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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
st. Paul Parish
Donates Recorder
Check for Work

The St. Paul Recorder this week
received a belated birthday gift
when Father Jerome Luger, pastor
of st. Peter Catholic Claver church,
319 Fuller Avenue, sent Publisher
Cecil E. Newman a check for $25
to aid the paper in the fight
against race discrimination. Father
Luger's letter to Mr.. Newman read:
"On the occasion of the
eleventh birthday of your
paper, the Parish of St. Peter
Claver in st. Paul offers a
small donation to help you in
our common fight against dis
elimination, and for equal
rights of all Americans regard
less of race or creed. Thus far
you have been doing this job
well. You have made I'M
American enemies, but you
number many, many American
friends. Your open and frank
denunciatiOn of such men Cor
should I say political cripples)
as Senator BilbO, is typical of
the work that you have done,
and, please God, will continue
to do until our battle for equal
rights is won. May God bless
you, and give you the neces-
sary courage and financial sup
port to carry on.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Librarian
MINI 4Ii1 Historical Society
UncOvering
Washington
BY Horny S. McAlpin

Invention of the Notwithstanding
and awe-inspiring atomic bomb,
while ushering in a new and in
conceivable ara
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Does No Good

After saying Bilbo is a disgrace
to the Senate, Taft continued by
saying that on the other hand 81
don't know what good it does to
denounce him. I am told that the
more he is attacked, the more
political capital he makes of it in
Mississippi and successfully"
Taft said consideration had been
given to filing a petition to GUST
Bilbo by two-third vote, but that
he felt it would probably be i'm
possible to get a two-third vote,
Besides, he declared, Bilbo would
revel in the publicity of such a
trial. "Of course" says Taft, Gas a
general thing, Senators cannot be-
gin denouncing other Senators be-
cause they disagree with them, but
certainly Bilbo is not on the same
basis as any other Senator that I
know Of"
Freedom House made it's demand
in an open letter to Sen. Barley,
urging that the Senate pass a reso-
luton of censure against Bilbo.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17

for the entire
world also has its
direct and spe-
cifc effect on US.
TIL e b o m b .
coupled with Rus
sia's entering the
war against ia.
pan, means an in
evitable shorten
ing of the last
phase of World
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Juvenile live Tells
All About K. G..

Donald Juvenile Jive) is visiting
down Missouri way. He tells about
it in this issue. Juvenile 1--WE" is
one of the most popular columns
in any paper in the Twin Cities.
August 26 is WOmen's Day at
Zion Baptist Church.-Advt.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
BIG TOP BLAZE
HEARING ASKED

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 5.-(P)
Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., states at
torney, plans, his office disclosed
today, to ask the Superior Court
this week to set a date for the
trial of the manslaughter cases
which arose from the Barnum &
Bailey and Ringing Brothers cir
Gus fire here last July 6.
Fixing of the trial date has been
withheld so that the court could
dispose of other business on its
January criminal session docket
Alcorn hopes, it was reported, to
bring the case to trial this month.
One hundred and siXty-eight per-
sons lost their lives and 6o2 were
injured in the flash-fire "big top"
tragedy.
Five circus officials are under
arrest and free on bonds on char
ges of Observation-Disclosures A.
Haley, vice-president and director
of the circus corporation; George
w. Smith, general manager; Leon
ard S. AylesWorth. boss canvas
man; Edward R. Versteeg, chief
electrician, and David w. Blanch-
field, superintendent of rolling
stock.
In addition, Coroner Frank E.
Healy is holding two other men
criminally responsible for the dis
aster, but no action has yet been
taken in the Superior Court against
them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
ON REICH
HELD BIG GOAL
Continued from Page One)

East Prussia and additional Ger
man territory east of the Oder
river. France may claim all Ger
many west of the Rhine. Some
quarters expressed belief it was
likely that southern Schleswig and
North Frisia would be awarded to
Denmark as move to interna-
tionalize the Kiel canal.
The problem of controlling Ger
many after the war includes the
supervision of German industrial
districts to prevent rearmament
Certain United States proposals
made to the European Advisory
Commission last December are un-
derstood to provide for the com
plete and ruthless abolition of
German war industries. These pro-
posals called for wiping out the
German aviation industry and con-
troll of German industries so they
could not dominate European
economy.
The European Advisory Com
mission has made available to the
Big Three plans for controlling
German finance both at home ana
abroad.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
MAN BOUND OVER
IN ATTACK CASE

