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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
BABY BLACK MART"
is FLOURISHING IN
u. S., EXPERT HOLDS
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NtOnvl0ucu TOIIl rage OHcJ
REIMBURSEMENT of babies by moth
ers is made a matter of court rec
ord, treated confidentailly.
1t is common practice"
throughout the country for unwed
mothers to sign away the rights
to their babies on slip of paper.
often before the birth or while still
in the hospital, she said.
1r states where baby brokers
have not been oulawed, she said.
operators approach expec t
mothers, offering to pay expenses
in return for the babies, who are
sold at a lucrative profit. Mothers
who later want to KEEP their babies
have no legal way to reclaim
them.
Miss Morlock estimated that less
than half t h e illegitimate babies
adopted are placed by professional
children agencies and that most
are handled by brokers" for a
profit. She warned that people who
do not adopt through regular agen-
cies are taking a risk because
their babies may prove to be
handicapped.
The Children's Bureau advocates
that mothers wait at least four
months after the babies are born
before signing them over to any.
one and that it should be done
by a court process. Some social
workers GA not agree, however.
feeling that unwed mothers would
fear even private court appear
ance and would avoid the help of
social agencies.
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BYRNES WOULD
INCREASE ARMY
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lessen our effort" the report
warned.
Byrnes said Congress should give
War Labor Board rulings statutory
authority, so that WOB could "en-
force its decisions in the courts
without resort to seizure
Less than a week after Army
seizure of Montgomery Ward prop
critics for non compliance with
WOB rulings which Wards chair
man, Sewell Avery, declared I'M
constitutional, Byrnes observed
that seizure is an inadequate rem
edy in many cases"
Congress, l am sure, can draft
a law which will treat the Averys
and the Petrillos alike he said.
The latter reference was to the
head of the ALL musicians union,
James Caesar Petrillo, whose pro-
t-acted ban on recordings was in
defiance of the WLB.
If the War Production Board
proves unable TO enforce manpoW-
err ceilings on less-essential plants,
by withholding matetials or fuel,
then Congress should pass law
to say to an employer that he can
only have so many employees" By
rnes asserted.
While squelching any actual re-
conversion in the foreseeable fu-
ture, Byrnes suggested for the con-
sideration of Congress at least eight
other measures most of them deal
ing with rehabilitation and the
postwar economy.
They included: Financial aid for
the re-establishmen Of small bus
mess closed by the war; giving
home builders greater financial
help; amendment of the Lanham
Act to permit the sale of tempo
rary war housing for residential
purposes; measures to assure sue
cessful operation of the huge mer-
chant fleet; extension of the Rene
gotiation and Sterilization Acts,
and liberalization of the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Law.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
SUNDAY HUNTERS
ARRESTED HERE

Accused of hunting on Sunday
K. c. Alien of Maffitt Village.
and L. D. HARRISON of South
Front street, will be called before
Recorder H. Winfield Smith this
morning to answer charges, it was
reported last night by State Game
Warden W. P. Floyd, who said he
would ask that the court confiscate
their guns.
Floyd said the men were ar.
rested Sunday afternoon while
they were hunting ducks near Keg
island. in the Cape Fear river,
about two miles below Wilmington,
1t was explained by the game
warden that violations of the stat
ute regarding hunting in North
Carolina have shown considerable
increase over the past few weeks,
and that he would seek to have
all guns belonging to law-breakers
of this type confiscated in the fu-
ture.
The two men arrested Sunday
were recognized for their appear
ance in Recorders court this
morning.
Floyd disclosed that he had ar
rested II persons for various vio-
lations of the state game laws in
IT, vicinity of the lower Cape
Fear river in December, about II
of whom were accused of hunting
on Sunday.
He explained that hunting Ii
censes are automatically revoked
in such cases, and the fine for a
first offense can not be more than
$50, Or Imprisonment not more
than 80 days. For a second Of
tense, violator may be fined not
less than $25, nor more than 5000,
nor imprisoned for more than six
months.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
Germans Hurting Amor
And Planes at Americans

