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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-07
BRITISH DESTROYER LOST

LONDON, Jan. 6.-(P)-Lost Of
the British destroyer Alderman,
which won distinction in Mediter-
ranean convoy work, was an
nounced by the Admiralty tonight.
Her skipper, Cmdr. J. G. Farrant
was among the survivors, but other
details were not disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Papertroopers Boost
Weeks Collections
To 310,820 Lbs.

One of the heaviest collections of
wastepaper made in any one week
was turned in last week by WASH
ington's Papertroopers when 310,82O
pounds were picked up to bring the
grand total of the current Evening
Star-PTA Salvage-for- Victory pro-
gram to 1905, l49. The weeks total
exceeded the previous weeks by
Al 800 pounds.
A few returns not so far reported
which will make the weeks mark
even greater.
Among the collections of half
ton or more not heretofore reported
We're: Leland, LOO; Westbrook
1929; Deal, 5,O37 Mann, 1886; Key,
l,470; Hardy, 5,156: Hearst, $3.50;
Murch, 7,402; Stoddert, $3.50; Oys-
ter. 1900: Eaton, 1906; Mott, 2,870;
Fillmore, 8,077; Gordon, 1900; Cor
coran, 1906; Briggs-Montgomery,
1923; Stevens, 4,35l; Grant, 1,275;
Thomson, 4,04O; Phillips, LOO; Tay-
lor, 9,418; Madison, 2,OO3; Blow,
1900; Benning, $3.50; Merritt,
1900; Burrville, 9,875; Deanwood,
1878; Hayes, 1882; Blair, 2,13s;
Wallach, 1854; Wheatley, 1,572;
St. Cecilia's, 1893; Hilton-Peabody,
1890; Logan, 2,548; Woodside,
$3.50; Lovejoy, 1896; Webb, 1857;
Pierce, 1926.
During the week Sc more chill
dren reached supertrooper rank
and will receive the War Pro-
duction Board Certificate of Merit
and The Evening Star-PTA serv-
ice ribbon. They include Nancy
Bloodgood, Wayne Buxton, Glib
son Lowe, Peter Stone and Hart
Joseph, Westbrook; Mary Farrell,
Carolyn Wood, Arthur Allen, Blair;
Ann Peay, Bunker Hill; Robert
Palmer, Charles Miller, Stephen.
Brodell and Gerald Robinson, Ia
koma Park; Susan Gichner, Lafa-
yette; Raymon Berho. Carol Lee
Baker, Mary K. Collier and Anna
Siegruhn, Adams; Frank Barley,
Douglas Donohue, John Bresnahan,
John Casper and Barbara Thomas,
Hearst; Tony BisSelle, Douglas Lee,
Luke Finley and Jennings Ran
dolph, jr., Hardy; Ward Tigner,
Stone, H. P. Stafford. principal, and
L. R. Steely. teacher, Mcfarland;
r. Steely, teacher, Mcfarland;
Douglas Gray and Jerry Nichols,
Benning and Howard Chow and
Joyce Freedman, West.
Collections in the first district
tomorrow together with the leaders
will be as follows:
Honor Roll,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Benoit Baer Estate
Valued at 100000

Several institutions were left be-
quests by Benoit Baer, jr., founder
and former director of the First
National Bank of Alexandria, Va,
who died here April at the age of
90. leaving an estate valued at ap-
proximately 100000. A petition for
probate of his will was filed yester-
day in the register of wills office at
District Court
The will bequeathed 5000 each to
the Jewish Home for the Aged and
the Jewish United Hebrew Charities
of this city, as we'll as 5000 each to
the Jewish Orphan Asylum, Atlanta,
Ga, and the Jewish National Hos
pital for ConsumptiveS, Denver, Colo.
Mr.. Baer also left $100 each to Anne
Lee Memorial Home at Alexandria,
Va, and to the Masonic Home of
Virginia, Inc.
Nieces, nepheWs and children of
two deceased nephews are to re-
ceive the greater part of the estate.
The will makes a separate bequest
of $4,000 to Mrs. Rebecca D. Kauf-
mann and one of $4,000 to Miss
Edna Dreyfuss, both nieces, who
made their home with him at 1875
Columbia road NV.
Both of them also are to share in
the residue of the estate with other
nieces, nephews and children of two
deceased nepheWs. The residue is
to be divided into II shares for
purpose of distribution. His great
nephew, Joseph A. Kaufman, was
named executor by the will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Labor Cunteen Open

