rev.
Frederick w. Lewis. Interment will
follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Maj. Lawther is survived by his
widow, by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs T. A. Lawther, by two sons.
David Martin and Francis Rivers,
Jr., and by two brothers, T. A.
Lawther, Jr., and James w. Law
Their, all of Wilmington.
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d date for the holding Of
9 The ON, would be Decem5er'' 's 1si,
m 1eaa Of such an election ' n7(,aF
made by a newly eIe ct, must Us be
Council Co within three moat5, City
It's assumption OF office 'S after
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09

suburban vote to defeat annexa-
ton at the polls.
City Attorney w. B. Campbell
explained at Tuesdays hearing Of
delegations before the House COM
mittee that the earliest possible
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
STIMSON INDICATES
EARLY ATTEMPT TO
TAKE CORREGIDOR
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TCUnCIHueu TUH1 age O11cT
nounced Army figures are about
a month behind the actual totals.
The announced Army total in
cludes 3O,266 killed, 1896, 176 wound
ed, 58,878 prisoners of war and
91,476 missing. Stimson said the
number of Army killed included
4,522 previously listed as misS15.
He also reported that 1911, 439 of the
Army wounded have returned to
duty.
The Navy total of 88,036 casual
ties included 1929 dead. 40,e56
wounded. 9,977 missing and 44C5
prisoners.
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County Health Survey
Is Termed Favorable
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proval of the use of Orangeburg
fibre piep in underground connec-
tons between residence-piping and
City seres, in cases where cast
iron piping could not be procured.
Those present at yesterday att
ernoon's meeting included DR.. Ell
lot, DR.. Moore, DR.. VESSEL, May
or Lane. Addison Hewlett, ST., H
M. Roland, DR.. James H. Smith,
J. B. Edwards, milk inspector, and
L. I. Lassiter, sanitary engineer
in charge of water.