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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-04
9th Division
But Is Miles
From Capital
Advance Elements BELIEVE
ed To Have Entered
Suburbs OF Manila
BY WILLIAM p. DICKINSON
United Press War CORRESPONDENT

BY WILLIAM P. DICKINSON
United Press War Correspondent
ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Luzon, Sunday, Feb. 4.
-UP)-Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur predicted yesterday
that American troops would
be in Manila by today, climax
ing the 108-day Philippines
campaign, and it was believed
here early this morning that
advance elements possibly had
reached the capitals GU t.
skirts.
The official daily war bulletin
issued at 6 a. m. today 6 p. m.
EWT Saturday, placed Maj. Gen.
Robert S. Beightler' 37th divis=
ion vanguards LESS than" Is miles
north of Manila as of 6 p. m.
Friday
Macarthur, visiting the 37th's
advance units, said at p. m. Sat-
urday: Il believe We'll make it
tomorrow (Sunday.)"
1t may be started early this
morning that the exact time of our
entry into Manila still is uncertain
but it seems possible that advanced
elements may at least be in the
outskirts by the time this is pub.
ished
Dickinson's dispatch was filed
from Luzon headquarters at GAO
p. m. Sunday Philippines time
$40 p. m. Saturday EWT).
Jap Casualties
It was announced that Japanese
casualties for the first three weeks
of the Luzon campaign which start.
ed Jan. 8 were $4,000 as against
1,271 Americans killed, 219 missing,
and 4,099 wounded-a total of S.
$50 or ration of almost to one
over the enemy.
The daily headquarters com.
munique issued this morning GOV.
cred action through Friday and it
placed the 37th Division less than
Is miles from Manila, the First
Cavalry Division to the east q
miles north of Manila and the 18th
Airborne Division coming up from
the south "a miles away. The
prongs of the northern and SOUTH
ern pincers were within So miles
of junction in the center Of tho
ancient city.
United Press front dispatches
filed from the 9th Division sector
Saturday f t e n o n, indicated
American troops were near the
northern edge of the city.
The British radio quoted ali I'm.
identified American broadcastey
using a mobile transmitter from
the front lines that forward pa.
trolls had pushed within two miles
of Manila without opposition
The 37th Divisions new advance
represented a gain Of about three
miles from positions last held be,
fore the town of Malolos. II IA
miles from Manila.
Push Across Angat
To the east, Maj. Gen. Verne n
Mudge's First Cavalry veterans Of
Leyte pushed across the Angas
river at the town Of Bustos, ~
miles north Of Manila. patrols Of
that force had reached Sabang,
on the north bank of the river l ~
niles north of Bustos, on Thursday
out the main body was then well
o the rear at Gapan. En- route to
;Ls+rs
Continued on Page Three, Col. IL
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-04
EVANS SUCCEEDS
MAFFlTT APRIL |
Now Understanding Posi-
ton OF Superintendent
OF Water, Sewerage


William Franklin Evans, Jr., ma
1--WE Of Greenville and former san
!lary engineer with the Florida
Board Of Health at Jacksonville,
started yesterday to understudy the
position of Wilmington superinten-
1 1e of water and sewerage, as
NJ Keen Maffit will retire from Of
nVe on April l, after 26 years SER
vice. City Manager A. c. Nichols
announced.
Following graduation from the
university of North Carolina in
t'lS, Mr.. Evans was employed by
r rle nashville Bridge company, and
consulting Engineer Paul Van
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-04
Are Reported
But Is Miles
From Capital
Begin Battle For Crossing
Of Oder, Last Ditch
Defense Line

STOCKHOLM, Sunday, Feb. A.
UP)-The newspaper Morgon-
Tidningens reported today from
Berlin that the Russians had reach
ed Schwedt-on-Oder, only 40 Kilo-
meters (24.8 niles from Berlin.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-04
DNB RADIO SENDS
MYSTERY SIGNAL
Breaks Forth With "The
End, The End" During
Regular Broadcast

