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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20

FORT LEWIS, Wash, Feb. 49,
Colonel George W. Gillette, OF
Wilmington, N. c., wearer of the
Silver Star for extra ordinary
neroism' in the battle of the La
Sale river in France in 1918,
has arrived at this Army Service
Forces training center to assume
comna1 of the Engineer Training
Section, it was announced today
by post officials.
The colonel, who came from Bos-
ton, Mass, where he was Division
engineer for the New England
area, was commissioned directly
from civil life in August, 1916, and
served overseas in the last war
with the 105th Combat Engineers
and with the Sixth Engineers. He
saw action in the Ypres cam
paign and in several battles in
France. At the close Of the war,
he spent five months in Germany
with the army Of occupation.
With his return to the United
States, Colonel Gillette served in
various military assignments in
this country and Hawaii.
He was executive officer at the
Army Supply Base, Norfolk, Va,
then went to Camp Jackson, S. c.
In 1921, he took charge Of con-
structing fortified tions at Cape
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 19-R-
A stalemate in the States search
for evidence to support its murder
charge against 1t. S. C. Epes OF
Richmond, Va, in the death Of g.
year-old Mary Lee Williams Epes,
his pretty, authenticated wife, con-
tinued into its fifth day today.
"A motive and further evidence
of foul play" still was being sought,
Sheriff T. Alex Heise said, "but
little new has been unearthed since
last Wednesday when we persuad-
ed Epes to reveal and lead us to
the foxhole grave where he ad-
mitted ourying his wife" in the
early morning hours of January
%.
AS officers awaited an analysis
from Fort Mcpherson, Ga, of the
contents Of Mrs. Epes' stomach,
Epes expected his lawyer to ar
rive from Richmond, Va, to con-
fer with him at the State Peniten-
tiary where he is being treated
under guard for throat and wrist
slashes that resulted from what
military authorities termed a sui
eide attempt a week ago.
In the meantime, Edgar A..
Brown of Barnwell, president of
the State Senate and an expert
enced criminal defense LAWYER.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20
CHURCHILL PLANS
COMMONS ADDRESS

LONDON, Feb. 19.-W.D-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill return
ed to England by air today and
prepared for a major address to
Commons late this week or early
next week on the decisions reach
ed at the Crimea conference.
He met his cabinet to make a
tirst-nand report of the Crimea
meeting as soon as he arrived at
No. 10 Downing street from the
Southern Cross airport where his
plane landed.
Churchill and Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden, who also arrived
home today, spent three days OF
their return journey in Cairo,
scene of meeting of foreign
ministers Of the Arab states, and
reliable quarters reported a
communique will be issued here
tomorrow covering their discus
sions there.
Cairo dispatches said that the
British government had submit
ted proposal for an overall set
tlement of Middle East problems,
and that the proposal had receiv-
ed the highest American endorse
ment. 1t was assumed here that
Churchill and Eden had met with
Arab authorities who were in Cairo
during their stay there.
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ALLIES BATTLING
FOR CITY OF COCH
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fleet of 1000 planes smashed at /;
dozen targets in and near the great
Ruhr arms-producing area, II
miles ahead of Field Marshal
MontgonAery's troops, as the battle
for Goch famed through its final
hours.
The Canadian First Army at
Goch and the American Ninth
Army along the Roer near Dueren
put Montgomery within striking
distance of the Ruhr from two di-
, rections-the northeastern gateway
at Vessel and the southeastern
fringe at Cologne, 20 miles behind
, the Roer.
Berlin said the Ninth Army was
attempting to storm the Roer at
Linnich, where an offensive has
been predicted for weeks.
Scottish troops, fighting with bay
onets and British bazookas behind
flame-throWing crocodile tanks,
knitted into Goch from two direc-
tons in pitch darkness Sunday
night. BY 6 pm. tonight they held
two thirds of the town and the
Germans had been driven step
by step into the south and south
eastern sections of the ruined city,
where they still attempted to hold
open the last escape route to Gel
dern, IL miles south.
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UNC Trustees Adopt Plan
For Unit Chancellorships