The Washington Labor Canteen
closed last Sunday, will be open from
S pm. to II pm. today. The pro-
gram will honor the late Franklin
D. Roosevelt. The canteen is at
1912 Eighteenth street NV.
"Wishful thinking won't win the
war-buying Bonds will do much
more"
The echo., 1945-06-15
BEW1lDERED SON =

Who are you bu, rhe duS Of de ease
- made into a common form
Who are you that yoa should coodemn
! the faith Of one, rhe race OF one.
And strive 20 do them harm
/ The good book Of old has stoutiy told
TO love me is to love my own.
Yet down thru the ages this condition
still RACES
This suffering from race hatred and
Scorn.
Yes obey laughed when we prayed from
the cotton field TO the E-it-
Claimed our minds knew OF &c. 12
higher 10 do.
Yet these same folk now call your name
Why? ! know God so do you.
It's Gods war they say and He's with
us the way in everything We do,
Now God I've never questioned Youi
word since the birth Of my day
But isn't il true what ! long, long age
once heard them say
bat only black folks like me find time
20 pray
By Billy INK SPoiJ Kesay
The echo., 1945-06-15

TWO youngsters have great fun
u at the Ping Pong tables in ths
new recreation center presented al
a gift to Negro youngsters in thu
Harlem community by Pepsi Cola
Company, through its President
Walter S. Mack. Jr. The Club,
located at 12l Lenox Avenue, New
York, is run on a system of self
government by the teen-age young.
sters themselves; an adult Director
and Neigbborhood Committee OF
adults give guidance. The Center
which operates late afternoons an6
evenings, was presented by tina
Company so that Harlem's young.
sters could have a place of their
own, with games, dancing, refresh
ments, and activities they would
pjOy N wholesome surroundings
The echo., 1945-06-15

Jesse White Commissioner
he alb and abstract of the
filed with this Department showing
day OF December, 1914
Jesse L. White, Commissioner of Insurance
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08

infantry have been identified in reports since the
action Leyte.
CEVEN American and Brazilian division have been ident
with the Fifth Army in Italy under 1t Gen. Lucian H.
Truscott.
They were the Tenth (Mountain) Division, the
24th 85th 8Sth, 9Ist and the First Armored Division
and the BraziIians.
Fighting with the Fifth Army in Italy (in the Fifteenth
Group commanded by 1t Gen Mark Clark is the British
Eighth Army which includes Indians Poles Anzacs and Italians
Six Marine Divisions in East
MERCAS fighting forces divisions
"A under Adm. Nimz in the Pacific
- OF these the Third Fourth and Fifth fighting
IWo lima at present.
The First and Second veteran organizations and the
Sixth has not yet been in action a unit
Under MacArfhurS command also fiUe Aus
tralian divisions, the Third Fifth Sixth, Seventh and
Ninth and the Third Neto Zealand Division
In the Pacific also haze been identified the 3Ist
4Ist, S1st and 93d divisions.
AMERICAS 16 numbered air identified all but three
~ in battle
The Fourth and Fifth Army Air Forces in the
Pacific; the Sixth in Panama; SeUenth Pacfic Eighth,
England; Ninth, France; Tenth, China Buma-india
theater; Eleventh. AIeutianS; TWeHth, Italy; Thir-
teenth Pacific Fourteenth, China Fifteenth Italy, and
the Twentieth (the SuperfortreSSeS) in the Far East
divisions and air units listed here have been ident
fled agnmens given censored dispatches from combat
areas.
constant shifting divisions addition of
ones may change these alignments.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
Two JaPs
Decinlafed

