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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-25

: More than. 80, 600 American sol:
sdiers who died in service in World
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France, Belgium, and England.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-25

It has been found that city wom-
en- marry at a later age than rural
women. -
Evening star., 1945-12-03

friend who had q friend told me,
ito dispose of all the stun you
don't need. You'll get q price that
will astound YOU"
A Greedy Fellow.
Being greedy sort Of fellow. I
took inventory Of my house. There
were lots Of things I really didn't
need, SO I got them all together by
working like q beaver in q. wooden
leg factory for two days.
'lnen I called the second -hand
dealer. Would he like to come and
iooK at a few things I had in my
house? Yes, he would. When2 To-
morrow, around noon. And he would
come himself.
I was up bright and early that
day. took a look at the roomful
Of stun I had to sell. "In be rich,"
I told myself.
There was a heating pad, good
as new except for lack of covering
and any wiring. There was a shot
gun that only needed trigger and
q barrel to put 1t In perfect work.
ing order. There was baby chick
incubator. dog bed, two old iron
beds lacking Stats, three wicker
chairs and a monstrous bronze fow-
er bowl which my wife had uncov-
cred In thieves market in Flor
ence. Italy, years ago, and had man.
aged to get into this country with
out duty because the Customs men
were afraid to touch it lest they get
gangrene. Also a steamer trunk
with no bottom and q beautiful
Evening star., 1945-12-03

Maxwell Parrish print of naked
boy, shivering from the cold and
leaning over shivering friend.
And that wasn't all. There were
dozens Of other riches, including a
chaflng dish that was minus only
one leg and two pairs of tennis
shoes which were just as good as
they were when I bought them in
1881 to play in the mother -and-
daughter clay court finals in Louis
vile.
Says to Myself.
The secondhand man walked In
and studied every article very care
fully. He beamed over this. He
glowed over that. I'm rich," said
to myself.
He took good hour appraising
the goods. Then he turned to me.
How much do you want for the
lot?" he asked.
I came close to saying a thousand
dollars, but I held back. Let him
make the price, thought. I'll get
more. "You name It," said.
He made second and more care
Evening star., 1945-12-03
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What is the correct name for
the war of 19l4-1918?-L. P.
A. The conflict has been variously
known as European War, First
World War and World War I. Under
date of July 81, 1919, President
Wilson addressed a letter to the
Secretary of War in which he rec
commended World War as the most
satisfactory name. After the out
break of the second world conflict,
World War was frequently used.
@. When and where was silk first
produced in this country?-E. Y.
A. The first silk mill was estab-
lished at Mansfield, Conn, in 1910.
@. What is the origin of the word
"typhoon"?-C. L. P.
A. Typhoon is said to come from
the Chinese tai flung, great wind"
or from the Arabic tufan, tempest"
@. Does the altitude of the timber
line vary with latitude?-J. w. C.
A. 1t does. The timber line, which
is the upper limit of tree growth on
mountains, is of greatest height in
the tropics, gradually descending to-
ward the north and south and also
toward the seacoast. In the Himal-
ayas it is about 1890 feet high.
In the Alps it is 6,400 feet and in
the Rocky Mountains from 5000 to
10000 feet.
@. Are the men in the United
States Marine Band drawn from the
ranks Of the Marine Corps?-R. L. E.
A. Men of the United States Ma
rine Corps Band are on active duty
in the Marine Corps and receive the
same general training as other per-
sonnel. In addition to the usual ex-
aminations for enlistment, the ap-
plicant must pass a musical ex-
animation given by the leader of the
band.
@. Is the period Of college train
ing to which veteran is eligible
calculated from the date of his en-
listment?-W S.
A. The time counted for deter
mination Of eligibility for educa-
tional benefits begins with the per-
sons entry into active service In
the armed forces. Every eligible
veteran is entitled to at least one
year Of free education. Every eligible
veteran whose education or training
has been interrupted is entitled to
educational training (beyond that
first year. equal to the time spent
in active service on and after Sep
tember 16, 1910, and prior to the ter
mination of the war. A year of edu-
cation under the CT Bill of Rights
means full calendar year of twelve
months, not just the school year of
nine months.
Evening star., 1945-12-03
The Great GameofPolitic
CIO Seen as Having Overplayed Hand,
Driving Politicians Toward REGULATION

uation where 1t should be possible
for the President to stand against
them in the public interest with
out fear of political damage.
/" 1t should be clear to Mr.. Truman
that they have no alternative save
to support him. They have gone so
far into the Democratic party and
committed themselves so deeply
that they appear hooked. Time and
time again they have proclaimed
themselves anti-Republican.
Only very foolish Republicans be-
lieve 1t worth while to bid for their
support. The truth is that both
parties, though still afraid, are sick
of being ridden" by this CIO lobby
and would welcome an opportunity
to get rid of it. The pending bill
seems to offer chance to do so.
Evening star., 1945-12-03