RALEIGH, Feb. 49, Up The
Board of Trustees of the greater
University of North Carolina today
adopted the recommendations Of a
special committee that the head
of the Greater University retain
his title of president and that pres
ent deans of administration at the
three university units be designat-
ed as chancellors of their respec-
the Greater University.
The action climaxed several
weeks Of Statewide controversy
which arose after the introduction
OF bill by Rep. Caveness OF Gull
ford seeking to create the title of
chancellor of the Greater Univer-
slty and to designate the present
deans Of administration as presi-
dents Of the units at State Col
lege, the Woman's College at
Greensboro, and the University at
Chapel Hill.
Five trustees opposed the adop-
ton OF the recommendation They
are: j. B. Fearing Of Windsor, M.
Z. Lassiter of Snow Hill, David
Clark OF Charlotte, DR.. Foy Rober-
son of Durham and Arthur Dixon
OF Gastonia. Sixty-three trustees
voted in favor of the committee's
suggestions, which were presented
by former Governor O. Max Gard
ner.
Gardner said that til Q special
committee, appointed by Governor
Broughton to study the question OF
titles, felt that the titles Of deans
for the three units were mot in
keeping with tine dignity Of the Of
flee" The adoption of new titles
Tor these three heads, he said,
seemed to us a natural evolu.
tlonary process. The deans of ad.
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ministration have outgrown their
titles"
Declaring that the title Of chan
cellor for the head Of the Greater
University could not add luster'
nor serve as a substitute" for
the title of president, Gardner said
that the term chancellor would
best serve as title for the heads
Of the three units and that in addi-
ion they should be designated as
vice-presidents of the Greater Uni
versity.
The Caveness bill, which comes
up for passage in the House to-
morrow, provides that the Board
of Trustees shall, 80 days after
ratification of the measure, elect
a chancellor and three presidents.
The Board of Trustees has no pow-
er to designate the Greater Uni
versity president as a chancellor;
such title could be created only
by legislative action.
"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20

DR.. Charles w. Phillips, OF
Greensboro, former district gcver-
nor of Rotary International, will
be the principal speaker at the
weekly meeting Of the Wilmington
Rotary club at 1 o'clock today at
the Friendly restaurant.
The program will be marked by
observance Of the 10th anniversary
of Rotary international and the 3oth
anniversary Of the Wilmington
club. Well qualified by a long
career of active work in Rotary
and secretary Of the Greensboro
club, DR.. Phillips is expected to dis
cuss Rotary's past and the chal-
lenge of the future.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20
WATCH OUT -!

Winter ills are prevalent. II you are
constipated you may be sure you are
more susceptible to certain of them,
and you should do something about it
right away. And while you are about
it why not do a THOROUGH job by
taking Calotab tonight? Nothing
acts just like good old Calotabs to re-
Iieve temporary constipation and help
sweep out virus-laden mucus and
other putrefactive waste matter. Use
only Is directed. (advl
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20
Sign OF The Times

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 10.
--P)-Last night a man pushed
gun in my ribs" George
Lawson told police.
Il reached for my wallet and
offered it to him."
He declined the wallet"
Lawson said, "muttering let's
have the cigarets.'
He took pack and walked
off,"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Need Not Embarass

Many wearers of false teeth have suf-
fered real embarrassment because their
plate dropped, slipped or wabbled at
Just the wrong time. Do not live in
fear of this happening to you. Just
line (non-acid' powder, on your plates.
Holds false teeth more firmly, 50 they
feel more comfortable Does not sour.
Checks plate odor'' (denture BREATH.
Gel FASTEETH at any drug store.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20
Why Thousands of Doctors
Have Prescribed
NHN<yWfe,
DUE 70 COLDS Ss'O
(DUE TO COLDS) q

Pertussin must be good when thou.
sands upon thousands of Doctors
have prescribed it for SO many years.
Pertussin acts at once to relieve YOUR
coughing. It loosens and makes phIegm
easier to raise. Safe and effective for
both old and young. Inexpensivel
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20

headed by Dr.. E. H. Gsrir,..
principal of Charlotte's 'acTAger,
High School. Neither Dr. r. CeAtTal
nor Gov 10 ~, Cherry issued any y-t cgg
ing. ''''i' meet.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20
GAMBLER