The case of W. c. Ward, g. OF
214 IL Castle street, charged with
criminal assault in Brunswick
county against a young Wilmington
married woman, was bound over
to Superior court last night, by
Justice of the Peace M. B. Chin
mis-, it was learned.
The alleged criminal attack, &C
cording to Brunswick county rural
officer o. w. Perry, took place
about $50 a. m. Sunday in a
house below Shallotte in Bruins
wick county, after Ward had forced
his victim into car in Wilmington
earlier the same morning.
Ward also faces charge OF as
sault in Wilmington. for forcing
the woman into the car. Hearing
on that charge was postponed IN
Recorders court yesterday pend
ing the outcome of the felony case,
it was stated.
1t was also learned that question
may arise as to whether or not
the criminal attack took place In
Brunswick or Columbus county.
Ward was brought back to Jail here
last night. after his hearing at
Leland.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
Insurance Agents Protest
Change In CountyP Policies

L. E. Woodbury., Jr., adduced a
moral for the commissioners In
the fact that 80 per cent OF prl-
vate insurance bought by their
constituents in the County is plac-
ed with stock rather than mutual
companies, implying that these
private insurers would like their
governmental representatives TO
follow suit.
Commissioner Louis j. Coleman
responded that cold comparisons
of figures must govern the Boards
choice, provided no danger of non
recovery in case of loss could be
proven.
Following this, a committee con-
sisting of Marsden Bellamy, Com-
ty attorney, J. A. Orrell, County
auditor, Chairman Addison Hew-
lett, Sr., and Commissioner harry
R. Gardner was appointed to study
the background of the Individual
companies interested in the IN
surance placement, with the op-
ton of calling in local insurance
experts for technical assistance.
CA statement from Robert
Strange, spokesman for the mutual
agents, last night pointed out that
the North Carolina Supreme Court
two years ago had rendered de-
cision freeing holders of non-as-
sessable policies of mutual COM
panies from having to bear any
parts of losses suffered by the in
suring companieso
County Auditor Orrell read a
monthly report on finances, stat
ing that January's receipts amount
ed to $1O2, 467.18 and disburse-
ments to $157, 174.28, bringing the
January l balance of $455, 97.13
down to $500, 59O.O3. He added that
the last bond on the school deficit
had been paid this month.
A vote of the board passed a
motion by Mr.. Gardner that a
wage increase of $40 per month
for county employees, tentatively
advanced at the budget meeting,
be effected now with available
funds in the form of a bonus of
$40 each month for the last half
the fiscal year 1944-1945.
Discussing County Attorney Bel
lamys report of joint City,
County meeting last week in which
f, it was found that domestic rela-
tons court could be set up under
existing State laws, providing a
present exemption for New Han
over could be cancelled by State
Legislation, Mr.. Gardner expressed
distrust of current tendencies to
officialize child-care.
After a brief debate over COM
munity-conscience versus judivi Il
supervision as remedies for juve-
nile delinquency, it was pointed out
that cancellation of New Hanover's
exemption would only empower,
not order, the City and County
governments to institute the pro-
jected parent-child court.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
CITY EXTENSION
HEARING SLATED

Two delegation On H.. a..
tension fro,,, W.. u" me City ex.
~, h,,uh. - -' o1I' wilmington and ~
SUBURBS win appear ;ais morr.r.
at 10 O'Clock before tbe S,., ,''-3
sembly's 5o-map co9,,,, 9'a'e As
countias Ci4;o. '-''''1I'.ee Oh
eigh TO arone eS d Sllo towns in Ps.
J. @. LeGrand, ,,'C C; t,.eIl's Of Rep.
Henry R "'I Fn9o Ci'f-l,m!ts bill
49, ~. ~ emory cha rmao -,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
MRS. F. A. BISSINGER