LONDON, Feb. Subtitle Of
fetal DNB news agency mysteri-
ously signalled the words tSehluss,
Schluss Hhe end, the end)' tonight
in the middle of one of its regular
broadcasts after smashing day.
light raid by American bombers on
Berlin.
The words ''schluss, schluss"
were recorded on Hellschreiber
machines in the Associated Press
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
PERSONALS

Capt. and Mrs. William Slater
Of Frederick, Okla, are guests
Of Mrs. slater's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Hall at their home IN
Forest Hills.
Capt. and Mrs. John Clayton
Smith left Tuesday afternoon for
Greensboro, where they will spend
thanksgiving with Mrs. Smith $
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Darst, before going to
Birmingham, Ala, to visit Capt.
Smiths mother, Mrs. John c.
Smith for several weeks.
Miss Eleanor Willetts, student at
St. Mary's school in Raleigh, has
as her guests at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Willetts, "Wil-Har-Dale" in Glen
Arden, Misses Nancy Strelman and
NOEL Gibbs, classmates at St.
Mary's.
Miss Ann Hurst has returned to
Greensboro to resume her studies
after spending a few days here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
D. Hurst.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
PERFUME ONCE MORE
IS POPULAR GIFT
FOR GLAMOR GIRLS

! Tell her she's exciting and
glamorous and feminine, give her
exquisite perfume on Christmas
morning! From exotic fragrances
to ight-as-air scents, perfume is
highly personal and should be
chosen with care to express her
individuality most wildly. +
she's feminine to her fingertips,
she'll be thrilled with a heart
stirring romantic perfume. II
she's more of the tailored type.
she'll be delighted with fresh
tingly frangrance. Sure to please
gifts are the festively packaged
perfume in three miniature bot
ties. each a different fragrance
to suit every mood! Newest Of
the new perfumes are those in
solidified form. Packaged just
like your lipstick, they are highly
to retain their fra
grances and are wonderfully
PRACTICAL! See these and many
more beauty gifts at your local
store - they're tops for Christ
mas!
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
Nebraska Seeks To Halt
Bucket-Shop Operators

LINCOLN. Neb. - U.D State
banking authorities are pressing
the fight they concede is none too
successful against the "bucket-shop
wolves of Toronto, Canada, who
offer gold mine stocks for sale.
The Federal Securities Commits
sion has estimated that the illegal
brokers, banned from business in
this country, take $1,0Oo,oo0 each
week from gullible citizens.
In Nebraska, cease and desist
orders are issued against each firm
brought to the attention Of the
state banking department. The
orders are inadequate, however-for
as soon as one stock is barred from
sale, another takes its place.
The illegal brokers use mail and
long-distance telephone calls to
sell their stocks. thus preventing
the state from filing criminal
charges, it was explained.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

(These are best cooked in deep
fat if you have that much to useD
Tomato Treats
l package lemon-havored gelatin.
2 cups tomato juice.
l teaspoon salt.
IA teaspoon dry mustard.
tablespoon basil vinegar.
IL teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce.
Warm tomato juice and dissolve
gelatin in it.. Mix dry ingredients
with vinegar and Worcestershire
sauce and mix well into gelatin
mixture. Pour into big shallow
pan, so that the gelatin will hard.
en- in about one-half inch thickness
Place in refrigerator and when
ready to serve cut into fancy
shapes and place them on sailed
crackers. Decorate with a dash Of
real mayonnaise.
Masked Eggs
Cut hard-cooked eggs in half,
lengthwise. Place each on leaf
Of lettuce or escarole. Frost egg
halves with mayonnaise and gar
nish with pimiento strips.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
Piano Recital
Features Meet
Of Music Clubs
NEW BERH

