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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01
PATCHs MEN IN DASH

The Twelfth Armorcd DIVISION
Of 1t. Gen. PatCh's American
Seventh Army to the south broke
loose during the night from its
main river bridgehead and raced
at least Is miles east TO within
IS miles Of Wuerzberg.
That Bavarian junction is but
so miles northwest of the Nazi
convention city" of Nuremberg,
127 miles northwest of the Bava-
rian capital of Munich, 202 miles
from Hitler's BerChtesgaden hide
out and 90 miles from the CZecho-
Slovakian border
North wing units Of Tt. Gen.
Hodges First Army already had
by-paSsed cmbattlcd Paderborn in
a northward smash toward the
Weser River bend and a junction
with MontComcry's forces that
would complete the encirclemcnt
OF the devastated Ruhr. The Paris
Radio reported this junction al
ready had been effected.
GAIN ON 225-MI. FRONT
Tho tremendous weight and
speed of Gen. EiSCnhowcrs win
thc-war push. blazing along a OBS
mile front behind a phalanx of at
least l. armored divisions en-
ploying more than 1900 tanks,
was considerably increased by the
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01


American Fifteenth Army.
A dramatic announcement from
1t. Gen. Omar l.. Bra d ] c Us
Twelfth Army group headquarters
revealed that the massive new
Fifteenth Army, under the com
n1and of 1t. Gen. Gcrow, had
made its debut in action east Of
the Rhine.
This fresh and mighty force,
designed apparently TO deliver the
"clincher," was declared TO be
holding a portion of the front
The exact area Of advance for
Gerow's army, activated a few
weeks ago as part OF Bradley's
army group which includes also
the First and Third armies, was
not Immediately announced.
FRENCH CROSS RHINE
Disclosure Of the Fifteenth
Armys entry into the pursuit of
the broken German western
forces followed by few hours
the announcement that Gen. De
Tasignys French First Army had
for the first time smashed across
the Rhine.
The crossing. said a French
communique, was made along a
10-mile front from German Ter
ritory" early Saturday. 1t was de-
clared completely successful IN
the face of strong resistance"
"The operation Is developing
satisfactorily" the Communique
stated.
Thus. clements Of nine great
Allied armies now were closing in
for the eliminating blow to put
Germany out of the war. From
north to south, these include the
Canadian First, the British Sec
ond, the Allied First Airborne,
the u. S. Ninth, First, Third, Sew
enth and Fifteenth, and the
French First.
RESISTANCE STIFFENS
Exact locale Of the French
Rhine crossing was not imme-
diately revealed, but Nazi
broadcast placed it near the ar
senal city Of karlsruhe in Ger
many'S Baden Province.
At some points along the
Western Front =XgheFa Alfred Tur-
guards were within 200 miles Of
union with Russian armies
German resistance hard @ n q
somewhat as the enemy high COM
mand sought frantically TO sta
bilize its collapSing defenseS.
Only inside isolated Paderborn
and in Siegen, entered by First
Army motorized infantry, was any
resistance worthy Of the name en-
countered by the First Army.
To the south, 600 German in
fantrymen with five tanks made a
stand against the Third Army $
S9th Infantry Division at GCln-
hausen in the Frankfurt-on-Main
area, but this stubborn opposition
was ONerWhclmed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01

another 10 miles to points 66 to
10 miles east Of the northern
Rhine.
They crossed the strategic Dort-
mund-Ems canal and drew up to
within six miles of pivotal Muen-
ster on the chief rail artery TO
Berlin.
A late front dispatch from
Montgomerys headquarters said
the 21st Army Groups onrush
now had completely isolated
Germany's last major arsenal area,
the Ruhr, trapping its estimated
10000 10 10000 NaziS defenders,
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COUPLE ACCUSED
OF ABANDONMENT