NEW YORK, Feb. ls-ue-r,.
Fried Levine. 40, was cbarg.. MIS-
gambling. She posted BOND oos With
left. A few hours later .h. ''a
arrested again. Police ' NEW, was
that MIS-. Levine started ' !
r poker rza game to raise the mis- stud
her $500 bond premium II p'tee Of
cuts; She was again reles az mouse
bond. ! creased on
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-20

Fold pillows, slips, towels and
handkerchief as you iron and
save time.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Jail IrkS


OSLO, May II (UP)-A police
physician said today that Maj
Vidkun Quisling, ousted puppet
premier of Norway, was mentally
deranged, but not sufficiently so 10
escape trial for his life for treason
Paris radio said that the
trial of Quisling would open
todayD
The doctor who examined Quis-
ding in Jail yesterday withheld full
details of his findings for the court
which will try the traitor for
assisting the enemy and ordering
the unlawful execution of Nor
wegian citizens.
Quisling was believed suffering
from megalomania. Ever since his
arrest he has complained con-
stantly of insufficient considera-
ton OF his high rank and his
services" to Norway.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Reds Pursue
|Ndzi Outlaws

MOSCOW, May II (INS)-
Soviet forces swept through
Czecho-Slevakia in pursuit of out
law German army units today as
the Moscow communique an
nouneed the surrender of more
than $4,000 Nazi officers and
men since May 9.
of four Russian armies
rounded up huge patches of pris-
oners as German troops under
Field Marshal Schoerner and
Col. Gen. Weller fed westward
after refusing To surrender. Some
As generals were seized in Rus
sian-occupied areas from Austria
to the Baltic.
More than 106 900 enemy troops
surrendered in Austria, where
further Russian-American link
ups were effected southeast OF
Linz.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Hitler Killed,
His Aide Says

LONDON, May II QNS)-
Adolf Hitler almost certainly died
when Russian shellfire demolished
the Berlin Chancellory April 81,
a London Daily Mail dispatch
quoting the fuehrer's person liai-
son officer said today.
The unnamed officer said the
body still lay beneath tons OF
masonry, according 10 the dis
patch from Field Marshal Mont
ge#ery's headquarters.
He added that Hitler was wor-
ried, but otherwise healthy and
completely sane when few
hours before his reported death
he decided 10 remain in Berlin
III the belief that German armies
would relieve the capital from
the north and south.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14

police assigned TO the grand jury,
testified that Hooper had con-
fessed he received a bribe of $500
from former Rep. William Green
of Hillman.
I'm Green's presence I'm the
grand jury headquarters in the
Olds Hotel at Lansing, Hooper
said he received $500 i'm con-
nection with a race track bill
and that the money came from
Frank Mckay" Van Conant
told the court.
Mckay, who was subsequently
indicted, is former Republican
national committeeman.
Municipal Judge William II
BfbbingS, who is not a lawyer,
spent an uncomfortable day be-
cause of constant wrangling be-
tween Sigler and Theodore
Rogers, sustaining every objection
made by Sigler.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
City Inspection Row
Ends After ; Years

A three-year dispute between
two city departments was sppar-
entity ended today when the COM
mon council agreed 10 take final
action Tuesday night on six erdi-
nance amendments giving the fire
department full power to license
and inspect storage of explosive
and inflammable materials in
buildings
The council indicated il would
pass the ordinances after Mayor
Jcffrfcs asserted that survey
showed that such powers should
rest with the fire department
rather than the department Of
buildings and safety engineering.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
McCrea Sues
I'm Lumber Deal

Duncan C McCrea's plans for $25OOO0 harvest on
lumber deal the Upper Peninsula conceived and carried
from jackson prison, where he is serving sentence
for vice graft apparently have gone on the rocks.
In suit filed yesterday federal court McCrea charged
deliberate attempt the part of former associates TO
block his lumber company from carrying out It's contracts
and asks 100000 damages.
Defendants the Chicago and Riverdale Lumber 20.
of Chicago: William Weston and Howard l. WertZ agents
the company the Bod Lake Lumber CO. OF Newberry,
Mh the company organized by McCrea and his associates
Herman Beyesdof and his wife, Elda; Thomas f. Brown
and his wife EVELYN. and Anthony Ehlnger.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Careless Talk
SfirS London