Funeral services for Mrs. F. A.
Bissinger, 81, who dice Friday at
her home at 214 North Seventh
street, were conducted at II a.
m. yesterday at st. Paurs Luther
an church by the Rev. Walter B.
Freed and the Rev. Edwin F.
Keever. Burial followed in Oak
dale cemetery.
Mrs. Bisslnger is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Neill McEach-
ern and Mrs. J. O. Broughton, of
Wilmington, Mrs. Herbert Jones,
of Washington, D. c., and Mrs.
John Killing, of Springfield, Ohio;
a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frederick
Bissinger. of Robersonville, son,
Richard Bissinger, of Wilmington,
and a sister, Mrs. John Bullwinkle,
Of Charleston, S. c.
Active pallbearers were Fred
Hintze, C. j. Oldenbuttel, George
F. Tienken, Hugh McEachern, Co.
lon Ken and Hugh Price. Honor
airy pallbearers were o Il n
Rulfs, Paul Hess, Glasgow Hicks,
DR.. J. E. Evans, Dr. E. P. Walk
err, DR.. J. C. VESSEL, and w. A.
Mailer,
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REDS ADVANCE
TO 3 MILES
FROM BERLIN
Continued from Page One)


of the mighty Russian winter Of
fensive.
The question confronting the
German defenders was whether
Zhukov would strike straight for
Berlin, or whether Konev would
strike first, swinging south of the
capital.
A German Transocean agency
broadcast declared a very bitter
battle was raging on both sides
Of Brieg, % miles southeast of
Breslau, capital of Silesia, today,
but gave no details.
Col. Ernest Won Hammer, Ger
man military commentator, said
Soviet tanks had reached the area
northeast Of Grottkau, 10 miles
west of the Oder and IL miles south
west Of Brieg.
Zhukov's control of the Oder, &C.
cording to German accounts, began
in the region west of Pyritz and
about 20 miles south of Stettin
and reached it's full strength around
Kustrin, 40 miles to the sou~,
which was under heavy assault.
At least one attempt to force a
crossing of the Oder northwest of
Kustrin has been made by the Rus
slams, Berlin said.
From Kustrin to the area south
of Frankfurt, second of the Oder
line fortress cities, Zhukovs troops
were pressing to the east bank OF
the river in increasing numbers.
In this sector, the Russians were
40 miles from Berlin.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
SOCIAL SECURITY
CLAIMS STRESSED

Explaining that many people 90
not fully understand the workings
of the Social Security Act, N. A.
Avera, manager of the Wilmington
Field Office, yesterday pointed out
that much hardship could be avoid
ed if the family or relative con-
cerned contacted a field office i'm
mediately after the wage Garner
became disabled or deceased.
The longer the period between
eligibility for benefits and filing a
claim for them, the more chance
there is for the benefits to de-
crease, Avera said. The field
manager also said that grief could
be avoided if the person concern
ed would inquire from the Social
Security office as to whether or not
their employment was covered by
the Social Security Act. Citing ex-
amples from his file, Avera said
that there were cases when widows
thought monthly benefits stopped
when they became employed. Ac-
tually Avera said, the benefits still
may continue in some cases, be-
cause the employment is not COW
cred.
Explaining further, Avera drew
from his files a specific case OF a
young widow, who stopped her
monthly benefits when she became
employed by railroad. For over
two years, Avera said, she need
lessly went without aid from So
cial Security. Railroad employ
ment not being covered by Social
Security, the woman's benefits
still could have continued although
she was employed. In this partl-
cular case the woman actually be-
came ineligible for payments a
month before she renlarried-over
two years after she started to
work for the railroad.
Among the recommendations
made by the q Social Security
Board in their last report to Con-
gress, was that every worker,
regardless of occupation, be Civ
en- the security provided by old
age and survivors insurance.
If the employment OF the young
widow had been covered, Avera
stated, although the family would
receive no benefits while she was
employed, it would receive more
benefits eventually if she became
disabled or deceased.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
English Balloons Snagged
278 Bombs During Summer

LONDON, Feb. 5.-UP)- The
maze of barrage ballons, which
hung in the skies of southern Eng,
land, snagged 278 German flying
bombs which penetrated. other de-
tense lines at the height of the
"Roblitz" last summer, Air Minis
ter Sir Archibald Sinclair disclos-
ed today.
The five-and-one-half year Bal
loon Command is being dissolved
as a separate command and hence
forth will be under the Raj.
Addressing its final parade. Sim
clair said that at one time nearly
1000 barrage ballons dangled a
curtain of steel cables between
England and the enemy's flying
bomb launching sites in France.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06