strength, began before last mid
night and continued through today
along a 10 mile front on both sides
of Bitche in the French Saar.
The new Nazi assaults, two of
which were in at least battalion
strength, began before last mid
night and continued through to-
day along a 10 mile front on both
sides of Bitche. Allied headquar-
tiers conceded that the enemy
might have made some progress.
Although it still was too early
TO tell, this possibly was the be-
ginning of another major assault
by the enemy. The German COM
handlers actions since his Bel
GUM attack was thrown into re-
verse last week have indicated he
was searching for a new-and
softer-spot to strike.
(The German communicate said
American positions had been as
saulted on wide front on both
sides of Bitcne in a sector from
which major forces have been
withdrawn
One German attack hit the
Seventh Army at Bannstein, five
miles southeast of Bitche, and
another force lashed out south of
Dambasn six miles east of Bann-
stein and three miles from the
German frontier. Three attacks
were made west of Bitche.
General Patton threw powerful
forces of Yank infantry and armor
into his attack in Belgium, pound
ing hard at the enemy along a
front extending from a point two
miles southwest of st. Hubert to
within five miles of Bastogne.
which is Is miles due east of
St. Hubert.
A front dispatch tonight said
gains of from two to six miles
were made Sunday at points on
both sides of St. Hubert, a highly
important road junction at the
farthest point of the Germans
advance toward Sedan. Third
Army ground forces destroyed at
least 80 German tanks, while sup
porting Allied battle planes de-
stroyed another IS and damaged
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BUDAPEST BATTLE
MOUNTS IN FURY
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man sources.
Once Buda is in Soviet hands,
Red Army guns placed on its
heights will command the plain Of
Pest and will be able to level Ger
man defenses east of the river at
will.
In Pest, the German Hungarian
defenders already are hemmed in
by Soviet forces in an arc through
the eastern suburbs and within the
city limits at several points and
MoscoW's communique reported
capture of the railway station of
Rakos in the eastern part of the
city.
Meanwhile, the Russian drive on
Losonc ducenec), Slovak commu-
nications hub near the Hungarian
border above Budapest, continued
with the capture of IA places. The
advance brought Marshal Malinov-
sky's forces within less than two
miles south of the city with the
capture Of Mikusovce.
But the principal action of the
eastern front and one of the blood
lest conflicts of the war ragged at
Budapest
Hand-to-hand and house-to-house
fighting narrowed the enemy-held
zone in Buda to an area less than
four miles wide and mile deep.
Russian frontline reports said vet
eran divisions Of Marshal Tolbuh.
kin were concentrating on mop
up of Buda before launching an all
out attack on Pest.
A furious barrage was maintain
ed by the big Red guns which en-.
circle Budapest, and smoke from
oil reservoirs set afire by the enc
my laid black pail over the CAP
ital.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
TEBE ID. SANFORD

Funeral services for Tebe D.
Sanford, 81, former member of the
Wilmington Police Department.
serving actively for more than Is
years, will be held at p. m. to-
day at the Yopp Funeral Home by
the Rev. j. l.. Davis and the Rev
A. K. Dudley. Burial will be in
Bellevue cemetery.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs.
Louise Sanford of sos South Third
street; a daughter, Miss Menola
Sanford; one son, Tebe D. San
ford, Jr., a prisoner-of-war of the
Japanese; two sisters, Mrs. l.. w.
Anderson of Maxton, and Mrs
Cleo Fields of Laurinburg; and
five brothers, Oscar G. Sanford
of Wilmington, w. W. and l.. T.
Sanford of Laurinburg. B. F. San
ford of Asheboro, and Ralph N.
Sanford of Raleigh.
Active pallbearers will be H. E.
Fales, Thomas B. Hughes. D. D.
Conner. J.. S. Garfield, N. S. West
brook and T. d. Hall.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Charles H. Casteen, Henry Ker-
man, ". X. Rhodes, Jr., H. T. Will
son. DR.. D. R. Murchison, R. B.
R oman, Coy Etheridge, and L..
E. Skies.
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-
direct challenge of the Nazi air
force
The Germans sent formations Of
fighters in attacks on Allied air
fields in France, Belgium and Hol-
land and preliminary reports in.
dictated at least 208 enemy planes
had been shot down in these saw
age skirmishes.
Part of the Luftwaffe's effort
was directed at the many big air.
fields in the Maastricht-B Brussels
Eindhoven triangle, catching some
of them by surprise with tree-tor
attacks. During the attacks the
streets of Brussels were even ma
chinegunned.
U. S. and British bompers Join.
ed in the New Years day aerial
scramble and altogether more
than 5000 Allied planes were ir
the skies and at Least 241 German
planes were destroyed. Alice
losses were mo- yet known.
Every attempt by Field Marsha.
Won Rundstedt's forces to reduce
the Third Army's corridor into
Bastogne was repealed, and the
Nazis' most important gain was
one of 200 yards at a point four
and half miles southwest of Bias
togne.
The Germans recaptured Moircy,
II miles west of Bastogne, and
gained mile at another point,
but neither enemy advance affect
ed Patton's five-mile-wide relief
corridor. Patton's forces launched
sharp attack north of Bastogne,
at the narrowest point of the Nazi
salient, and made some progress
AS his bold Belgium adventure
backfired and threatened possibly
to develop into a major disaster
Won Runstedt hurled a series OF
night and day attacks against the
American Seventh Army in the
vicinity of the old Maginot Line
fortress city c. Bitche in the
French Saar.
The new Nazi assaults, two OF
which were in at least battalion
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
20 Live Bombs Scattered
Over Kansas Countryside