NEW BERN, Nov. o. A piano
recital by Ralph Willard Sheldon,
graduate of the Juilliard gradu-
ate school of music in New York,
who was recently on duty with the
army at Fort Bragg, featured the
goth annual meeting Of the South
eastern district Of the North Caro-
lima Federation of Music clubs
held here Saturday at the Wo-
mans clubhouse.
Mrs. j. Kenneth Pfohl, of Wins.
ton-Salem, state president, pre-
scented five-point program for
music clubs, stressing the import
ance of taking music to every
corner in every part of the world.
Her husband, Bishop Pfohl, brought
greetings. Mrs. Pfohl was intro
duced by Mrs. Eric Norden of Viii.
mington.
Presiding was Mrs. l.. A. Wilson,
district director. The invocation
was by the Rev. Charles E. Will
hams. MrE. RALPH Warrington,
president of the St. Cecilia music
club, extended the address of vel
come, to which Mrs. William Far
rior responded. Mrs. Conrad Yves
sell of Wilmington spoke on EMU
sic in the Home
Members of the state board pre-
scented were Mrs. E. G. Murray
Of Rose Hill, who acted as secre
tary protein; Mrs. j. A. Brady
junior counselor and Miss Fannie
Lewis, district junior counselor. Re
ports were given by representa-
tives of various clubs in the dis
trict.
A musical program was givel
by the St. Cecilia music club. Mrs
Brady spoke on emusic in AL
Lands,'' with vocal solos by Mrs
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

James M. West, Miss Gale Turn
bull and Sgt. Ronald Milroy and
piano solos by Bobby Morris Of
Atlantic.
After lunch at the Riverside
Methodist church social hall,
junior clubs gave an afternoon
musical program, presided over
by Miss Lewis. The juniors par
ticipating were Jack Middleton
and Alice Sylvester Of the Duplin-
Onslow club: Barbara Wilson of
Rose Hill; Mary Marguerite
Teachey Of Wallace: and Adelaide
Frances Hart of New Bern.
Mrs. Warrington was elected
district director, and it was voted
to hold the next annual meeting
at Wallace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
EXCL And Youth Build
Own Car OF Tomorrow

LOS ANGELES -WR)-An infan-
tile paralysis victim and recent
ly-discharged soldier who thought
current car prices too high have
completed their own "silver
streak" automobile in full postwar
fashion.
Merlin D. Jacobson, the 21-year-
old EXCL, and Arthur Leuck, 10,
built their auto from a standard
motor, welded chassis, aluminium
and plexiglass.
It took them six months work
and $500 to turn out their own
version of the "car Of tomorrow. "
But they have already had two Of
fers from autonotive manufactur.
ers and others from advertising
concerns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

turning gently to brown all sides.
seasoned with salt and paprika.
Fry in shallow fat, turning to
brown all sides and handling
gently so as not to break the
shrimp. Serve with real mayon-
naise, into which has been stirred
a few stuffed olives and a small
sweet gherkin, finely chopped.
Devilled Melbas
Day-old rolls.
Bounce can devilled ham.
/ hard cooked egg.
8 tablespoons real mayonnaise.
Slice rolls very thin. Place on
cookie sheet in slow oven and bake
a half hour or until golden brown.
Chop egg and mix with ham and
mayonnaise. Spread mixture on
toasted roll slices.
Fish Balls
/ cup cooked. faxed fish.
IA cup dry Dreaded crumbs.
3 tablespoons real mayonnaise.
Fat for frying.
Mix fish, bread crumbs and
mayonnaise. Shape into small balls.
Cook in fat until golden brown,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
Reunited Couple Keep
Their Fingers Crossed