GUAM, March 7 UNS)-
Bayonet-wielding marines on Two
Jima drove forward today TO wipe
out remnants of perhaps 1000 or
fewer Japs, all that remained or
the estimated original garrison OK
10000.
A barrage laid down by power
full land-sea-air forces paved the
way for the leathernecks, who
were meeting stiff resistance from
the Japs trapped along the north
ern coast. "
There were indications that
elimination of this last enemy
pocket on Two would be effected
shortly. Adm. Nimitz communl-
que listed Jap dead as 14,456, up
to s p. m. Monday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08

Continued Page One)
18th, 99th, IO4th and the Second Arnored (HeU
The Third Army under Gen. George S. Patton the
right the First has had 16 divisions identified in censored
reports.
They are the Fourth Fifth, Eighteenth, Nine
teenth 26th SOth, S7th 9Oth, 94th and the Fourth,
Sixth Seventh, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Arn'ored
divisions.
In addition Second Cavalry groups have been
mentioned as attached to the Third Army
THE Montgomery group made up of the American Ninth
the the British Second the latter
which has PLAYED no part up to now in the present offensive
Included in the American Ninth Army under 1t.
Gem William, H. Simpson have been identified the
29th, 30th, 35th 74th 10TH Ssi S4h, I02d i06h and
the Second, Fifth and Eighth Armored divisions.
Under Gen. Deves in the Sixth Group were the American
Seventh Army and the French First Army.
In the French army under Gen. Jean DeLattree de
Tassigney tIUo American divisions, the Third and
TuDentyeighth, and reported sir American equipped
French divisions from North Africa, including natOe
THE American Seventh Army under 1t Gen. Alexander NJ
i Patch had identified in reports, IL divisions:
The 36th, 42d, 44h, 18th, 10th, 7Ist, i0Oth, IO3d
and 109th and the Twelfth and Thirteenth Arrored
Three Air borne Units in West
Also on the arborne divisions not
included above
They are the Seventeenth, SD and I0Ist.
The airborne divisions the First Arborne Army
1t Gen. Lewis H. Bereton and including the Second
British Airborne Division.
Dispatches indicate there were at least seven divisions
the Canadian First Army under Gen. H. D. c. Crerar They
include Canadian British Polish and mixed
Dutch Belgian Czech division.
IN ADDITION to the 81 divisions the western front Is
infantry arborne division have been identified fight
ing under Gen Douglas Macarthur in the Philippines.
This divided into armies the Sixth Army under
Kreuger and the Eighth Army under 1t Gen.
Robert H. Eicheberger.
Sixth Army Units Identified
In the Sixth haze been reported the Sixth, SeU
enth, 25th 27th, 32d 37th, doth, 43d, Goth and the
First CGVary DiUSon. In the Eighth were the 24th,
33d, 38th Eleventh Arborne and the An,ercd Division
(the only diUSon in the army that is nUnberIess).
those Philippines action the Seventh 9th, 18th
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
War Reluctant
Indian Probated

John Albany. 26. of 1868 Perry,
Canadian born Mohawk Indian,
today was placed on probation for
two years by Federal Judge
Arthur Lederle after he was
tfeHnd etilts-ef failing to report
for induction into the armed
forces.
Albany claimed that the court
had no jurisdiction and that if he
obeyed selective service regula-
-tiony re would tOse his rights as
an Indian and would become "a
man without a country. He was
ordered 10 comply with the draft
laws.
Nine other persons were sen.
fenced in federal court today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
Thousands Flee
Flood in Ohio
Continued from Page Onel

Continued from Page Onel
tories for flood refugees. At Gin
cinnati many war plants were
forced to close.
The weather bureau forecast
colder weather for the Ohio River
valley. The forecaster at Chi
eago said the temperature drop
probably would not be great
enough 10 check the flood, how
ever.
The most critical point along
the Ohio was at Portsmouth, O..
where the swollen river threat
ened 10 sweep aside an emergency
barricade of sandbags.
The barricade broke at one
point. and officials feared the
turbulent river might sweep over
the industrial city of 10000 popu-
lation. All available state guards
men were ordered 10 join the bri-
gade working on the flood wall.
Damage from the flood was
estimated at 81 900, 600 in Cincin-
natl alone.
The Norfolk and Western Rail
road was rerouted through Colum-
bus, and the Wheeling Steel Corp
plant at suburban New Boston
was closed. The flood also forced
the closing of the huge B-29 en-
CINE plant at Lockland because a
transportation tieup prevented the
$4,000 employees from getting to
work.
At Pittsburgh. where the Ale
gheny and Monongahela converge
to form the Ohio, rains sent the
water five feet over the flood
stare
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
Leftists AssdiI
|td|y'sChief
Council Demands
Purge of Fascists