Nettis Pack, 20, and Isaac Pack,
IS, both Negros, were arraigned
in Recorders court yesterday
on charges Of abandoning two chill.
dren, six and nine years old, In
their home at 902 South 18th
street, for two days without food.
and without a place to sleep.
The case was continued for fur
ther investigation by the Welfars
department.
The woman was arrested SUM-
day following complaints from
neighbors that the children had
been left by themselves. Officers
said they had been sleeping on
the floor They were taken to the
county home.
A warrant against Isaac Pack
was served in Recorders court yes.
terday morning. Investigating Off
GERS disclosed that the father had
not been home for two weeks.
Deputy Recorder George Pc
schau placed bond for Nettie Pack
at $3.50 and at $500 for the man.
Both were returned to jail.
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Notice of Municipal Primary and Municipal Election for The
City of Wilmington

Notice hereby City Whining
ton and the City Board of Elections held
City Wilmington the 10Th March, 1945 called
ed Primary Election held Monday April g. 1945
of nominating candidates the offices City
constitute governing body and City Council for said City,
Notice is further given that the Regular Municipal Election for
said, will be held on Tuesday, May g. 1915.
The wards precincts and polling will be
designated and used the County Board Elections All
books for Wilmington Township
residence eligible vote the Primary and Regular
cipal Elections without further
from precinct another
ward precinct for period of four % months will
such is required first certificate
registrar of the ward precinct.
Residence the Of year
precinct for four "a months qualify
for registration
The official registration books opened o'clock A.
April A. 1885, the registrars will be their respective poll
places Saturday March 81 1945 Saturday April 945
Saturday April H. 1915 from o'clock, A. NJ
Saturday April g. 1885, will challenge day. registrars
will be their respective polling
enges then made, from o'clock A. M
BY order City Wilmington
.---, H. G.. CARNEY
Of he Of
Elections of the City Of
Wilmington.
By order OF the City Council of the City Of Wilmington.
BENSON
City Clerk
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BAPTISTS PLAN
BEACH MEETING

The Wilmington Baptist Associa-
ton, comprising AZ churches in
New Hanover and adjacent coun.
ties, will hold its semi annual
meeting at Carolina Beach Bap.
fist church April II. The ses,
sion to begin at $50 am, will be
presided over by the Rev. E. L.
Bradley, moderator.
Following the devotion at $50
o'clock, by the Rev. W. ]. Ste.
phenson. roll call will be held.
Adoption of program, and recog.
milton of visitors and new pastors
will be held at 10 o'clock, after
which Mrs. D. w. Merritt will
speak on the Woman's Missionary
Union.
Paul Nix and his assistants, will
talk on the subject of Sunday
schools. while R. r. Roebuck will
speak on brotherhoods. Special mu-
sic has been arranged by tn e
Carolina Beach church.
The sermon will be presented by
the Rev. J. V. Case, after which
lunch will be served on tn e
grounds of the church.
The Rev. L. Grady Burgess will
open the afternoon session with
the devotion, after which the Rev.
E. w. Pate Baptist missionaries
will speak on the subject of asso-
citation missions. ..-
At 1:55 pm, report from
the missionary treasurer, J. E. Al
len, will be given. Allen will give
instructions to church clerks at
pm.
Thomas K. Woody, Jr., will
speak on the subject of the Bap-
fist Training Union at 2:10 pm.
after which there will be discus
sion on "Our Church Evangelistic
Plans for 1916"
Miscellaneous business will be
conducted at ESQ pm. After an
address on evangelism at pm,
the meeting will adjourn.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-10

COMPLETE SAW MILL IN GOOD CON-
dition, follows. 100 to 10 H. P. re-
turn tubular boiler, liz IL" Center
crank Liddell engine. Log carriage,
either belt or twin engine feed. Edger,
cut off saws. live roller bench from
saw. This mill was built and the
machinery placed in 1912 and is in
good condition, of medium size and
fast Bryant's Lumber Co., Wilmington,
N c.
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France Requests Details
From U.S.. On Yalta Pact