SEATTLE - UD - Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan letters are pretty sure their
plans won't go wrong this time.
The couple were separated on
Wake Island just before the Japa-
nese invasion. Mrs. letters returned
home on the same plane that
brought the Japanese peace" en-
voy to Washington. Her husband
was taken prisoner by the Japa-
nese a short time later.
Last April Mrs. letters went to
Calcutta hoping to meet her hus-
band when he was released. letters
was sent direct to the States, and
didn't get his wife's wires to wait
for her in Manila.
This time we are going fishing
for a holiday. if nobody misses the
boat" Teters said. The couple
were reunited here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
Betty Henkel,
Liston King
Are Married

The wedding Of Miss Betty j.
Henkel, of Wilmington, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Henkel, OF
Gary, Ind, and Liston L. King, Of
Wilmington, son of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
L. King, Of Wilmington, was SOL
emnized last evening at 6 o'clock
at the home Of the bridegroom 5
parents, 516 Market street. -
DR.. E. D.. Witherspoon, pastor
of St. Andrews-Covenant Presby-
terrain church, performed the cere-
mony which was attended by only
close friends of the family.
Mrs. E. J. Whaley attended the
bride as matron- of-honor and Mr..
Whaley attended Mr.. King as best
man.
The bride wore a lovely gown Of
soft pink satin and head arranse-
ment of matching illusion held with
a cluster of white flowers. She
carried white satin prayer book
topped with gardenias.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
Saturday Night
Dance Scheduled
AT Legion Home

The second in series of weekly
Saturday evening dances will be
held this week at the American
Legion home, Third and Dock
streets. The dance this week will
be held from 9 until 1880 o'clock
and refreshments will be served
throughout the evening.
All legionnaires, ex-servicemen.
their wives and friends are invited
to attend.
These events are being sponsor
ed by the American Legion in CO.
operation with the Service Mothers
club of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
First Brick House Still
Standing In Kentucky

CRAB ORCHARD, KY. - UD -
Bricks were carried from Virginia
on the backs of slaves to build the
first brick house in Kentucky,
which still is standing in Lincoln
county.
The initials Of the original
owner, William Whitley, are
worked into the brick above tn e
front door of the house. And Whit
ley didn't forget his wife when he
was placing the monograms. Mrs.
Whitley's initials, "E. w. were
placed over the kitchen door in the
rear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
HUNT BLUE DRUM

HOUSTON, Tex.-U.D-Police 1t.
S. T. Roe issued message to the
public saying that if anyone should
see a blue 50-gallon steel drum on
the streets of the city, he should
call the police at once-and not
strike any matches.
The message was sent out after
it was learned that the drum con-
tanned methyl bromide, highly
inflammable and poisonous funi-
eating fluid. The drum was lost by
a truck from the H. T. McGill Co.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

From now on, for a good six
weeks, it's party-time in the U. 5.
A. People always appreciate pretty
and tasty tid-bits to go with cock
tails or tea and coffee, and if your
party requires no other work It's
fun to do little fussing over these
for the delectation Of your guests
and your own great satisfaction.
Here are suggestions for little
snacks which aren't too hard to
accomplish and give a very pro-
fessional touch to the snack tray.
Fried Shrimp
/ IL pounds shrimp.
2 eggs.
Ia cup flour.
/ tablespoon salt.
Dash of paprika.
Fat for frying.
Remove shells and intestinal
veins from shrimp. Boil in slightly
sailed water until done (about Is
minutes. Drain and dry between
paper towels. Dip into slightly
beaten eggs and then into flour,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

AS the result of new method Of
shale oily friction developed by
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc, ex-
listing U. S. deposits of 400 billion
tons of shale can be made to yield
an estimated 80 billion barrels of
petroleum. The shale is located
principally in Colorado, Utah and
Wyoming.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
URGES HELP FOR r.,

IN, NEW d; oRLEANs-Us-Dr q,
lty Hospital here, has upgsa Chan h
more more, medical facilities s 10, Nat h
mentally and chronicaIi', i ~; h.
the old who are financial H. and
physically unable to care tna :. and
selves, be constructed -Vi 'nem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