SOOQS W u bcC.
ond-hand deal
er, or a dealer
in secondhand
goods, or a junk
dea>er, to give
him his full and
official title.
This is sup
posed to be the
time when any
type of furnish
ing or hOuSehOld
equipment will
bring an abnor-
nally large sum.
I had h e ar d
about 1t, Just as
Evening star., 1945-12-03

turbation Is be-
ginning to be
felt over party
prospects for the
1946 and 1948
C a m p a 1 g n S.
There are sew
eral sound rea-
sons for this.
One Is the in
creased resent
m mt in the
country toward
labor unions -
particularly the
CTO and its Po-
litical A C ito n
C ON mitt ee .
Evening star., 1945-12-03

ful survey. Tell you Whist I'll do"
he said.
"Yes," I said, dreaming Of . yacht
and q house In Capri.
Tell you what TIL do. I'll give
you $15.45-take 1t or leave It,"
The last time I saw him he was
dragging the stun down the stairs, q
baby chick incubator on his shoul-
ders and the Parrish print held high
In his arms.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc. }
Evening star., 1945-12-03

you have heard about it. A friend
told me that he had friend who
sold an old waffle iron for $8,,
broken down bathtub with lions
claw feet for $40, and a bureau
whose drawers stuck for SIT.
Don't wait another day." this
Evening star., 1945-12-03
Mclemore-
Two-Doy Cleanup
Nets Him $l5.45
Bv Henry McLemoye

There are seven or eight great un-
truths going the rounds these days,
and one Of them Is that now is the
time to sell your surplus household
Evening star., 1945-12-03
Bv Frank X. Kent

Among Democrats in Washington
who habitually operate on the low
level Of practical politics (and there
are a great many genuine per-
Evening star., 1945-12-03
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
NE. Washinston 3. b. G. Please in
close cents for return postage.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Police Hunt
Car Driven
By Soldier

James J. Kinchsular 81 Of
1880 Ward, a Highland Park
auto agency clerk, died early to-
day in Mt. Carmel ffoSpftaf sitter
being struck by two hit-run driv-
ers at McNichols Road and Ward
Unconscious when picked up by
police 90 feet from the intcrscc-
ton at 2 a. m, Kinchsular died al
5 a. m. without coming out OF the
coma.
Authorities searched for a-l936
black Ford sedan. which a Witness
said was damaged and driven by a
soldier. and 1910 Chevrslet con-
tanning two elderly women.
The witness. Chester Zleniy, ..
of 2237 Andrus. Hamtramck a
marine discharged from service
two weeks ago, said he was drlv-
ing east on McNichols and stopped
when he heard morse she=a.--
Zienty said he then saw the two
cars together.
The soldier from the Ford.
-Zienty said. Twas talking to the
woman driver of the Chevrolet.
apparently telling her TO back up.
Complying, Zienty said he saw the
mans form which had been under
the Chevrolet.
The soldier then rot into the
Ford and the two cars drove off.
Zienty said. Several women were
in the Ford. he added. Zienty did
not obtain the license numbers of
either car.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Probe Lawyer S
Death in Crash

Widely circulated rumors Of
possible foul play today led TO
an order for an autopsy on the
rGFly of Jerome a. RUtfTTHUcrr-
81 well known attorney who died
early yesterday Of injuries re-
ceived when his automobile
crashed into a tree
Assistant Prosecutor Martin
Paulsmo ordered the post mOrtem
after a conference with Detective
1t. John Machllk of the homicide
squad.
Rothenberg last week made
startling charges against Detroit
hoodlumS in a divorce case involv-
ing Martha Raye, stage and
screen star.
FReotfcnbcrg iied 't-ttifptit
gaining consciousness a few hours
after his car had jumped the curb
and crashed into a tree at Second
and Atkinson.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
RaGQZor
EsNHR1EEsf : @e Z
kidnapped. /.