The New Hanover county Boaro
of Commissioners yesterday debat-
ed stock-versus-mutual insurance
COMPANY merits with local stock
company representatives protest
ing a transfer of $780, 900 county in
surance to the Central Manufac-
turers' Mutual Co., heard month
w fiscal report from County Au-
ditor ]. A. Orrell, moved to give
County employees six monthly bo-
nus-payments of $40 each and in
dulged in a spirited wrangle over
the uses OF domestic relations
courts.
Led by William M. Hill and L.
E. Woodbury., Jr., as chief spokes-
men, dozen local insurance
agents, representing stock COM
panies which have shared $50, COO
worth of County fire-insurance pol
icies due to expire February Is,
appeared before the Board to pro-
test the transfer Of this business
to the Ohio mutual organization.
The transfer was voted by the
board three weeks ago.
(The stock company policies
have been underwritten in block
by the North Carolina Insurance
Co., and subdivided among the
agencies represented at yesterday
meeting, Jumped locally as the Lo-
cal Board of Fire Underwriters
The same service is performed for
the assorted mutual agencies by
the Central Manufa cturers' Mutual
Co. OF the county's total $40o,00(
insurance, mutual agents estimate
about 100000 will be written by
the mutual companies after Feb
ruary Is, if the transfer is effect.
ed, while approximately $24O,0o(
will remain in the hands Of stock
company agents. The total insur
ance is carried in five-year blocks
of $4,000 each, with one bloch
coming up for renewal every year.
Arguing against the validity O.
the Boards reason fof transfer
ring the 100000 of ex-stock com
pany policies to the $4,000 of thi:
years block already held by {
mutual agents, namely, that the
;, mutual companies offer a Is pei
cent premium discount, repayable
to the County after five years, Mr.
Hill likened reliance on discoun
repayments to faith in fly-by-nigh
landloan companies offering Is
per cent interest on investments
He added that the heavier finan
cial backing, more complete &C
tuary service and other safety fac
tors featured by stock companies
more than offset the discount saw
ings advertised by mutual organi
cations.
This drew challenge from
Commissioner George Trask, VIII,
stated that if anyone could "shoW
that we are not safe with our mu
tual insurance." he would recon
mend putting all County fire pro
lection back into stock COMPANY
policies.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
MARSHAL G. HANEY

Funeral services for Marshal
Graham Haney, four-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Haney,
1915 South Third street, who died
yesterday morning in James Walk
er Memorial hospital, will be con-
Quoted at pm. today at Ills
South Fourth street by the Rev.
E. w. Halleck, pastor of St. John S
Episcopal church. Burial will be IL
Bellevue cemetery.
Surviving besides his parents l.
one brother, Johnnie Haney, OF Will
mington.
Active pallbearers are John Ham,
monds, Robert Hammonds, j. C..
Mcdonald and LenWood Bell.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
Obituaries
MRS, MARY PIERCE

Mrs. Mary Pierce, rs, of Bur-
gaw, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. M. F. Creech, lid
Nesbitt Courts, at 10 a. m. yes
terday. Funeral services will be
held at p. m today at the Trinity
Methodist church near Burgaw by
the Rev. I. B. Strawbridge of Bur.
gaw. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Surviving is her husband, c. c.
Pierce of Burgaw, two daughters,
Mrs. R. c. Hardison and Mrs. M. F
Creech, both of Wilmington; one
son, j. w. Pierce of Graham, ano
three brothers, J. A. Garfield and
Tom Camfield, both of Whining
ton, and Patrick Camfield of Bur
gaW
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DECAULLE SPEAKS
ON FRENCH PLANS
Continued from Page 0nel

Continued from Page Onel
kept deGaulle from being invited
to the Big Three meeting.
Degaulle said he was convinced
that the French army will natural
ly become "a preponderent ee'
ment'' in the postwar Occupation
of Germany. France, he continued
now is making her voice felt IN
Allied military strategy to safe
guard her national interest and 10
see that French forces are put to
the best possible use,
This latter occurred NOTABLY
once recently" he said. apparent
ly in reference to an Allied decl'
sion to hold Strasbourg for reasons
of French morale.
Over 10000 Germans have been
killed by French sarces since D.
Day, he said, while the French
Expeditionary Corps played a cap,
ital role in Italy during the Aimed
advance beyond Naples
For a century and a hall
France has lost in wars immeaS'
urably more than other countries
he said. THAT is why its StrensN
has been gravely compromised
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
PATTON PIERCES
SIECFRLED LINZ
Continued from Page oney