Scientists have calculated that
the sun can continue to give off
heat and light at its present rate
for l5O, 1000, 1000, 100000 years with
out losing one per cent of its mass.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Lieut.. and Mrs. Fred A. Stoutz
announce the birth of son, Cliff.
ford Owen Stoutz, November 16 at
the ASST Regional hospital at Fort
jackson, S. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

Delaware, Vermont, Wyoming
and Nevada have only one repre-
sentative apiece in the House Of
Representatives
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

BY Alice Brooks
Kid stuff! Because these toys are
made of two identical pieces even
a youngster can make them. Just
one of them will delight tot!
Scrap bag pets that take little
fabric-just two pieces sewn to-
gether and stuffed. Pattern 1917
has pattern for toys.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for this pattern to Wilmington Star
News, Household Arts Dept, 259
w. 18th St., New York II, N. Y.
Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS
and PATTERN NUMBER.
Send fifteen cents more for our
1945 Needlework Book-94 illustra-
tons Of designs: crocheting, knit
ting, embroidery, dolls, other toys,
home decoration. Free Pattern for
two crocheted handbags printed
right in the book.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22
XIII the Itch (sesbIs.)
With SiHGde

This liquid preparation kills In 80
minutes those Itch mites With which
It comes in contact Buy SIT1C1DE
from your druggist. or send 6oc 70
Siticide Co., Commerce. Ga. (AdvJ
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-22

BUY VICTOR BONDS
Evening star., 1945-09-25

the ukelele which his mother hac
promised as prize. And tht
youngster knew he would have to bt
good to please his mothers critica
ears. Next morning, however, hi
worries were over.
AT last I've got my name ir
llghtS!" he sighed excitedly as he
clutched his brand-new luke" and
glanced at the Illuminated church
callboard, which listed next Sun
days services and "Soloist-Frank
Crudele."
L suppose its only right that the
reVerend's name is in larger letters"
he told himself as he moved toward
home. But someday I'm gonna
get top billing!"
In 1912 Frankie was drafted into
the United States Army and shipped
overseas as an interpreter. While
performing in the line of duty he
received wounds which cost him
both legs. Then came month after
month of various hospitals, among
them Walter Reed in Washington.
1t was Actress Helen Hayes who
first started Frankie's prophesy on
the way to coming true. Tom Rock
well of the General Amusement
Corp. joined Miss Hayes in praising
the Crudelle style of grooming and
offered Frank a guest spot on the
"Chesterfield Supper Club" radio
show.
Perry Como star of the feature,
followed up with an in-person in
Victor Borge heard Frank
in the Congressional Room of the
Statler and invited him to be guest
star on the Borge radio time. Joe
Moss, Club 400 impresario, hap
pened to tune in and as a result
his name was signed to the dotted
line. On top of all this last April
Frankie married the girl he met and
fell in love with at Walter Reed.
X *
Maybe you noticed the sad look
worn Sunday night by one and all
at the Casino Royale. Black arm
oands on attendants were virtually
all that was lacking. Reason? 1t
was Carol James swan song as far
as Washington is concerned. The
attractive vocalist is currently en-
gagged in a bit of Star-gaZing for a
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Kennedy Urges Fuel
Quality Regulation

Legislation to regulate the quail.
ity of fuel and kerosene and to es-
tablish sale of ice cream by weight
rather than measure was advo-
Gated by j. Thomas Kennedy, su-
perintendent of weights, measures
and markets, in his annual report
today to the District Commissioners
Funds should be appropriated to
set up a laboratory to test fuel and
kerosene, Mr.. Kennedy said. The
cost would be negligible" sin view
of the value to the city's consumers,
he said.
High standards should be set by
legislation and rigidly enforced, he
said.
Mr.. kennedy said more COM
plants are received by his Office in
regard to the sale of ice cream than
any other commodity. The public
seems to prefer sale of ice cream by
weight, he said, while the manufac-
turers have indicated preference
for the present measure system.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs
Trade Registered o. g. Patent omc