WASHINGTON, April g. Up -
Secretary of State Stettinius said
today this government has received
note from the French Govern
ment asking more details on agree
ments reached at Yalta.
The French has been critical Of
the recent belated disclosure Of an
Anglo American Russian agree
ment to support Russia's request
for seats for the Ukrainian and
White Russian Soviets in the inter-
national assembly OF nations to be
proposed at San Francisco.
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Army To Have Custody
OF German Treasures

WASHINGTON, April g. Up -
Secretary of State Stettinius said
today the Army will hold custody
Of the gold, currency and art treas
ures captured in German salt
mine until the Allies can discuss
their disposition.
Final disposition Of this wealth
will be made by the Allied control
commission for Germany, Stettinius
said.
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FRANCES HARTLEY.
1t. PITTMAN MARRY
CONTINUED from Pare Five)

her flowers were colonial nose.
gay of pink sweetpeas and roses.
Attending the bridegroom as
best man was A. R. Pittman, Jr.,
OF Durham.
Mrs. Pittman was graduated
from Lumberton High school and
attended The Woman's college Of
University of North Carolina. For
the past three years she has been
m empioysd in the office Of t : county
The bridegroom, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. D. Pittman of St. Pauls,
returned to the States in March
from the Pacific area, where he
had served with the AAF SO
months. He received a Presiden-
tial Citation and two Oak Leaf
Clusters. He attended Lees-McRae
and Wake Forest colleges.
After wedding trip the couple
will be at an AAF Redistribution
Station at Miami Beach, Fla, for
two weeks.
Immediately after the ceremony
wedding guests were entertained at
a reception by the brides parents.
Block cream and bridal cakes
were served by Mrs. w. ]. MacNeil,
Misses Margaret and Nell Baker
and May Louise Hubbard.
The bride was honored at a
number of pre-nuptial parties. Her
sister, Mrs. A. R. Pittman, Jr.,
was hostess at a cake cutting at
the home of. Miss Anne Graham
Bond following rehearsal. Punch
was served with the two-tiered
wedding cake in the candlelighted
dining room by Mrs. Pittman, Miss
Bond, Miss Sara Henry of Char.
lotte and Mrs. w. E. Wilkins.
Miss Martha Britt entertained
at coffee hour at her home and
was assisted in serving by h r
mother, Mrs. J. N. Britt. Mrs. A.
M. Hartley, mother OF the hon
Gree, poured coffee. Miss Hartley
was presented a gift of crystal.
Mrs. William D. Linkhaw and
Miss Mildred Jennings were hos
tesses at a bridge shower at the
home of Mrs. Linkhaw. At the con-
clusion of play Mrs. Linton Daniels
was awarded high score prize and
Mrs. W. ]. MacNeil, low. The hon.
Gree was presented a basket filled
with gifts from the guests. Misses
Lois Hobbs and Helen Reid Bark
er assisted in serving.
Associates of the bride-elect in
her work at the Robson court
house entertained informally at
the home Of Mrs. Marie Carter.
The hostesses, who gave Miss
Hartley silver bowl. were Mrs.
Carter, Mines. Malcolm Mcleod,
Robert Carr, Hoyt Braswell, John
Boyles, H. K. Palmer, Jr., and
w. B. Ivey and Misses Nina Pitt
man, Nell Baker, Katie Mclean,
Irma Whitfield, Mary Burton Nor
ment, Helen Reid Barker and Mel
lie Sue Simmons.
The marriage of Miss Mary
Portia Young of Charlotte, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Young
of Lumberton, to sgt. David D.
Morgan, Jr., of Laurinburg-Max-
ton Army Air Base, son of Mr..
and Mrs. D. D. Morgan of Indian
apolis, Ind, took place April / in
Bennettsville, S. c.
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RETURN TO JOBS

?. DETROIT, April 9.-P)-Ap-
proximately $500 employees Of the
Timken-Detroit Axle Co. return
ed to their jobs today following
by a walkout of 400 maintenance
five days of idleness occasioned
men.
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l8O.-Legal
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF NORTH
CAROLINA SOCIETY OF COLONIAL
DANES BONDS

Pursuant to the terms o. the Deed OF
Trust from The North Carolina Society
of Colonial Danes of America, to the
Wilmington Savings and Trust Com
pany, Trustee, which Deed of Trust
is recorded in Book 2so, Page 259, OF
the Office of the Register of Deeds of
New Hanover County. North Carolina,
notice is hereby given that the follow
ing Bonds, which were drawn by lot,
have been called for payment at par
and accrued interest, May l, 1915, and
interest on said Bonds will cease after
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180.-Legal.