ROME. March Z (INS)-Itsly's
council Of ministers voted today
70 intensity It's purge OF the ma
tons Fascist elements amid re-
ports In government circles that
the crisis over the escape OF Gen.
Mario Roatta has been AVerted.
Left wing press and spokesmen,
however. demanded the reSiGna-
ton of Premier Ivanoe Bonomi 5
government.
THE United Press reported
carly today that riotng had
broken out again IN the Eternal
City. with a mob attacking
Regina Coeli Prison.
The demand for the resignation
OF the Bonomi government was
led by Venio Spano, editor Of the
Communist newspaper Unlta,
after demonstrations yesterday in
which al least three persons were
reported killed and several
wounded
Government officials said all Of
the victims were killed or injured
BY hand grenades.
The disorders started around
the Quirinsl Palace, residence OF
Prince Humberto, lieutenant Of
the realm, when LeftistS gathered
protest the escape of Gen,
Roatta. former chief of staff,
from a hospital where he was
guarded by members of the Cara
binieri.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
laps in luzon Burn,
Stab $500 in Fury

FOURTEENTH CORPS -HQ,
.LUZON. March 7 -luPl Defeat
crazed Japanese burned and
stabbed 10 death more than = 500
civilian Filipinos during seven
horrible days inside Manila S
ancient walled city. the lntra-
muros
An eyewitness written record
today disclosed that some were
thrown into dungeons and shot.
some douSed with gasoline and
burned alive. Many were bsyo-
neted or stabbed 10 dCHTf.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
ICOlOgne's Glory
Buried i'm Ruins
BY FRANK COMMIT

COLOGNE, Germany March Z QNs)-Ths once
city.
History will record that human beings lived and
laughed and savoured the finer things civilization in city
known Cologne
But must speak of Cologne in the past The
centuries srewn in its streets Men and walk its
avenues with stealthiness born of despair.
s city of violent sounds and strange silences. The
bitter coughing of burp and the heavy crunch Of artillery
punctuate the long lapses Of eerie quiet
For Cologne ID dead.
Only It's as somber testimonials that the way
Of AM is linda harah
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
A-Book Cancelled
For Trip 10 Mexico

A trip TO Mexico, made in Feb
ruary. 1914. today cost the A
gasoline book Of Adilion J. Dumas
and his wife. Willow, Of 25S Nc
MILAN, Crosse Pointe Farms.
NJ. r. Clark, chief rationing Of
hcer for the Detroit OPA dis
trict, upheld a decision handed
down in December suspending the
basic gas rationing for the Du-
masses car for two years.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
Ward Asks Speedy
HiQh Court Decision

CHICAGO, March 7 (UP)-
Montgomery Ward e. Co. Joined
with the government today in
seeking an immediate Supreme
Court review of a district court
decision holding that seizure Of
the mail order firms properties
was illegal.
In a brief to be filed today with
the high court at Washington, COM
pany officials asked for an early
review Of the case 10 speed army
withdrawal from its properties.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
VINO Orders Firing
OF 367 Ship Workers
Special to THE DETROIT rIMEs

NEW YORK, March despite
cries of labor shortages in essen
tial industries by VINO officials,
367 skilled shipyard workers IN
Brooklyn have been ordered fired
by the VINO because Of infraction
of hiring rules, it was learned
today.
The mass dismiSsals started last
Saturday al the Mercantile Ship
Ranairing Co
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
Sixth Army Units Identified