If you ask Margie Dare what came
first, the chicken or the egg, she
probably will refer you to the boys
in the band.
The Treasure Island outfit will
then undoubtedly chorus to you as
they did to the Spectator, Don't be
silly, pal, what about the nest?"
Aside from the biological aspect
of the subject, it was definitely the
nest the other night as far as Miss
Oare was concerned. And was her
face red that she didn't figure it out
without being tipped off, or rather
tipped over. For there was the egg
nestled snugly in the middle of her
up-swept hair-do. AS yet Margie
isn't sure which one of the six mu-
sicians is responsible.
Il should have suspected some
thing" Margie laughed, when sew
eral couples kept dancing by and
glggllng at my hair-do."
Being restrained, the Spectator
didn't say a word.
X X * x
June Brady thinks she lost count
eoIIltIlIIleS ldSG year.
And believe me-" sighed the
Trade Winds songstress," now I
know how Lawrence Tibbett feels
every time somebody requests On
the Road to Mandalay.'"
No wonder Miss Brady was the
nrst to agree with the Spectator
that its time for breather no mat
ter who wants Il Wanta Get Mar
RED. ConcenSus seems to be that
the lyrics ceased to be funny after
the first so times. Well, anyway.
In every place but Hollywood. After
swearing off the number for life.
imagine Miss Bradys surprise upon
arriving in the cinema city recently
and discovering that no one had
even heard of the song.
And if the bobby socks set wants
proof we dug up an authority by the
name of Van Johnson for them. |
The actor called Miss Brady over to |
his table after she sang the num-
ber with Carmen Cavallero. He
liked it very much. In fact, re-
marked in surprise when told it had
been hit for some weeks back East, |
Don't ask me what else he said"
June laughed. Il haven't the
slightest idea. I was too excited, r.
guess"
Having once brought up the sub
1ect of Mr., johnson, there was con-
siderable difficulty getting Miss
Brady to talk about anything else. |
IT h o Cnaototar
Evening star., 1945-09-25

pre-vue of what should be a very
promising future in New York.
Back in town from Ocean City va
cation is La Conga maestro Don
nelly James. Word has it that
Del Rio will open in the not too
distant future, maybe with a local
band. Remember Jack Powers
who used to play sax with the Earle
Theater orchestra? Jack has just
joined George Berg and his Dubon-
net Room outfit.
Evening star., 1945-09-25

the continuance pending outcome
of the injuries suffered by Mrs.
Dorothy Lindner of 225 F street
NV, who is in Casualty Hospital
with severe stab wounds on the
face, neck and body.
Judge Ellen K. Ready held Curry
without bail, but told his attorney,
Lewis Barnes, that should Mrs.
Lindners condition improve he
might request that bond be set.
Curry was arrested Sunday as a
result of police investigation of the
slashing of Mrs Lindner and
man, and assault on two other wom-
en- near Union Station. A Jury
Evening star., 1945-09-25

Stage" we're chosen to take part in
the Universal movie of the same
name With the movie completed.
June expects to be busy touring the
aters when it is released. She'll be
singing the Put Put" song, the one
she sang in the movie, not the one
she sings this week at the Trade
Winds.
Two guesses what the name of
that one is.
Although the entire congregation
shared the opinion that the good
looking, curIy-headed boy of u sang
with divine inspiration, the soloist
himself experienced one or two
qualms of conscience. You see,
few of the notes weren't exactly
Heaven-sent He was singing for
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Suspect 'sArraignmenl
In Matron S Stabbing
Put Off 10 Oct. IS

Arraignment of Daniel Curry. 40,
a colored ,handyman of the first
block of F street NV, on a charge
of assault with intent to kill 23-
year-old matron near Union Station
early Saturday morning, was put
over yesterday in Municipal Court
until october Is.
Assistant United States Attorney
John B. Diamond, IT,, requested