NS'i'iiuou HUH rage Onel
knocked out 10 piuboxes detendr,
the town.
Meanwhile, the German H,s
Command insisted that the L g
Ninth Army along the Roer rive.
was heavily Smelling German d.
lenses for the second straight IA,
and moving troops into position h,
the assault.
Another major Allied victory va;
chalked up in the south. whe,s
American armor and Moroccan in.
fantry slashed through the Colna-
pocket, trapping elements Of three
enemy divisions in the Vosges ia
the west and reducing the Ger.
mans Rhine bridgehead to bare
II miles.
Other American troops were t.
umphantly on the march in the
Monschau sector. where LII. Gen.
Courtney H. Hodges First Army
deeply dented the Germans second
belt of West Wall defenses BY
fighting through to the west bank
of the Olef river line in the Vi.
cinity of Schleiden and Gemmd
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
McNaughton Is Defeated
For Canada's Parliament
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
its first campaign effort, directed
chiefly among the 1,4OO union
members in small Owen Sound
factories.
In electing Case, the voters
chose the only local candidate
among the three, Gen. McNaugh-
ton and Air Vice Marshall God
frey residing in other Ontario
constituencies. Case based much
of his platform on this fact, al
though he along with other speak
ers of his party made the gov
ernment's msnpower policy the
main issue.
In Ottawa, the federal capital,
Gen. McNaughton's defeat was re-
garded as a severe blow to the
King government prestige.
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Continued from Page One)

The japanese blew up h e
bridges in futile effort to halt
the American advance into h e
southern half of Manila.
On the western Luzon front, the
gained complete con-
troll of the base of the Bataan pen
insula, trapping any japanese in
that area. The peninsula was seal
ed off as the American forces from
Zambales on the west joined other
Yanks coming west from San Fer
nando in Pampanga province.
The japanese in the Cagayan
valley of northeast Luzon, figured
at many thousand strong, definite
ly were sealed into that area when
troops took the town of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
RATION ROUNDUP
Rx The Associated Press

MEATS. FATS, ETC.-Book -Four
red stamps Q5 through SIS good
through March 81. Stamps rs through
Ks good through April %. Stamps 45,
Is and Az through DE- good through
PRocEssED FoODs-Book Four
blue stamps KS through rs and AZ
and b. good through March 81.
Stamp c. through G2 good through
April %. Stamps HI through MI
good through June 2.
SUGAR-Book Four stamp "a good
:or five pounds through February 2s.
Stamp IS valid for five pounds
through June q Another stamp sche-
iuled to be validated May l.
SHOES-Book Three al rp n
stamps l. 2 and 3 valid indefinitely:
oPA says no plans to cancel any.
GASOLINE-14-Ac o u p ms GOOD
everywhere for four gallons through
March 81. B-5, C-5, B-6 and CO cou-
,ons good everywhere for five GAL
ons
FUEL OIL-Last years period four
md five coupons and this years
xriod one, two, three and four cou-
,ons good in all areas. Period five
COUPONS valid in Midwest and South.
MI coupons valid throughout current
heating season.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
Liberation OfManiLa
Proclaimed By Yanks

San Jose and also captured Balete
pass. southern doorway to tn e
valley.
Macarthur. announcing the
knockout punches against the Man
liza japanese, said 'our forces are
rapidly cleaning the enemy from
Manila.
Our converging columns of the
First Cavalry Division from tn e
east, the 37th Infantry Division
from the north and the Eleventh
Airborne Division from the south,
after an overnight IS mile ad-
vance from Tagaytay, simultane-
ously entered the city and sur
rounded the japanese defenders.
Their complete destruction is
IMMINENT
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
TEMPTATION

LONDON, Feb. 5.-(UP)-Magis-
trate w. Blake Rodgers, after hear
ing the case Of a girl charged
with stealing 1903 in currency
from an American sergeant, Jo-
seph Harrison Hull, asked Hull:
'Look here, you know We have
banks in this country. Why don't
you use them-instead of being
temptation to girls?''
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-06
All Nurses From Bataan
Were Rescued By Yanks
Continued from Page One)

to Tomas were taken there after
unsuccessful attempts to escape.
About 100 Army nurses were
caught in the Philippines when the
war began, and every effort was
made to evacuate them when it
became clear that all was lost.
Only two groups reached freedom.
one by submarine, another by Ma
Wy flying boat.
A third group got as far as Min
danao Island before their FLYING
boat was disabled. Many months
later they were brought to the San
to Tomas camp, where they Joined
other nurses in caring for the sick.
Silver haired, frail Capt Maude
c. Dawson, Washington, D. c., and
her able First Lieutenant Josephine
Nesbit, Parlin, Colo, who COM
manded the huge hospital No. 2 on
Bataan, still head the nurses.