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1'j lie traditional American Thanksgiving Day of 1943 will be observed in all quarters of the earth as United States fighting men get their
urlo'v, stuffing, cranberry sauce and all the trimmings at their posts, no matter where they may be stationed. From barren Icland to the ver
;»:i! islands of the South Seas, the Army is seeing to it that American boys not miss their annual feast.
Words Of Washingto n Recalled
By Roosevelt For Thanksgiving
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Nation Ushers In Day With
Swollen Purses And
Shrinking Larders
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
America observes its first war
time Thanksgiving in 25 years to
day with swollen pocketbooks and
shrinking larders.
For the first time in years, many
with the money to buy were un
able to get the traditional turkey
and some of the “fixin’s” because
of local shortages due to the war
emergency.
Flush with war funds, millions
crowded food stores throughout the
country in a last minute rush to
stock up for the holiday. Agricul
ture officials reported that never
before had there been such a de
mand for food.
But because of lend - lease re
Jiiirements and the need for sup
plying hundreds of thousands of
hoops overseas, there were short
ies of meats, poultry, dairy prod
ucts, eggs and some vegetables,
these shortages varied with lo
calities. Some stores instituted
heir own rationing in order to
make available stocks go further.
Missing from many tables will
pc the after-dinner coffee (sales
'■ere halted last week as a prelude
0 rationing) and the piece de re
sistance of some pumpkin pie eat
ers—whipped cream.
The War Production Board is
Sjed an order yesterday halting
Hies of whipping cream in order
conserve fluid milk. The order
's effective immediately.
Millions of war workers will ob
serve the day by remaining on
e Job. This is in response to
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WEATHER *
_ forecast
day" -arolina: Slightly warmer to
Ef1>STf'r'N STANDARD TIME)
if..’-', V s‘ Weather Bureau)
endi»- -°;>mal data for the 24 hours
‘ i :J0 p. m„ yesterday.
l.,„ , TEMPERATURE
56; 7.3ft' 47: 7:30 a- m. 38; 1:30 p. m.
mum'ta-P' m' 52- Maximum 60; mini
mean 49: normal 53.
].,» humidity
m 4|. 'T 72; 7:30 a. m. 82; 1:30 p.
*' '••«> P. m. 58.
Total t ''RECIPITATION*
tit. 0 IT th® 24 hours ending 7:30 p.
ffiontt n £s\ Total since the first of the
SunrVe s.r1Ches'
•Mt'onrise a’-u a* m'; sunset 5:04 P- m
m "•‘•4 P- m.; moonset 9:50 a.
^3130 r, . r,
oa \Vert,,„°rt fi:ver stage at Fayetteville
eanosday at a a. m. 9.8 feet.
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CITY L {
Wi_JS_ MICE
Will Cover Municipal Own
ed Property With War
Damage Insurance
Announcement of authorization
to cover city - owned property
with war damage insurance in the
amount of approximately $550,000
was made to the Cit council yes
terday morning by Councilman J.
N. Brand, Jr.
The insurance will be written
by the Carolina 'Insurance com
pany of Wilmington, and under
ment.
The councilmen authorized ac
ceptance of low bids in the amount
of $1,700 for furniture at the new
fire station at Third and Willard
streets.
Low bids were submitted by
Todd Furniture company, Efird’s,
and David Jacobi Supply company.
It was the first time bids were
offered for the fire station furni
ture.
A settlement of $467.92 will be
made to Ernest Watson, former
city employee, who was injured
in an automobile wreck in 1941.
Councilmen learned that he is at
present employed on a part-time
schedule, but decided to make a
financial settlement upon J;he re
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President Issues Annual
Proclamation For Observ
ance Of Day In Nation
The President of the United
States hap issued his annual proc
lamation of Thanksgiving Day.
“It is a good thing to give
thanks unto the Lord’. Across the
uncertain ways of space and time
our hearts echo those words, for
the days are with us again when,
at the gathering of the harvest,
we solemnly express our’ depend
ence upon Almighty God.
"The final months of this year,
now almost spent, find our Re
public and the nations joined with
it waging a battle on many fronts
for the preservation of liberty.
“In giving thanks for the great
est harvest in the history of our
nation, we who plant and reap
to come we will do all within our
power to pass the milestone; lor
by our labors in the fields we
can share some part of the sac
rifice with our brothers and sons
who wear the uniform of the Unit
ed States.
"It is fitting that we recall now
the reverent words of George
Washington:
‘Almighty God, we make our
earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep
the United States in Thy holy pro
tection,’ and that every American
in his own way lift his voice to
heaven.
"I recommend that all of us
bear in mind this great Psalm:
‘The Lord is my shepherd; I
shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in
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Nutrition Committee
To Be Formed In City
Louis J. Poisson, New Hanover
county chairman of civilian de
fense, yesterday announced forma
tion of a nutrition committee which
will have in charge all matters
pertaining to nutrition as affecting
defense and the war emergency.
The committee, in addition to
its other many activities, will spon
sor a Health for Victory club, in
line with similar projects in other
defense areas. There will be three
units, two for white and one for
Negro homemakers.
The first unit will hold its inital
sesson at 2 o’clock p.m. on De
cember 3 at the Greenfield Com
munity house, and will meet there
after on the first Thursday of ev
ery month. The second unit will
gather at the same hour in St.
Paul’s Parish house, Sixth and
Princess streets, on December 10,
and on the third Thursday of suc
ceeding months. The Negro unit
will assemble at Salem hall, Eighth
and Red Cross streets on Decem
ber 8, at 3 p.m. and thereafter on
the second Thursday of each
month.