SALIVA. Kas., Jan. 1-UP)-
Twenty live bombs, jettisoned by
a crew forced to abandon big
Army bomber, are scattered over
an area about IS miles northwest
of here, Army officers warned to-
night.
The bombs were dropped from
the plane abandoned by the crew
last Friday near Salina. The crew
parachuted to safety and the plane
crashed a short time later near
Concordia, Kas.
Maj. Alfred Evans, public rela-
tons officer at Smoky Hill Army
Air Field, said civilians who tam
pered with the bombs might cause
explosions.
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IVEY WILLIAMS Sudbury

Ivey Williams Sudbury, Sc, died
at the home of his son, Raven
wood Sudbury, of SCOTS Hill, yes
terday Funeral services will be
neld at p. m. today at the Top
sail Presbyterian church by the
Rev. c. c. Myers, assisted by the
Rev. Carroll.
Surviving are two sons, Raven
wood Sudbury, of SCOTS Hill, and
A. w. Sudbury of Wilmington; a
daughter, Mrs. Inez S. Roberts,
Hampstead, and seven grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchil-
dren.
Active palAearers are D. F.
Sudbury, E. c. King, V. R. Sid
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BASES ON CHINA
COAST ARE VITAL
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nection he said the recent Allied
setback in Europe would delay the
re-deployment of force in that the
GEOGRAPHICALLY the air forces
but the Pacific commanders will
continue to carry on our operation
with what is available"
Nimitz insisted he was OF max
ing predictions but said he never
theless foresaW certain calamities
for the emmy. He said Il foresee
an unhappy 1945 for the Japs.
Il foresee their shipping dwind-
ling as result of attacks by our
summaries, aircraft and surface
vessels.
Il foresee the Japanese combat
vessels getting hit when they leave
the safety of their harbor.
Il foresee an increase in h e
tempo of the airWar against Japan.
From the standpoint of the jap
anese. l see no reason for opti-
mism'
MORE
Nimitz and Sherman visited the
Ma~ianas and spent Christmas
with Adm. William F. Halsey
aboard his Third Fleet flagship.
Speaking of tn e Marianas-
Guam. Saipan and Tiniam-Nimitz
described their seizure together
with the Philippines sea battle as
the most important forward step
of 1914.
Il was amazed at the progress
we've made on those islands. They
constitute a naval basing area that
is of get value to US and will
increase in value" Nimitz said.
Nimitz complimented the British
for their establishment of Pacific
fleet and said their aid already
was having effect. He said that
during Adm. Sir Bruce Fraser's
visit. they had "a very satlsfac-
tory series of conferences an d
the future of our coordinated eff
forts looks very bright indeed"
When a correspondent asked
about the Russians joining the war
against Japan "on our side" MINI
itz said he would welcome them
as an ally.
Nimitz declined to give any in
dication of the sequence of opera
tons against Japan and the China
coast but said he foresaW a "p-ac-
tically complete blockade of ia
pam"
Il don't know yet what is the
capacity of the Japs to take pun
.shment in their homeland. What
we will do this coming year will
give us some idea of Whay they
can stand"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
WARS MEMORY STAYS