180.-Legal.
deceased, late of Fender County, North
Carolina. this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate, to
present them to the undersigned, duly
verified, on or before the 18th day of
March, 1916, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of recovery. AL persons
indebted to said estate will please make
immediate settlement.
This 18th day of March, 1915.
H. c. PLAYER,
Administrator c. T. A.
Fayetteville, N. c..
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Two Air|ine,s
Begin Service
. City Port Fete Marks
Start Of 4 Daily Trips

, ~ First steps In expanding post
-war- air passenger travel through
! Detroit were initiated today when
6Eo major airlines opened new
ervices.
-Four romd-trip transcontin-
entail flights daily between Seattle
and New York via Detroit became
effective on the Northwest Air
lines.
Inauguration Of the coast 10
coast service -Nas TO be accom-
panied by ceremony al City Air
port al l;27 p m today with
Mayor Jetfries, city and airline
officials participating.
Chicago and Southern service
8 between Detroit and Memphis
also became effective today.
The first flight which left
Memphis at 7:45 a. m. arrived in
Detroit at 800 m.
Aboard the 21-passenger liner
was Jake Lindsey. Lucedaie. Miss,
Medal Of Honor winner. and his
bride, whose courtship and mar
rage made nationwide headlines
laSt Week. They arc guests OF
the airline on a wedding trip 10
Detroit
Chicago and Southern places
viii make three round trips daily
with stops At Evansville, Indian
ap0lis and Toledo
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Rail
fkefireS

Leon Dibhie-- 81, of 2250 Four
teenth, knnNn- hundreds Of
Michigan Central passengers as
"Dib," resigned as gateman today,
completing 45 years Of service.
More than 100 employees pre-
seuted him with SID and numer-
dis other glfts-AmnnG- them a
S'reamlIned bait box 10 fake IO his
LInCo1n, Mich farm where he
plans 10 spend "a good deal Of
time fishing
II have nice stream on my
farm and the FISH are due for
workout" said Dib. As soon
a. I can l am going 10 buy a
jeep and oversee my 40 acres
in IT,"
Dds first job with the rail-
road was as a fireman. Later, as
a brakeman, he lost a foot IN an
acCden' in 1907. Following the
accident, he worked between Bay
City and Mackinac, and has been
a gateman here for II years.
MY generation has seen many
Improvements in the railroad"
continued DIbs. I'VE used to
think trains the last word with
Baker heaters and kerosene
lamps, but look at them now.
"Streamlined trains. air-cOn-
ditiOning. radios. diners, and a
joy 10 ride In. When / look back
on the old days, We were rough
riders.
His SON Patrolman Essell DIbble
Of 1856 Lincoln, added:
Dad will he rough rider
again when he gets his ieep."
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
CONFERs WITH PACKERS


His announcement followed n
conference with representatives of
the local meat packing industry.
They told the mayor Detroit )
quotas had been reduced from
1907, 900 pounds OF meat in May
last year 90 g, $50 600 this month.
Blame for the shortage was
placed by Benjamin V. Unwin,
association secretary. on OPA
meat control order No. ! which
requires every slaughterer except
those d $ & n ated as Class /
through federal Inspection 10 re-
register under OPA.
OUTPUT DWINDLES
May output OF city inspected
slaughterers. Unwin said, was
about 100000 pounds less than
during the same period year
ago.
The agricultural survey commit
tee OF The Detroit Board ot'rEade
way yChedutcd- TO meet wT1t food
industry leaders for a discussion
of the situation today at the Book
Cadillac Hotel
Rep. Clinton i. ARdeFseH ~ Of
New Mexico. chairman of the
II use committee Investigating
food shortages, announced IN
Washington he would be unable
to attend the Detroit conference.
In Windsor, meanwhile dealers
protested 10 OttaWa-the govern
ment ruling which prohibited De-
troiterS from purchasing meat
and chickens in Canada.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