LONDON Oct % -leIfa1yc aa1ysc The
London Daily Express today pub
lshed reports that Grand Adm
Erich Racdcr. tdfIner commander
I'm chief OF the German Navy and
one Of the top N3zi war criminals,
has been kidnapped k q from the
Russians.
A dispatch from Berlin said the
Allied indictments Were NOT served
on Racder or IarS FGtchc Nazf
propagandlSt. both oi whom. the
report said. were originally In
Soviet custody.
one version. that Racdrr was
under house arrest n the British
sector OF Berlin. was said 10 have
been denied officially
BY another account tho dis
patch said. People OF an unknown
nationality drove up - tbc house
where Raeder was being held and
carried him of.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Sig|er Star
Witness III
By JOHN BURNS

PONTIAC, Oct. 20-The states
witness in the Oakland
County holdup conspiracy case,
sponsored by the Lansing grand
JURY, went to the hospital today
for an operation which may delay
the trial
With Special Prosecutor Kim
sigler prepared 10 open the trial
Tuesday, il was revealed that
James Dadas, Siglers main wit
ness, entered the Pontiac General
Hospital today for a hernia opera
tion Monday.
Defendants in the case, charged
with holding UP Dadas' gambling
joint here last winter. are Harry
Fleisher, Mike Selik. Sammy Chi
vas, Pete Mahoney and William
Candy Davidson.
The case was an outcome of the
Lansing grand jury investigation
of the murder of Senator War
rem G. Hooper of Albion, a grand
jury witness.
Fleisher, Selik and Mahoney
have been convicted of eonspiring
to carry out the murder and are
free on bond pending appeal.
AT their examination on the
robbery armed charge here. Dadas
testified he was robbed at the
point of guns by Chivas, Hendy
Luks and Sam Abramowitz. The
latter two are state witnesses.
Sigler contended that Davidson.
recently returned here from Cali
fornia, also was inside the gamb-
ling house and that Fleisher and
Mahoney were in cars outside.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Royal Oak Pair
Killed in Crash
In,frrE,lnnsI - -

SAGINAW. Oct 2O-Two Roval
Oak residents were Killed and a
third was seriously injured near
heFe late yesterday when their
car crashed into tree
Mrs. Loretta OlmStcad % was
killed when the car went out Of
control of her husband. Nersial
Olmstead, 30. Of 1886 y. Lafa-
yette. lie was seriously injured
and his brother. Roy Olmstead.
40, died from injuries before
reaching ST Mary's Hospital.
Sheriff Hugo a. Muchlenbeck
said the trio had been pheasant
hunting when the speeding car
crashed into a tree on Highway
Mis- near M-S1.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Gen.CaIleS
Is Dead

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 20 (INS)
Former President Gen. Plutarco
Elias Gales, one time Mexican
strong man." died at the Anglo
Mexican Hospital yesterday after
an operation that was complicated
by a heart aiIment. He was So
Foreign Minister Padilla was
at the hospital when Gales died
and President Camacho went inn
mediately to the Gales home.
Gales served as president from
1924 TO 1928 and later was ouStcd
from power by President Car
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22

of years the earth has existed.
all possible kinds of chemical COM
binations must have taken place"
In testimony before the House
affairs committee. DR.. r.
j. Oppenheimer of the Los Alamos
IN Nj project said that the
scientists had considered the pos
sfbiffty t+1at- ttrrrr bomb
might touch of a world conflagra-
tion and regarded it as negligible.
PROGRESS W.. PIPE DREAMS. Hear Mayor
LnLILln. N MNNL 81 q 30 IuulEnt -AhN
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Await
Power
Ballot
BY RHYS JONES
Dftroii Times Lansing Bureau

LANSING, Oct. 20-End
Of the Consumers Power Co.
strike by late afternoon was
predicted by leaders of the
CIO Utility Workers Union
today as they called mass
of their 2,2O0 die
members to ratify a compro-
mise settlement reached last
night of their dispute over
wage raises of 16 cents a day.
The union s. executive board
and presidents of six major locals,
having agreed conditionally TO
settle on raises of Is cents an
hour instead of IS cents, appealed
10 the strikers for an end of the
Wa,kout which threatened 10 cut
of electricity and gas in the
homes and factories affecting two
million persons el------a---4-------.-
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
TAKEN To HOME

Lawson said Schmidt was taken
&c his home still in an uncon-
SciouS condition and put TO bed
as directed.
at 1880 a. m. yesterday we
got another call for the ambu-
lance at SChmidt's home and
found him very sick man."
LaWs0yS~aid. He complained
of severe pains i'm the hip and
legs, and "A headache. We took
him 90 Memorial Hospital"
Schmidt lost consciousness again
and died at 4:30 yesterday after
noon. The hospital report shows
that a diagnosis of conclusion OF
the brain, internal injuries and
a possible hip fracture.
Chief T.. G.. Flechsig. of the
Center Line police, said, however,
an inlerue and a nurse at Sara
t0ga had given him signed state
ments insisting that Schmidt was
not Officially released 10 the am
bulance drivers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Childhood Teacher
Of Henry Ford Dies

