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Evening star., 1945-03-17
Russia
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some 6 miles west and northwest
of Danzig German guns in great
numbers laid down a thick curtain
of defensive fire. The Russians,
however, threatened to break
through to the sea on the rela-
lively level western bank of the
Vistula's westernmost mouth, from
which they could force the last link
of siege ring around the old free
city.
In western Hungary the massive
losses suffered by the Germans ap-
peared to have enforced at least
a pause in the Nazi counteroff
that so far not only has failed to
regain positions along the Danube
south of Budapest, but by Soviet
account, has cost the Nazis the best
part of four panzer divisions.
The individual battles with the
isolated German pockets in fort
resses scattered along the eastern
front, including Kolberg in Pome-
rama and Glogau and Breslau in
Silesia, continued unabated In fierce
house-to-house fighting.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Chino's S Production Chief
Pluns Visit to U. S.
y the Associated Press.

~ xaSSOCIdtCU 1IGSS,
The Chungking radio said yester-
day that DR.. Wong Wen-hao, Chinese
Minister of Economic Affairs and
chairman of the Chinese War Pro-
duction Board, would leave China
soon for an extended visit to Amer
lean war production centers.
The broadcast, heard by the Fed
eral Communications Commission,
said DR.. Wong would be accompanied
by Howard Coonley, American ad-
wiser to the board.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
BIoskowitz Reported
Shifted on Nozi Front
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A British broadcast today said
German Gen. Johannes Blasko-
witz had been transferred from the
southern sector to an army group
on the northern sector of the West
ern Front. and that Gen. Paul
Hauser of the Waffen SIS had sue
ceeded him as commander in the
south.
The broadcast. recorded by the
Owl, said Gen. Hauser was the
first SIS general to command a Ger
man Army group. Gen. Blaskowitz
succeeded Gen. Kurt Student in a
northern army command, it added.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Ultimutum From Patton
Reported Sent to Coblenz

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 1.-THE Paris
radio said today that 1t. Gen.
George s. Patton, jr., had sent an ul-
timatum to Coblenz asking for the
surrender Of the city in order to
save 1t from destruction.
There was no official Allied con-
hrmation Of this report.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Benes Reaches Moscow

MOSCOW, Mar. II (P.-Presi-
dent Eduard Benes of Czechoslo-
vakia arrived here today by plane
en- route to Kosice, his nations Sec
ond city, where he will set up a gov
eminent after six years of exile in
London. His plane flew from Baku
through a SnowStorm.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
District Blood Donations

Appointments
yesterday - 632 persons
Appointments broken
yesterday -- IS persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center in
the Acacia Building. 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV, by calling
District 1900 between 8 a m. and
$50 pm. weekdays, and 8 am.
to noon Saturdays.
A broken appointment sac
rifces time on the part OF
doctors and nurses that can
not be replaced. 1t may sac
rifce the lite OF man on a
battlef field.
Evening star., 1945-03-17

entering the Army in April, 1943,
was employed by the International
Business Machines Corp. here. He
went. overseas last December 10.
Pfc. Robert A. Anderson, 90. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A, Anderson,
l23 Thirteenth street Sc, was
wounded in action in France March
3, his parents have been notified.
A graduate of Eastern High
School, where he was a sergeant in
the Cadet Corps, Pvt. Anderson
entered the Army in July, 1943. He
went overseas in December, 1914. He
is now recuperating at hospital in
France.
Pfc. James II. Howard, 20, son of
Mrs. Myrtle Howard, 1884 Sixth
street NV, was wounded in action
In Italy in January.
Pvt. Howard entered the Army
two years ago and has been overseas
for a year. He formerly was en-
ployed at hotel here.
Pfc. Joseph R. MundelI, 10, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Mundell, IL
Canal street S.W., was wounded in
Italy February II. He sustained a
back and leg injury.
Pfc. Mundell joined the Army over
a year ago and has been overseas
since November. He formerly at
tended Randall Junior High School.
Pvt. Marion S. Starr, %, whose
wife, Mrs. Evelyn j. Starr, lives at
6l2 Upshur street NV, was wound
ed slightly in the left arm and is
now in hospital in England.
Before entering the Army last
July he was employed as a civilian
employe with the Navy Department.
He is native of Jacksonville, Ill.
Pfc. Latham Wynn, 36. whose wife,
Mrs. Mae K. Wynn, lives at 242l
Pennsylvania avenue NV, was
wounded in France January 80.
Pfc. Wynn has been in the Army
10 years and was stationed in WASH
ington for good deal of the time.
He has been overseas since June.
Staff Sergt. Howard E. Cable, son
of Mrs. Elsie M. Gable of % Lincoln
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, has been
wounded in action.
Pvt. Ebert c. Lanum, husband of
Mrs. Katherine E. Lanum of 900
North Columbus street, Alexandria,
has been wounded in action.
Sergt. Hubert T. Plaster, who has
been serving with Gen. Patton's Sd
Army, is in hospital in England
recuperating from frozen feet
received in line of duty. Sergt.
Plaster, 20, has been overseas since
August, 1914. He attended Lees
burg High School and Woodberry
Forest School before entering the
service.
COrpl. Hunter Fling, serving with
the 4th Marines on Two Jima, has
been wounded, according to a let
ter which his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fling of Hamilton, Va,
received from him yesterday. Corpl.
Fling wrote his parents from a hos
pital ship. near the island, that he
had been wounded in the back by
machine gun fire. He is a graduate
of Leesburg High School.
The following men listed on to-
days Army casualty list as wounded
in action have been listed as casual
ties in earlier editions of The Star =:
First 1t. Hubert E. Tansey, son of
Mrs. Patrick H. TanSey of 3513 Ord
way street NV. February IL.
Pvt. James I. Oldham, husband
of Mrs. Hazel M. Oldham, 140O Fort
Myer drive, Arlington, March IA.
Staff Sergt. Phillip H. Weston,
son of Mrs. Lillian M. Weston,
Vienna, Va.
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Missing