In the Sixth haze been reported the Sixth, Seq
enth, 25th, 27th S2d 37th, doth, 43d 96th and the
First Cavalry DiUision In the Eighth the 24th
3d. 38th Eleventh. Aborne and the Anericdi Division
(the only dUiSion in the army that is nUmberless)
the Philippines action the Seventh 9th, 77tt
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
Kelly Names Newsman

LANSING March z=GaV- Kelly
today announced the appointment
of Andrew w. Fleming, Detroit
neWspaperman, 10 The position OF
executive office press secretary
Fleming. who succeeds r. C. Hay
how, will take up his duties within
two weeks, Kelly said. Fleming has
worked in Detroit court and poii-
tical circles for 10 years.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
SCENE OF EXECUTION

In a building near the cathe-
dral. American officers found a
gestapo headquarters. Civilians
showed them a small. cramped
room where just one week before,
they said, the gestapo had exc
cuted "a political prisoners.
Tank guns blazed beneath the
-cathedrais twin spires. An Amer.
ican tank was knocked out and
three crew men were killed less
than 200 yards from the front
steps.
In crouch, ran past the tank
TO the Cologne city hall--a huge.
spraWiing structure within a
stones throw of the cathedral.
The city hall was deserted, except
for Americans.
Cologne's archives-its musty
records of births, deaths and mar
riages-lay scattered on the floor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08

Vi oil dsSfcSsOT 10 luuccu ndTSn
I watched the city breathe its
last. i saw American infantry
men tanning out around its an
cient cathedral behind a wedge OF
talks. They had knitted through
the city to the cathedral in a sin
gle day.
And such is the way of war
that these Americans stalked this
lovely epitome of western culture
as implacably as they might have
surrounded any ordinary building
CATHEDRAL UNDAMAGED
The famous thirteenth century
cathedral was not damaged struc-
turally, either in the interior OF
on the exterior, an inspection has
revealed.
It's windows had been removed
or shattered. The main altar was
taken away. but the statues and
grillwork were intact. The pews
were crowded together in the
center.
The basement of the cathedral
had been used as combination
air raid shelter and first aid sta.
ton. Cologne residents said it had
been hit by only three small
bombs during the entire war.
When the Yanks finally entered
the basement they found injured
crew members of a Nazi tank
which had knocked out an Amer.
lean machine earlier in the day
The Nazis were being treated BY
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-08
1850 Strike
At Graham S

CONTINUED from Page One)
and Brass Corp. was settled today
when the company agreed TO REIN
state the II men whose discharge
touched off the strike yesterday.
One thousand workers were in
volved.
Meanwhile, the regional WLB
stepped into the Briggs strike and
ordered company and union Off
cials to show cause today why the
10000 employees should not &C
back 10 work.
At Dallas. Tex. Lamar Bailey
national vice commander of the
American Veterans of World Wal
III, wired Briggs strikers that dis
charged servicemen m ght be
called out to take their jobs.
"If we have to come to Detroit
TO do your work while you
strike" he said. .you cannot
FORM a picket line Dig enough 10
keep us out. You have no right
to desert your country and our
12.0O0.000 fighting men, even IL
yeu are right.
STATES UNION POSITION
John Murphy, newly elected
president of Briggs Local 212, has
insisted that, until Is discharged
workers are reinstated, the strike
(which started last Thursday, viii
continue in seven of the com
pany's eight Detroit plants.
Anticipating that he would have
something, to present TO the
membership after the regional
WLB hearing. Murphy said q
mass meeting of the strikers
would be called. at least by Fri
Gay.
A one-day strike of 1.850 work
Crs in three OF the four loca
plants of Gar Wood. Inc. ended
yesterday through the mediation
cf the U. S. Cancellation Service
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
Cbn1sronA&