Mrs. Emily Collins 81, who. in
1873 at the age Of 20 was Henry
Fords teacher in the District No.
school in Dearborn, died last
night in AIgonac.
Services wtfi be- heidi Monday in
the Gilbert )Funeral Home, 81
Delaware. \and burial wll be in
.Oaklawn Cemetery at Algonac.
Mrs. Collins. who also taught
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Holds Atom Incapable
OF Destroying World

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20 (INS)
A scientist who helped make
the atomic bombs brushed aside
today the. theory that an atomic
explosion might touch off a chain
reaction" that would destroy the
earth. M
Dr. Lyle Borst of the Oak Ridge
t'Frun project sand that the
very fact that the earth exists
is reason TO believe that that
couldn't happen.
He said that "in the billions
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Ex-Aide Of HimmIer
Arrested by British

LONDON. Oct. 20 UNS) -
British security police were re-
ported today TO have seized Hans
KILN, alis+ Koch. 29-year-old luft-
waite major general and former
confidant of Heinrich Himmler.
A Hamburg dispatch TO the
London Daily Mail said docu-
ments seized on KILN indicated
he may have been appointed
leader Of the werewolf move-
ment by Himmler.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Up TO PROSECUTOR

Klyne said he was mot salts
fed with circumstances in the
case and planned a conference
with Macomb Prosecutor Wilbur
Held today.
Patrolman Jess Ogwinn of War
rem Township said Schmidt was
struck by truck driver by Don
aid Dast OF Bayport, on Van Dyke,
near Welgand, about s p. IN.
Thursday. He summoned an am
bulance and ordered Dast TO re-
port today for a statement.
Lawson and his ambulance
driver + ward Hertz. said
Schmidt was picked up in an un-
conscious condition and rushed to
the Saratoga Hospital emergency
room
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Drunks TO Pay

HILLSDALE. Oct 20 up
The EIillsdale County board of
supervisors, remarkIng that
since drunkS Strew the roads
with accidents. let en- help pay
for them" today transferred all
revenue accruing from the state
liquor tax TO the county road
commission.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Seek Ship on Erie

CLEVELAND. Oct. 20 QNSlA-
Coast guard boats from Cleve-
faud, EUrd1r and airport
searched Lake Erie today for the
m issing 44-toot fishing vessel
Robert Y. and its crew of four
men,
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Delay London Airline

NEW YORK. Oct. 20 tINS)
Inauguration of land plane
service between New
York and London. scheduled for
today. has been postponed in
definitely by Pan-AmeriCan World
a. ti1aNe
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22

Fred Lawson, Center Line un-
dcrtaker said Anthony Schmidt,
%, of 1893 Weigand, Center Line,
Vas sent home from Saratoga
General Hospital Thursday night
after d superficial examination.
He-%sS taken to Memorial Hos
pital yesterday morning and died
of a conclusion and internal in-
juries yesterday afternoon.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22

the former Miss Clara 2Bryant
wife of Henry Ford, said OF the
automotive leader:
He was a quiet. reliable boy
with a practical turn of mind"
Ford was only 10 when he en-
tered Miss -GelliHs,-tealA4se-.-She
was educated at Michigan State
Normal College in Ypsilanti.
HEAR MAYOR JEFFRlEs ON wxYz Touirht
AZ so "ProEreSs vs. Ptpc Dreams -. Adv
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
= Hit Runners Kill Clerk
HOSDitaI Hit
I'm Death Quiz

Macomb County Coroner William D. Kyne today
launched investigation into the death ofea yester-
day in hospital after he aegedy sent home from
another the previous day to sleep it off"
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Catstairs Prefers IT, S.

MIAMI, Oct. 20 INS)-Betty
Cafstairs, wealthy young British
sporStwoman, has filed a petition
for l.. s. citizenship.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
EXPECI PEACE

II and the board are conf
dent the men will be hack on
the job before tonight" SAID
board President Garland w.
Sanders. I'VE worked until
early this morning on the tele-
phone 10 get in touch with each
local but We had reached only
IL by 8 a. M"
He said no local would end its
strike until at least a majority
has voted to 90 back but that
most would have voted by early
"State police and state troops
will remain on the alert" Gov
ernor Kelly said, until am
advised that the workers are
back on the Job"
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
KELLY'S WARNING

lie had previously warned he
would use the troops and police
10 man the struck plants If cleo
rIcity and gas were cut off.
The settlement agreement
was signed on Kelly's desk in the
executive office at II o'clock last
night after IA hours of continual
discussions.
John w. Gibson, president of
the Michigan Go council and as
Sistant to Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach, emphasized the
-Hew- negotiations Is
an important consideration.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
.GI Drivers
S|dy a MPs
In Hiijjd(k War