1t. Charles w. Kelley, Is, fighter
pilot, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Kelley, 1915 Longfellow street,
Hyattsville, Md, has been missing
over Germany since November 26,
the War Department has notified
his parents. His wife. Mrs. Charles
w. Kelley, makes her home in
North Carolina.
Before entering the service in
January, 1943, 1t. Kelley was a
machinist at the Navy Yard. He
went overseas in August, 1914. A
brother. Sergt. John S. Kelley, is
with the air forces in England.
They had met twice while in Eng
land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
Sugar. Spice, Everything
Nice But Price, In London

zone pound of jam ration.
For oranges, she must reach the
market an hour before the frulter-
er receives his allotment, and join
a long line. If she is lucky she Will
get three medium size oranges for
each ration book. There is no other
fruit, except grapes at So a bunch
Asparagus is selling for $3.50 a
bunch. Nuts are only memory.
For The kids it won't be much
fun. They don't mind their toys
being shoddy and badly painted
and illmade, but the price Will
prevent many parents from buying
them.
A small teddybear for two-year
old costs 81. A painted doll with
fixed eyes, for an older girl, IS
priced at Sc, and children's trl-
cycles and kiddiecars, if obtain
able, run from SIG to $40. Electric
trains, model houses and doll car
riages just don't exist. Santa Claus
is making no personal appearances
in the big stores this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
HOSPITALS NEED
ADDITIONAL BEDS
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record. Two-thirds of these are
classed as 'non-service connected
cases and the percentage of serv,
ice connected cases among Worlo
War II veterans is rising. They
have priority and will crowd non
service cases from hospitals un'
less more space becomes avail
able. ...,
eve expect an increase of from
30 900 to 10000 patients within TWO
wears" Gen. Hawley said:
.Under our present policy anc
limitation it will be impossible tc
care for them all. We Will neeo
more doctors and more hospitals
than are in sight at the moment
The law says the Veterans Ad'
ministration must care for veter'
ans with injuries or illness trace
able to military service. otnef
veterans may be accepted, with
non-service connected illness or IN:
Jury, if facilities are available ana
if the veteran has no money 10
pay his own way.
Hawley said the 20 600 beds bor-
rowed from the Army and Navy
last week are only "stop-gaps' be-
cause they are available on tenn
porary basis. Army and Navy
doctors will attend veterans IN
these beds.
In addition to these beds, the
Veterans Administration recently
took over seven Army hospitals.
"But it would be hollow gesture
if we take over any more Army
or Navy hospitals without the
staffs to man them" he said.
1--WE will need from $500 to 10.
900 doctors in the Veterans Ad-
ministration within 10 years"
He said probably about 5000 OF
these will be permanent staff ap-
pointees while the others may
come from medical schools.
The Veterans Administration
medical reorganization bill ap-
proved last week by Congress will
help to relieve the doctor situa-
ton. Hawley said
This new outlook win permit
US to obtain doctors five times as
fast, and to get better ones. than
ever would have been possible un'
der the old setup."
The reorganization bill provides
for a director of medical service
at $4,000 year: deputy at
s11, 800 and EIGHT assistants at SILL
900 each: director of nursing at
$4,000 and deputy director. $1,000
and chiefs of four services
pharmacy. dietetics. occupational
therapy and physical therapy- al
salaries of $4,000 each.
Authority for complete medica
and hospital service is provided
with salaries for doctors ranging
from maximum Of $4,000 dowr
to $3.50. Specialists may be paic
a salary plus an extra allowance
lp to Is per cent of salary, but
not to exceed $1,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24