LONDON, May II (INS) -
Intelligence authorities in Lon
don were perturbed today over
the wave of careless talk about
movements 10 the Far East.
People do not seem TO real
ize that the Japs have their
agents here, listening for every
scrap Of information which
may tell them what they are
up against" high intelligence
officer said today.
The relaxing Of the defense
regulations, now in progress,
has made the Jap spy's task
easier STILL" he added.
The public an help to
shorten the Far East war by
keeping mum about things
they hear"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
u.s. Seiizes 130
Jdp.Dip|omdts

PARIS. May l. tINS)-More
than 130 Japanese on diplomatic
missions in Europe, including 1t.
Gen. Hiroshi Oshima, ambassador
to Berlin, have been taken into
custody by the u. S. Seventh
Army, Allied supreme headquar-
ters announced today.
The captured Japanese included
members of the Berlin embassy
staff and personnel detached from
staffs in France, Italy and Vienna,
all of whom moved out of Berlin
recently on advice Of the German
government.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Sfdssen Unlikely
To Seek Senatofship

WASHINGTON. May II CUP)
Former Gov. Stassen of Mime
sofa probably won't run against
Senator Shipstead (R) of Minne-
sofa in 1916. congressional
source close 10 Stassen said today.
Backers Of the youthful Repub-
lican leader are reportedly anx-
ious 10 have him run against
Shipstead in order TO groom him
for another crack at the Repub-
lican presidential nomination in
l94S.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Smiths Goods
Bring $4,000

NEW YORK, May II QNS)-
The furnishings that filled the
home Of the late Alfred f. Smith
were disclosed today to have
netted S10,087 at an auction sale.
The remainder of the possessions
will be sold today.
Highest price paid during yes
terday's sale was $500 for a small
brown figure of a donkey on a
marble base. A porcelain figure
of a snarling tiger brought $35,
and another bidder paid $40 for a
carved and painted wood statu-
ette of man in a brown derby.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Ex-Times Man Back
Home With Medals

T/Sgt. Robert Dorsn. 25. of
1871 S. Ethel, was home today
after "a missions as an engineer
gunner on a BIZ based in Eng
land. His arrival home on We
Day made il doubly joyous one
for his wife, Jean, and their q
year-old daughter, Michael. ~
Bob, former Times carrier.
was awarded an Air Medal with
four Oak Leaf Clusters. He is a
graduate Of Northwestern High.
Before entering the army he
worked for the Ludwig Tool Co.
A brother. Sgt Edward. is with
the medical corps in Germany.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Orators Plan
Visit to Ruins
special Cabl. to Tn, Detroit Times

MERIDA, Mexico, May 12-
Stanley Parmisano and John
Mounteer, winners in the James
Monroe oratorical contest, spon-
sored by the Hearst newspapers,
have arrived at the Merida Hotel.
They were scheduled TO visit
the Mayan ruins at Chichen liza.
The fight by Mexican Clipper
TO Merida was one of the most
beautiful of the trip.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Union Hits Army
Setup at Wards

CHICAGO, May II (UP)-A
demand that the war department
either enforce NWLB directives
or relinquish control of Mont
gomery Ward and Co. plants has
been sent 10 Undersecretary OF
War Patterson.
The demand was made last
night by Irving Abramson, ma
tional director of the organizing
committee, United Retail, Whole
sale and Department Store En-
ployes (C1O).
Abramson charged in a letter
TO Patterson that the army had
failed TO enforce WLB directives.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Here's Good Story,
No Longer True

CLEVELAND, May Il (UP)-
Chances are that by the time this
story is printed. it won't be true
any more.
Mrs. Molly Gelender. owner of
an east side grocery. said today
that she had 10 cartons of ciga-
rets and no takers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
No. | Envoys
Quit Pdr|ey

SAN FRANCISCO. May u
INS)-The United Nations Con-
ference entered Its decisive
weekend today after solving the
explosive dispute over regional
security pacts and nearing
agreement on the momentous
trusteeship issue.
The major victory of the Latin
American bloc in winning war
time autonomy TO suppress local
aggression in the Western Henri
sphere will be written into the
final draft of a regional arrange
ment amendment 10 the Dunn
barton Oaks formula for world
security. Its approval is certain.
This amendment includes the
Molotov plan by which Russia,
France and their allies can put
down any new aggression by the
enemy Fascist states of Europe
until the new world order is
ready to take over international
security.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Oklahoma Actress
Tries 10 Hama Self