Noking was proud and mighty that he did moi deem fitting that he himself should travel 10 see the child No g in royal coers was so rich or so rare that could be withheld as an offering this blessed babe So kngscame from many lands with many cames in brilliant trap pings They came and knelt bestowng gifts before Mary Joseph and the child . and the Three Wise Men who had been first 10 know that He was in the manager
 So the world riches was laid at the feet of the infant Jesus But as He grew in stature and wisdom, worldly things became of diminishing worth to Him. and more and more zeaously He sought inc simple beauty in mems souls Then. when the words of God were spoken to Him. He orsook all values less than Faith and love and Honor andthese became HisphilosphY religion teaching 4 This Christmas commemoraies the date of His birh moi without sadness For if His spirweretrul Yinmens hearts the dark veil of war and intolerance would be lf ed from us and broherly love would be the only dictator of mems deeds This Christmas lei there be prayer in our hearts that His word will be reheard and remember ed around the world and that will leave an unfadng echo of the soul satisfying stiffness of peace.
 The Daily Alaska Empire LEN TROY MoNsEN President DOROTHY TROY LINGO vicePe SSSS$S>SSSA Azz<<<<z<zz<z4z
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

bleeders' disease, hemophilia, now are
fed large quantities of caviar because
that table delicacy stimulates the
manufacture of red blood cells.
For people who can't afford caviar
1t has been suggested that goose liver
or salads Of alfalfa will help counter
act hcmophilia because they contain
large amounts of Nitamin X, the nu-
triton factor that helps the blood 10
Clot, or Coagulate.
Certain digestive disorders, includ-
ing chronic diarrhca, are treated with
a simple diet of raw apples or apple
powder. Because apples contain a lot
of pectin-th the thing that makes jcl-
lies gcl-they seem TO absorb the
harmful poisons of the digestive tract
that cause the trouble.
Aside from the special menus for
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

for long time. His weak digestive
system isn't ready for such meals.
Now the small patient is home
again, once more eating bananas and
milk, with scraped topround steak a
welcome addition-whcn his mother
can get II.
bananas are peculiarly suitable as
n diet for Ccliac victims. experts eN-
plain, because they contain special
engines which convert starches into
suCar-a job ordinarily completed by
the pancrcatic juice These fruits also
contain plenty of energy giving sugar
that doesn't need 10 be converted
While Liam Murphy's predicament
is one rarely experienced by children,
il isn't unique. Or. l. Newton Kugel-
mass, i'm a book on child nutrition,
points out that such a boy might have
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

foods can be inherited in a similar
manner.
In general, baby doctors advise a
careful check on the foods a child
refuses to eat. 1t isn't always adviS-
able TO pass off Juniors avoidance
of eggs as just a stubborn streak.
If little Liam Murphy's street car
conductor father had taken the hair
brush TO the boy when he first
couldn't tolerate cakes, cookies and
meats with fat the child might never
have survived TO enjoy that recent
bout with the turkey drumstick.
Now there's a hope that some day
young Murphy's menu won't need
ceiling" or a floor" His long diet
of bananas, with other treatments.
may restore his pancrcas gland to its
normal workings.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

mother that Lian's pancreas gland
wasn't manufacturing enough pan.
crcatic juicc-a hormone that is alb
solutcly necessary TO him for proper
digestion.
Bananas were discovered 10 be the
most perfect food for the small vic
tim of this disorder and soon he was
kp&Nn generally as Billy, the Ban
me child was sent to n hospital
lin Stanford for treatment and il was
lat the Stanford Convalesccnt Home
|rccently, that doctors and nurses
proved they could be exceedingly
human at times.
Everyone else was having turkey,
$50 in a spirit of true philanthropy
|yet with an eye toward getting cX-
Detrimental evidcnCe-thc dictitians
March II. 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

Special Engines, Plus Vitamin A
cleft Circle). Nitamin B2 (Right Cir
cle) and Sugar Make Bananas an AL
most Perfect Food, Replacing the Eggs,
Bread, SeafOod and Other Things Liam
Couldn't Eat. Photos Courtesy K. X.
Squibb g. Sons.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

had 20 live on Ca
War, or oysters, or
alfalfa or nuts if
he suffered from
some other diet
airy trouble.
Children w n o
have inherited the
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

gave Liam some,
too. Although he
had no i'll effects
from his bout
with the festive
bird. that bite of
gobbler probably
will be his last