shall today. It was understood thew
probably would invite him to visit
Yenan, the Communist capital, for
discussions with their leader. Mao
Tse-Tung.
Chinese government quarters
said they could not confirm a story
in the U. S. Army and Navy Journ-
al that Soviet Premier Stain did
not want heavily augmented Chi
nese forces to occupy Manchuria.
They said their treaty with Russia
provided no limitation on the num-
her Of Chinese troops to be sta
toned in Manchuria and any at
tempt to impose such a Limitation
would be a violation of China's
sovereign rights.
The Army and Navy Journal said
the United States had stepped as
sisting the movement OF Chinese
troops as result Of the Moscow
talks by the Big Three Foreign
Ministers. Marshalrs office said,
however, it had no information
that any developments in the talks
had influenced the movement of
Chinese troops.
Authoritative quarters here said
that as they understood the situa-
ton 1t. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer,
U. S. commander in China, was
authorized to assist movement of
Chinese troops to Manchuria ports
if he believed it necessary; and
the movement Of government
troops from southern to northern
China could be carried out only if
Marshall determined this to be con-
sistent with his negotiations with
the Chinese.
Associated Press correspondent
Spencer Davis reported from Peip-
ing that efforts of the Central gov
eminent to regain physical possess
sion on Manchuria appeared to be
Frightening rapidly as iaison
teams of Chiang's troops reported
ly advanced on four objectives. Da-
Wis said arrangements were report
edly completed for flying other
units this week to Changchun, capt.
tai of Manchuria.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
Obituaries
e.. T.. JARROTT

c. L. Jarrott, $40 Castle street,
died at James Walker hospital
yesterday afternoon following a
long illness. He was 48 years OF
age.
The deceased was member OF
the George Washington Council OIL
Junior Order.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs C. L. Jarrott; his mother,
Mrs. W. T. Shepard, Wilmington
and brother Woodrow Shepard.
Kinston.
Pallbearers will be A.. c. Rey-
nolds, Quincy Buleson, B. A.
Sharp, Luther Cliett, J. c. Joyner
and J. w. Reaves. Acting as honor
ary pallbearers will be w. G. Haw'
kins, P. D. Joyner, Elbert Mccoy,
Bill Suyer, A. c. Musselwhlte ana
DR.. Warshauer.
Services will be held Wednesday
Dec. 26 at II am. from the Yopr
Funeral Home. The Revs. H. w.
G1azier and G. T. Shepard will ottl'
ciate. Interment will be at Belle
vue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
VET0ES
USES BILL RIDER
Continued from Page One)

but warned that, in no case, should
the government be deprived of Its
jurisdiction before June, 1947.
The measure vetoed would have
restored the offices to the states
within 100 days. The President
called this "the most dlsadvanta-
geous timing that could have been
chosen"
.1t will result" he said, ''in a
disrupted and inefficient employ
ment service at the very time
when efficient operation is most
vitally needed by millions of vet
erans, workers and employers.
Our local employment offices are
now and will be during the next
several months in the midst of the
peak work load in their history"
Congress is now in recess until
Jan. a.. 1t passed the bill only a
week before adjourning after
Senate and House Labor commit
tees had stifled efforts to bring
out a separate restoration mea-
sure. It's reaction to the veto is
conjectural.
Mr.. Truman commended the
legislators for their very excel
lent RECESSION, Or economy bill,
but then, in words reminiscent of
the blasts of the late President
Roosevelt on the rider issue, he
said:
"It long has been considered a
fundamental principle that legis-
lation on a major issue of policy
ought not be combined with an ap-
preparation measure.
''To attach a, legislative rider to
an appropriation bill restricts the
President S exercise of his func-
tions and is contrary to good gov
ernment.
'In view of my past legislative
experience, 1 realize the obliga-
tions of the President to the Con-
gress as a coordinate branch of the
government. At the same time, I
must be equally aware of the con-
stitutional. responsibility of the
President to the people, and of the
obligation Of the Congress to help
him discharge that responsibility.
"The constitution has placed up
on the President the duty of con-
sidering bills for approval or dis
approval. 1t has always been pos
sib1e for the Congress to hamper
the Presidents exercise OF this
duty by combining SO many SUBJ
jects into a single bill that he can
not disapprove an Objectionable
item without holding up necessary
legislation.
Partly in order to prevent this
practice, it has long been con-
sidered a fundamental principle
that legislation on a major issue
Of policy ought not be combined
with an appropriation measure
The present bill directly violates
that principle
His message was titled "mem-
orandum or disapproval." He said
that while he favors eventual re-
turn Of the employment services
to the states, he feels that this bill
"requires that it be done at the
wrong time, and in the wrong
way.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
TRUMAN TO LEAD
YULE CELEBRATION
(Continued from Page One)