NEW YORK. May II (UP)-
Edna Skinner, %, leading comedi-
enne of the Broadway hit okla
homa," was back in the cast to-
day after allegedly attempting to
hang herself in her dressing room
because she was respondent over
a romance and her career.
Miss Skinner returned 10 her
role of Ado Annie last night
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Archbishop Arrested

ROME, May II CUP)-Arch-
bishop Carlo Margotti of Girizia
reported to the Vatican today that
he had been arrested by YugoSlav
partisans and banished from his
Episcopal See.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Bor Flies TO EnoIand

BOVINGDON, Hertfordshire
May IL uNS)-Gen. (Bor) Komo-
rowski, commander of Polish
forces at the time of the unsuc-
cessful Warsaw revolt, arrived in
Britain today after being liberated
from a German prison.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Wet Grounds Cancels
Victory Celebration

The We day celebration sched-
uled for ? p. m. tomorrow on the
Fairgrounds opposite Brewster
Recreation Center has been can
celed because of wet grounds, it
was announced today by the de-
partment of parks and recreation
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Congress FaVOrs
Keeping Islands
BY DAVID sENTNER
Dstrelt Times wsshinstoa Bureau

WASHINGTON, May 12-Congress is overwhelmingly
favor of the United States retaining control of captured
Pacific islands survey of both Houses disclosed today
The sentiment is strong in the Senate for American
military control of these bases that it is certain affect the
provisions of forthcoming treaties to be considered the
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Blum in Paris

PARIS, May y QNSJ--Leon
Blum, former French popular
front premier, has arrived in
Paris after being held by the Ger
mans for more than two years.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Hooper Case Witness
Tells OfDynamife Plot
lContinued from Page Onel

had not been mentioned by Luks.
Luks followed Alfred Kurner,
holdup man and gangster. to the
stand. Kurner is serving IN to
Is years in Jackson Prison for a
holdup. He and Sam Abramo-
MltZ.- another gangSler- are two
star state witnesses TO the plot.
Kurner, who IS y, was first or
the stand.
He testified that he was ap-
preached last Christmas night in
-0Laffys- Bar, Dexter and Boston
by AbramowitZ and offered a
chance to earn $1,000
He was not then told what he
was TO do Kurner- testified, but
two days later, at AbTamoWftZ'
home, AbramowitZ told him their
assignment was to quiet a state
senator"
PLAN SHOOTING
"How were you TO quiet
him?" Sigler asked.
I'VE were supposed to shoot
him." the youthful gunman re-
piled
Kurner added that Abramowitz
gave him a .38 pistol, obtained
from O'LarryS Bar, which is
owned by Harry Fleisher and
Selik.
Before we we're supposed to
shoot the senator, the deal was
called off because they were
trying to reach him with
money" the witness told the
court.
"All I knew about the mat
ter was that certain riffrah
politicians were i'm trouble with
Judge Carr. They wanted one
of them bumped OFF.
II am always interested in
big dough like $4,000"
RECALLS CONFESSION
Detective Sgt. Leo Van Conant,
who is in charge of the state
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
EDEN GOING HOME

The conference has made such
progress toward solving the basic
problems OF writing a world Sc
curity charter that both British
Foreign Secretary Eden anc
French Foreign Minister Bidauli
expect to depart for their homes
Sunday.
Russian Foreign Comm | S s a
Molotov departed last Wednesday
The British and French leaders
believe subordinates can handle
the technical problems Of writing
major agreements into a new
world statute for peace and Sc
curity.
The Latin American revolt
taught the big FIVE" that the,
could neither ride roughshod over
smaller nations at this confer.
ence nor jam their own special
Dumbarton Oaks formula through
without change.
HELPED BY RULE
Taking heart from the success
of the -Latin-American drive, foi
the Chapultepec wartime auton.
omy, the little nations also
ganged together for two other
major changes in the formula
One was a move led by New
Zealand and Belgium TO increase
the powers Of the general assem-
bly, in which all 49 United Ma
tions are represented. The other
was drive led by Brazil to open
the charter to revision every five
years.
Since the little nations put
through a two-thirds rule 10 gov.
ern all decisions at the confer
ence, they have the power to get
some Of their desires granted.