NEW YORK. Jan. 1-WPl-Al-
though actual fighting has ceased
IN Russia, the memory of wars
ravages continues, not only in the
visible scars on the countryside
but in it's art Russia War Relief
reveals. At a recent exhibition of
300 paintings in Moscow the sole
theme was the heartbreak of war.
One of the prize winners was
14-year-old boy, war orphan.
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EIGHT JAP SHIPS !
SUNK BY YANKS IN
GULF OF LINGAYEN
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reconnaissance planes shot down
five enemy aircraft, and it was
announced that three out Of Is en-
envy planes which attempted a
night raid on Mindoro island Sat
urday were shot down by night
fighters and anti-aircraft guns.
In hopping up on Leyte Island.
Macarthur announced, 995 add.
tional enemy dead were counted
Saturday and II prisoners were
taken, bring the total of japanese
casualties in the campaign to 49,
983.
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Obituaries
MARIE LOUISE WEsTBROOK

Funeral service. for Mrs. Marie
Louise Westbrook, 40, of Nesbitt
Courts, who died at LAS a. m.
Saturday at James Walker Me-
mortal hospital, will be held at
3 p. m. today at the Yopp
funeral home. Services will be
conducted by the Rev C. c. My
ers. Burial viii be in the Belle
vue cemete' !.
Honorary pallbearers will be w.
D. Burriss, S. P. Branch, ]. N.
jenkins, DR.. j. E. Evans, DR..
George Johnson, DR.. E. P. Walker,
DR.. j. D. Freeman.
Active pallbearers will be E
W. Sykes, James Cottle, R. D.
Meier, ]. L. Bradshaw, and P. l..
Weaver
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FLUSH KIDNEY URINE
Benefit wonderfully from famous !,
doctors discovery that relieves
backache, rundown feeling due
to excess acidity in the urine

People everywhere are finding amazing
relief from painful symptoms OF bladder
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at once. All druggists sell Swamp Root.
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City Briefs

JAYCEES TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
Junior Chambe. of Commerce
will be held at 1870 O'Clock
tonight at the Y. M. C. A.
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bury, Lacy c. Sudbury, Earl
|Bouschee.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Julian K. Taylor, DR.. J. B. Gran
mer, T. E. Hayes, R. A. Nixon,
e. V. King, J. S. King, and Ma
than Skipper
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MR.. 1945'
Claiming the title of Mr..
1885," a seven-pound boy was
born at 1880 am. yesterday
to Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. GosA
OF sos IL South Sixth street,
at the Marion Sprunt annex
the City's first in the new
year.
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WEATHER
Eastern STANDARD Time,

eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1870 pm. yesterday.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 7:3o
pm. 0.12 inches.
Total since the first of the month.
O.12 inches.
Tides for Today
From the Tide Tables published hv
U. S. Coast and Geodetic SURVEY
1,,;. high Low
wilmington ELISA lisa
Me-, ~ lisp 9:Np
Masonboro Inlet -------- lolita 3:53a
10:44p 4:20p
Sunrise, 7:18 am; Sunset, Sis M
Moonrise, e:18 am: Moonset. 1916 m
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
Nazi Prisoner Will
Return to Seattle

There was rejoicing at 40 21st
Ave. N, Seattle, last week Ed
ward Herman Johnson had re-
turned from the dead.
Johnson wasn't actually home
yet, but his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Johnson have definite
word that he was in Switzerland,
after two and one-half years in
German prison camp. A merchant
seaman, Johnson, % years old,
was one of S26 civilians received
in Switzerland in an exchange OF
nationals between the Unite6
States and Germany, the Associ-
ated Press reported.
Mrs. Johnson's joy at the news
was not the demonStrative type:
it was restrained. deep-down. in
keeping with the character of the
people of her native land, Finland.
The day before they had re
ceived a letter from the State De
/
their son would be exchanged and
shipped home on the Gripsholm
Today. for the first time, TIE
Johnsons learned that the eX-
change actually had been accom-
lished
Young Johnson boarded
freighter in Seattle July 81, 1887.
and sailed for San Diego His par
ents have not seen him since
They did not even hear from him
from 1889 until September, 1912.
/ Then they received word he was
a prisoner of war That was the
first time before that message
came that hey gave him up fer
dead. The second time was last
year, as the months dragged By
with no further word of him.
Young Johnson was taken pris-
oner July >, 1912, when an Ameri-
can merchant ship was sunk by
the Germans on voyage to Rus
STA
The sailors parents We're born
in Finland. Mr.. Johnson came 10
this country 80 years ago and Mrs.
Johnson 40 years ago. They have
i lived in the same Seattle house
26 years. Mr. Johnson worked
for power company here untn
his retirement several years ago.
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Maritime Veterons
Honor Moenuson