front window.
The Roosevelts had trees only
inside the mansion and on the
North Portico.
The Trumans have placed poin-
settias around the main floor rooms
and lobby.
Mrs Truman and daughter, Nal
garet left last Tuesday for Indepen-
dence. The president will take off
in his private plane tomorrow
morning to spend Christmas with
his family there. He will return
here Friday.
The Presidents plane, the Sacred
Cow, will land in early afternoon
at the Kansas City municipal afr
port. Three Christmas dinners
await him, although his White
House aides say he is a light ater
and probably will only look on at
two Of them. He will visit his 93-
year-old mother, Mrs. Martha Tru-
man, as we'll as his 96-year-old
aunt, Mrs. j. T. holland.
His main celebration will be at
his own home with his wife and
Mrs. David Wal
gace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
BUS, RAIL TRAFFIC
FAR ABOVE NORMAL
(Continued from Page One)

diers shouldered their way onto
packed trains and buses in all
parts Of the country as every piece
of available transportation equip
ment was pressed into service in
an attemt to smash the greatest
travel jam in the nations history
Travellers were waiting for hours
in Atlanta, Ca. for even standing
room where officials predicted the
train tie-up would last through
Christmas eve. Buses were run
ming in two and three sections and
still crowded.
Bad weather complicated the sit
uation in Little Rock, Ark, where
all airline flights were cancelled.
Bus and rail lines had added pas.
senger facilities but Standing
ROOM only was guaranteed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
LOCAL COMMITTEE
WORKING ON PROPOSAL

The Citizens Committee on Avia.
ton Of the Wilmington Chamber OF
Commerce has been at work qui-
etly but vigorously on plans as
outlined in the above Associated
Press story for the last several
months as one of several means OF
utilizing Bluethenthal Field. The
committee is as follows: R. B.
Page, chairman, Garland S. Cur.
rim, Harry r. Gardner. F. P.
O'Crowley, Harmon c. Rorison, j.
Holmes. Sr, E. L. White, Warren
W. Bell, o. G. Balm and Hargrove
Bellamy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
CHRISTMAS PEACE
HOPE FADES FAST
Continued from Page One)


vince, Nov. 27, killing one and af
fecting 40 others.
Gen. Chu Teh, the Communis
commander in chief, told the Ass2
ciated Press in an interview (;
Yenan that he had withdrawn a
his forces from Paotow, Kweisu
and Tatung, Inner Mongolian cities
under Communist siege since mid
October. This he termed IAN ear
nest gesture of the Communist de-
sire for peace"
General Marshall, the U. S. En-
voy to China. was expected to re
sumo with Chang tomorrow the
conversations begun at Marking
Members Of the Communist
delegation here for scheduled
peace parleys conferred with Mar
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
NATIONAL GUARD
TO USE AIRP0RTS
Continued from Page One)

on a modern, efficient basis.
Almost every state has its quota
of ace pilots from this war to
call upon in getting the national
guard units started. The train
ing facilities of the regular Army
air forces will be made available.
The AAF has advised the War
department that to meet expected
postwar strategic requirements a
regular air force of 5000 planes,
including 5000 combat aircraft,
will be needed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
ABE sALEEBY

Funeral services for Abe Salee-
by, who died early Sunday morn
ing in a local hospital after a long
illness, will be conducted Wednes'
day afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
chapel of Andrews Mortuary with
the Rev. Alexander Miller, rector
of St. Pauls Episcopal church, Of
ficiating. Interment will be in Oak
dale cemetery.
For many years, Mr.. Saleepy
was photographer at Carolina
Beach. He is survived by a cousin,
Michele Saleeby, of this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
(Continued from Page One)

oose or a duck, but 80 cents worth
81 lamb. beef or pork, will be the
average persons fare. Ten cents
worth of corn beef will be thrown
IN This is a luxury compared WIN
The normal weekly meat ration
costing Is cents.
The housewife who has boarded
sultanas, raisins and currants -
all rationed - has made ersatz
Christmas pudding without the
traditional old ale, sherry, cltron
and almonds. If she wants mlnce'
meat she has to forego for month
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
AT FIRST BAPTIST