Germany and the other sOHe-
where IN the Pacific.
l. bond sales for the state nov
total S9O.445 1872 or 40 per cent
of the S226. 900 600 gpeta. +, q
and uther- ISSUES stand SIS
e4g75 2230 80 or 26, per cent of the
Sl07 e000o0 quota
Series T. bond sales for Wayne
County are listed al S50.619.502 80
or tot pcr cent Of the SfZf.2 Us
Aee-A94eta q s-frti s-frti ~ ~ ttrt-f ttrt-f ffI-ti-z ffI-ti-z
bonds are S1274S. .461 50 or 22.9
per cent OF the SS3.603 .0O0 quota
Sales throughout the nation are
reported al 81. SO. .OOO 600 ~ which
81 656 900 600 are IN r bof4as.-----
Members OF the CAP today re-
port sales AZ s. 925 tn bones for
piano Tdes after the two per-
forInances OF the ar show last
weekend at T1TF cry EITp0TT-
Twenty pilots making l35 flights
accounted for the total
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Owner Holds Up
Bar License Loss

Accusing the state liquor con-
-tEal- commission OF "conspIacY." .
Ben GInshUg, proprietor of the
Shamrock bar at 37O7 Third. WAS
granted temporary Injunction
by Circuit 1udre Sherman y. Call
iendsr to-day restraining the C0H7-
mission from permitting the bars
license to expire
Ginsburg accused the commits
SION OF trying IT. Obtain his it.
Cense for their own Use. o. the
Use of >oa4e-f4Fifetf4af- person. -
The case viii be heard June 7.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Policeman
Slashed by =
Times Photo

Police Sgt. Ebert Kischel, 45,
of 7341 WeatherbY was treated
early To-day at Providence Hes
prtat for severe cuts on the neck
and shoulder inflicted by two un-
Identified men in front of house
at 81 Baltimore.
lie SAID he was in the "25"
Club al 25 Baltimore. when the
proprietor elected two men for
excessive drinking. He followed
them outside and warned the more
sober one to take his companion
home. AS they walked down the
street one of the two drew a knife
and suddenly attacked him. Both
men escaped down an alley.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Tdttooer Of Boy
To Face CHARGES

Edwin Brown |ss,| or g2z1t 4elI4i-
gan, VAIL be srraigned in record
er'S court today on charges Of
tattouing a naked woman on the
arm OF child
He MAS arrested after -a]a-
year-oid boy had been refused ad-
mittance 10 the Lansing Voca-
uonal School.
As q result Of the case Asst.
Corporation Counsel Nathaniel
GoldStick has asked the =e6HncTf
10 pass an ordinance providing
that tattoo artists be licensed
and placed under police super
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
ArtiIIeryman Gets
Commission in Field

G. Reginald Armstrong. "a, has
been given a field commission as
a second lieutenant somewhere in
Austria. according 10 cable re-
CCived from HIM too ~ by his wife
Mrs, Helen Armstrong Of 1865
Canterbury road.
1t Armstrong, in a field artll-
lery unit in the Seventh Army,
was promoted from a Sgt. Be
fore entering the army in 1943,
he was sales manager here for
the RCA Victor Corp. The Arm
strongs have a 6-year-old child,
Stanley.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
3 Tickets Cost
.Cdbndn License