MANILA, Oct. 20 0NSl-
Muitimillion dollar black mar
ket operations. punctuated by
multiple murder and running
gun battles with military
police, were disclosed in Ma
Mia today.
At least four MPs have been
slain in the last month in gun
b a tiles with American truck
drivers.
An undisclosed number Of driv-
erse surprised in the hijacking of
uuckloadS Of military supplies,
have been killed or wounded.
Prime mover in the vast and
bloody black market is a wealthy
Chinese, who pays $1,000 TO S10,-
600 for each truckload of food.
clothing and merchandise.
authorities are unable
even 10 approximate the total Of
tho loot but have recovered in
the last two months stolen mer-
chandiSc valued at S455. 600.
Known looting In August In
c cludes the hijacking of 1239
truckloadS of materials and 905
partial truokloads. Last month
SOB full and Ga incomplete loads
were stolen.
TOKYO Oct. 20 (UP)-Gen.
Macarthur clamped down on
black market profteers today
with an order forbidding Amer.
ican servicemen and civilians 10
send abroad any funds except
Legitimate pay allowances" "
A black market has sprung up
in Tokyo on American 70 o d.
ccndy, blankets and other scarce
items obtained from American
soldiers
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
COULD SIGN NAME


Thompson, according to the pub
lished report. also had said he
always wrote her checks.
Neggle said il had been es-
tablished that Mrs. Thompson
could sign her name because she
did so on the application for a
license TO keep revolver in her
house.
Oakland County authorities said
also they planned TO take a for
NAL statement from Andrew She
vehenko. 20, father of the slain
woman, in an effort to develop
the theory that she may have
been slain by an extortionist.
The prosecutor saiu also he
would take formal statement
from Andrew Shevehenko, TO
year-old father of Mrs. Thompson,
whose mutilated body was discov.
cred last Saturday, 1S miles north
west of Pontiac.
This statement, Noggle added,
would be in an effort TO develop
the theory that Mrs. Thompson
had been slain by extortionists.
Shevehenko had xpressed
.amazement that his daughter, who
had a good private income from
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-22
Ak Victim S
in

BY RAY GIRARDIN

Louis V. Thompson, re-
leased last night after five
days of questioning in the ak
murder of his Russian-born
wife, Lydia, will be recalled
for a new grilling by Prose.
cutor Donald c. Noggle Of
Oakland County.
After leaving the Jail, Thomp-
son was quoted as having said he
wanted to find out who made out
checks in his wife's name for large
sums of money.
"She spoke English fluently,"
his published statement said.
"and could read it well--but
she couldn't write IL at all.
WHO WROTE CHECKS.
ait would be interesting to
find out who wrote her checks
and TO whom---and why.
Noggle declared that not once,
throughout his grilling, had the
Highland Park automobile dealer
mentioned that his wife could not
write English.
This put new light on our
investigation of Mrs. Themp-
sons financial affairs?s Noggle
said. II want to know, abso-
luteiy, whether he made those
statements and II he did, why
he didn't tell us about It."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Ohio State May be an Also
Ran in Annual Tank Contest

Coach Matt Mann Of Michigan ad-
mitted the NCAA erred in permit.
ting Batterman to compete.
There was some talk last night
of FORGETTING Batterman's champ
ionships.' Mann said. "but the
coaches agreed that it was the mis-
take of the association and not the
boy
Nakama, a graduate student in
physical education. has competed
in only two previous NCAA meets.
He would have been favored to re.
tain his two titles and a threat to
defending champion Gene Rogers
OF Columbia in the 220-yard free
style event.
Also ruled out on the same
grounds was Bob Stumpner OF In
diana. who placed third in the
breaststroke event OF the recent
Big Ten meet, and Bob Mowerson.
veteran Michigan free styler
Peppe brought Nakama here in
the hope the coaches would waive
Willetts ruling.
Preliminaries we're scheduled
this afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Lincoln to
Give Plays

The Junior Glass of Lincoln
School will present its annual plays
April 6 and 7 at $50 p. m. fast
time.
In the first play, "Teen Maggie,
Windy Hartley strictly the intel.
lectual type, believing that her
fathers interest has strayed, de-
cides to make her mother over into
a glamorous, exotic creature. The
situation becomes very critical
when a suaye motion picture actor
appears and is made, by Wendy's
manipulation, the long lost sutton of
her mother.
Ghost Farm" is right for those
who love thrills and chills.
What happens il The groom can't
find his collar button, the best man
cant find the back stairs. and the.
bride is beautiful. but angry? The
Wedding" will answer these ques-
tions.