A special service at 11:00 a.
m. on Christmas day will be
held at the First Baptist
Church, Fifth and Market Sts.
The service will consist of
special Christmas anthems by
the Adult Choir under the direc-
ti0n of Henri Emurian, choir
minister and organist; and
sermon by DR.. Sankey L. Blan-
ton, minister, on the topic, "No
ear may hear His coming"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
City Briefs
SPECIAL SERVICES

The annual carol service At
st. James Episcopal church
will be held Monday evening at
= o'clock around the living
Christmas tree in the church
yard. If the weather Is bad the
service will be held indoors.
Christmas day holy COM
muni0n services will be held in
the church at 8 am. and holy
communion and service at IL
am.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
CAMP LEJEUNE

The Camp Lejeune formal
Yule dance VIII be held at the
new pavilion with Dean Hud-
sons band furnishing the mu-
sic. All hostesses of City re-
creation who are interested in
attending the dance call 2-S997
or 6892 and register.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
BANK HONORED

Wilmington Savings and Trust
company with J. H. Hardin as
vice-president, was appointed
recently by Frank C. Rathje,
president of the American
Bankers association of New
York, as a member Of the Sub
committee on mortage financ-
ing and urban housing of the
committee on Federal Legisla-
tion. The associations program
reflects the changing and ex-
panding needs Of the public for
financial services through the
work of its committees, COM
missions, councils, divisions,
and sections.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
LIBRARY HOURS

The Wilmington public Ii
brary will close at IL o'clock
noon today for its :ristmas
holidays. The Library will re-
main closed Tuesday and We'd
nesday and will reopen at the
regular hour, 10 o'clock, Thurs
day morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
HOLIDAY DANCE

The City recreation depart
ment will sponsor an informal
dance at the recreation center,
223 Princess street, December
~, from 8 to II pm. with the
music being furnished by Tom
my Heads band. Admission
will be $I.00 per couple plus
tax. The public is invited to at
tend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24

Fenway Park in Boston has a
new assistant groundkeeper. It's
a civilian Jeep which is used to
lay tarpaulin on the field, or roll
it up before a game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24

The ability to digest milk in
la ge quantities decreases with
age. Adults who have not drunk
milk in long time find it very
hard to digest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24

The N. c. Aberdeen-Angus
Breeds association will hold a sale
of 45 females and 10 bulls at
Elkin on March 13. according to
Leland Case, in charge of Exten-
sion animal husbandry at State
College.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24

cent. :" ID 10 ls Der
er's according ,je',nas to Postmaster d.,
trade tr ngures, cures: postal receipts Dosa; sas
sam same ,ai1e and according to both both III n.
population loss. '0i ViVed tn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
Trading Survives Large
Population Loss Here
Continued from Page One)

in spite of the, large decrease in the
trading area population.
Carswell estimated the general
drop in sales revenue for Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
rornt1SsJoNEpc MrET a

COMMISSIONERS MEET RI
The regular weekly meeting
Of the New Hanover county
Board of Commissioners will
be held in the courthouse at 10
o'clock this morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
w. C. YARBOROUGH

W. c. Yarborough, retired as
sistant treasurer of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad, and formerly
of this city, died early Sunday
morning in Baltimore, Md, after
a long illness.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. BERTHE Hanson Marlborough;
one son. w. c. Marlborough, Jr.,
both of Baltimore. and one broth
er, C. D. Marlborough, of this city
The body will arrive in Whining.
ton early Tuesday morning, and
will remain at the chapel Of An
drews Mortuary for funeral serv'
ices, the time to be announced
later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24

BUY U' S. VICTORY Bovn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-24
WILLIAM ROBERT DevANE

WILLIAM ROBERT DeVANE
WHITEVILLE, Dec. 23-William
Robert DeVane, 56, died at his
home in Chadbourn, Sunday morn
ing.
Surviving are his wife; two sons,
William Robert DeVane, Jr.. US
NC. and John c. DeVane, U. s.
Navy; one daughter, Mrs. d. A.
Smith. Of Chadbourn; three broth.
ers, D. c. DeVane, Wilmington;
Frank L. DeVane, OF Greensboro;
J. c. DeVane, Florence, S. c.;
four sisters, Mrs. D. S. Monroe,
and Mrs. R. c. Kirven, Florence;
Mrs. F. W. Hurst, Waycross, Ga.
and Mrs. j. S. Davis, Wilmington
Services will be held Wednesday
at 10:30 a. M, from the Sacred
Heart Catholic church, Whiteville
The Rev. Frank Howard, assisted
by the Rev. Lineberger, will Off
ciate.