Because Of eight traffic viola
tons on his record, the operators
license Of CAB driver Herbert +.
Ryan, 43. of 1918 w. Forest. TODAY
was ordered suspended for 90
days.
Ryan who served in the army
fft7t--efgtft- months N t11x-xar.-iz
The father Of four sons in the
service, three OF them overseas.
Hts license was sus pen dc d
yesterday At a hearing before the
state police driving board. His
record reveals that in the last
year and a half he has been
ucketed for seven minor violations
and q speeding offense.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

fPn years ago MI, anu MIS-.
Joseph NikieI of sos 2sth. took
the advice Of a friend and bought
a SIS L. S. savings bond for their
daughter. Mary Arm
TODAY the bond reached its ma
Iurity date. To the SD. Mary Ann
added another $50 which she and
her family have saved for her
from t1trtfrdTy a1d Christmas prrS-
ents. and bought a 500 war bond
This makes the fourth bond
'Aiiteit the ga student Al Geneon
Intermediate has purchased with
f-trttft money BcrfdcS TINS Stc
has been a junior gallant. selling
Sf.TT56 worth Of bonGs- -te-sissstr-
Bnother reason she Is buying
bonds Is that she has an uncle
and tWo cousins in service The
COUSINS a4e- both overseas, -nna-!a
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
THE DETROIT TIMES
Farmers Win
Draft Hearing

Three sanilac County farm
youths TODAY had won the right
TO a hearing before a federal
court Judge on a charge they had
been reclassifled arbitrarily by
their draft board. Members OF
the board will be summoned Mon
day to answer the claim tor de.
fermcnt as essential agricultural
workers.
Their induction into the armed
forces was halted when the L. ,.
district attorneys office, co-oper-
ating with the youths attorney,
stopped the army.s swearing In
ceremony so that writs OF habeas
corpus could be served
The youths are Lee J. and Le-
land y. Fischer, 21-yesr-old twins.
and Frank J. Cargill, %, all OF
Marlette.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
WILL QUIZ BOARD

Their attorney. K enn e I h G:
Weber, told the court he would
subpoena the members OF the Sani-
lac draft board No. l and MEM
bers of the agricultural advisory
board for a hearing at IL a. m.
Monday.
d Weber told the court that the
youths would voluntarily 60 and
be ihdueted # the action fails "
The youths petition quoted John
Wingert. chairman of the district
agricultural advisory board. as
saying that he had recommended
their reciasSItCatIon because he
was tired of hearing complaints
OF louS neighbors about the
undrafted Fischer bows
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01


their rectasSIfCatIon because he
was tired of hearing complaints
OF G louS neighbors about the
undrafted Fischer boys .
NO ARMY CLAIM Now
"The youths will retain their
status quo until after the hear
ing on Monday" Maj. Avern B.
Scolnik, Judge advocate general.
advised the court. declaring that
"the army has NO claim upon
them at this time"
At the hearing yesterday. Judge
Arthur +. Lederle presided.
In clarifying the youths posi-.
ton, Kenneth y. Wilkins, assistant
district attorney. revealed a pre-
.vious decision on May / in which
the only similar action on record
was carried TO tie u. S. circuit
court of appeals in the State OF
Washington.
LOWER COURT REVERSED
"The court" wilkins stated,
ain answer to the same claims
decided against the petitioner,
reversing the decision of the
district eeHft. n==
The Fischer twins and a third
brother, farm 480 acres owned by
their father who has been ordered
by his doctor to stop working.
Cargill. a husband and father OF
a 4-month-oid daughter. said he
and a 19-year-old brother who
received deferment. farm 800 acres
owned by their father.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Son Born TO FBI Chief

Crime rad aHuttcE prnzpGCtIYe
nemesis today with The blrihsiast
night of itICh5rd F,UfHrItr rgoFID
20 FBl Chief and Mrs Robert
Guern Of tho Whittier Mrs.
GUeTIn ard FfIr baby arc AZ HaT-
pcr ffOyUItat.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
10 Act
In Meat Crisis

Mayor Jenries said today he
would ask the government for inn
mediate relief in the Detroit meat
shortage.
He indicated he would request
the OPA and War Food Admins
tration officials TO re-eStabliSh
1874 meat quotas for the metro
pOiitan area.