Senator Warren G. Magnuson of
Seattle, is among those selected by
the Merchant Marine Veterans as
honorary members, because of
their services in recognition of the
men of the sea-" it was announced
yesterday
Other honorary members, to
whom membership cards will be
mailed this week, include Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt. Ship
builder Henry J. Kaiser, Adm.
Emory S Land, and Rep. J. Har-
din Peterson lFlorida).
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

The main speaker at the 20th
annual Swedish MidWinter Festi-
val which was celebrated on Sat
urday, Feb. 10th, at the Civic
Auditorium in Seattle. was c. F.
Wallerstedt, Consul General for
Sweden in San Francisco, Calf
Mr.. WATERSHED was accompan-
led by his wife on his visit here.
and as this was their first trip OF
Seattle for quite number of
years, they were royalty enter
tanned. On Sunday they We're
guests of honor at a dinner party
at the home of Mr.. Ivar Lunde-
quist, Vice Consul for Sweden.
On Monday Mr.. liver Cederwall
had arranged a luncheon party,
and Mrs. Cederwall gave lunch
con at the same time for Mrs
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

served longer in the United States
than any other member of SWed-
ems diplomatic corps. A newspa-
per editor from Sweden he served
as secretary to the Swedish le-
cation in Washington from 1907
to 1909
In 1919 Mr. Wallcrstedt became
Consul in San Francisco and
served as such to l941, when he
was promoted to Consul Genera,
His consular district includes
Washington. oregon, Idaho, Cali
fornia, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and
Alaska.
He is a Knight of the Order of
Vasa and Commander of the
Order of the Northern Star. He
also was honored by King Gustav
V. with the Tercentenary Medal
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Wallersteut and group of ladies
The Consular Corps of Seattle
had Mr.. Wallerstedt as guest of
honor at their luncheon on Tues
day, and in the evening the dis
tinguished visitors were honored
by the Swedish Business Men
Association at a banquet at the
Olympic Hotel On Friday, Feb.
10th. Mr. Wallerstedt spoke at
the Chamber of Commerce lunch
con and later on in the evening
he appeared at the Press Club.
Two days of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lerstedt's stay We're given over
to visits with their son, Lieuten-
ant Commander in the Navy, at
the present time stationed in this
district.
Consul General Wallerstedt has
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
First Alaskan Over
Tokyo Now Missing

KETCHIIIAN, Alaska. First
Lieutenant William E. Wikstrom,
Jr., has been reported missing in
action in the Asiatic theater, ac-
cording to word received here by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Wikstrom, Ketchikan, A a ka,
from the war department.
The brief message said that the
lieutenant, believed to be the first
Alaskan assigned to B-29s which
bombed Tokyo, has been missing
in action since January 6.
Lieutenant Wikstrom, who is 27
years old, is a graduate of Ketch-
ikan High School. He studied engi-
neering at the University of Wash
ington and worked on defense con-
struction projects in Alaska before
entering the service.
He also studied at the Boeing
plants In Seattle and in Kansas be-
fore going to India as engineer on
a Superfortress. At first he was
assigned to ground crew for India
based B-29s, which also made use
of bases in China for attacks on
Japan, later became engineer on
the big planes and went on major
missions over Tokyo and other tar
get areas His wife is living at
Spokane.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
IS Wedding Anniversary
Observed in kirkland

Mr.. and Mrs. X. n. knudtson.
old-time King County residents,
celebrated the 65th anniversary of
their marriage on Jan. % at their
home in Kirkland
Present at their open house last
night were their children. Mrs
Orvie Slower of Seattle, Claude
knudtson of Ellensburg, Mrs. Ad-
die Avery of Kirkland, and Irwin
X. knudtson of Canada; also l0
grandchildren and six grea t
grandchildren.
Mr. Knudtson is 80 ana his wife
IS years of age.