Mrs. Cordelia Foster will con
duct all programs, giving the nu
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LARGE GROCERY
. CHAIN INDICTED
Government Charges A&P
Tea Company Drives
Competition Out
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.- (fl —
The government accused the na
tion’s largest food chain today of
driving competition out of busi
ness through systematic domina
ton of local areas, and drew a
reply that every charge would be
disproved.
The charges were made in a
two-count indictment voted by a
Federal grand jury at Dallas,
Texas, against 12 companies in the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
company group; 16 officials in that
group; Business Organization, Inc.,
and its president, Carl Byoir of
New York, public relations repre
sentative of the chain.
Thd prime corporate defendant
was the New York Great Atlantic
and Pacific Tea company, inc.,
parent of the 11 other companies.
The individuals indicted included
George L. Hartford of Montclare,
N. J., and John A. Hartford of
Westchester county, N. Y., presi
dent and first vice-president re
spectively of the top company.
.-The indictment was announced
in Washington, where the inves
tigation had been directed by the
Justce Department’s ant-trust di
vision.
me cnarge was mauc uwi me
effect of the alleged conspiracy
was to “injure and destroy food
manufacturers, processors, can
ners, wholesalers and thousands
of independent retail food deal
ers; to depress prices paid to
growers of fresh fruits, vegetables
and other farm crops; a n d to
make it impossible for thousands
of non-integrated independents and
small chains to remain in compe
tition with the defendants.”
Also in Washington, Carl Byor
and associates replied for the A.
and P. group that the anti-trust
division “is now attempting to cre
ate further chaos by an attack
upon the *iethods of doing busi
ness which have won the greatest
approval from consumers, farm
ers, labor and the great mass of
our people.”
“Every corner grocer and every
housewife in the United States of
America knows,” the statement
said, “that there is no monopoly
in the food business. It is the most
competitive business in America.
“Is seems now- with food prices
at a peak, to be against the public
interest to make it possible for
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RUSSIAN DRIVE THREATENS
TO ENVELOP NAZI FORCES;
ASSAULT ON BIZERTE NEAR
ALLIESPREPARING
Forces Of General Ander
son Throw Axis Back In
Fight Near Tunis
RAIDING GERMAN LINES
Air Forces Bomb Foe Heav
ily And Destroy 14 Ene
my Planes In Tunisia
LONDON, Nov. 25.—UP)—
The grand Allied assault on
Tunis and Bizerte is about
to be launched by the force
of British Lieut.-Gen. K. A.
N. Anderson, the Morocco
radio announced tonight,
while American and British
planes in relays pounded
Axis hotbeds over the whole
Tunisian battleground.
The Morocco radio declared
that Anderson, leader of the
British First Army and a
supporting force of Ameri
cans, is on the verge of be
ginning a large-scale offen
sive. It said further that his
forces had once more thrown
back a German column in an
engagement 28 miles south
of Tunis.
Making Good Progress
The regular communique ui we
Allied force headquarters in North
Africa merely said that “the Brit
ish First Army is making satis
factory progress in operations
against the enemy in eastward
forward areas.”
The communique, devoted main
ly to the terrific aerial Tbattering
that the combined RAF and U. S.
air forces are giving the Axis,
said that two successful raids
were carried out on Bizerte Mon
day and Tuesday nights and that
U. S. Army P-38 fighters of the
14th Air Force destroyed 14 ene
my planes in Tunisia yesterday.
The fighter bag included, the
war report said, seven Italian
troop transport planes shot down
at Gabes and two Junkers 88
planes destroyed elsewhere in
southern Tunisia; four transport
planes and one seaplane and a
tank destroyed on the airfield at
Gabes.
From these actions, the commu
Continued On Page Fourteen; Col. 41
FOURAREHURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
ACL Number 54 Bound For
Wilmington Overturns
Near Denmark, S. 0
DENMARK, S. C.. Nov. 25.—m
—A northbound Atlantic Coast Line
train loaded with soldiers, sailors
end civilians jumped the track
about three and one-half mles west
of here today, injuring four and
bruising a score.
The injured, taker, to the tri
county hospital at Orangeburg for
treatment, were listed as:
Miss Emelize Wood, 59, of At
lanta, badly sprained back and
bruises; Pvt. Robert BSllard, 26.
Negro, en route from Kansas City
to Fort Bragg, N. C., badly bruis
ed; Ethel Carter, 50, Negro, of At
lanta, severe bruises and lacera
tions, and Willie Lou Miller, 24,
Negro, Hampton, Ga., several bro
ken ribs and lacerations.
Hospital attendants said none of
the four was in a serious condi
tion.
The nine-car train, number 54,
left the track about 5:30 a. m. as
it was pulling into Denmark.
Two of the five cars which left
the rails was plunged into the
Hightower Mill pond and overturn
ed in about four feet of water. Sol
diers smashed out the car windows
and as water flooded into the
coach helped rescue those caught
in their seats.
Chief of Police W. V. Whet
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Community Chest Drive
Double^ Quota For City
$103,037 Contributed In
First Three Days Of
Intensified Drive
The United Community and War
Chest campaign more than dou
bled its objective, when reports
turned in at last night’s victory
dinner, brought the total to $103,
037.
More than 200 people were pres
ent, at the final meeting last night
held in the parish house of St.
Paul’s Lutheran church, and lis
tened to the large figures as they
were called out by each team
major.
After the final tallies were made
cn the scoreboard, and with prom
ises of even more subscriptions to
come, Harriss Newman, general
chairman of the drive, called on
several of the workers to express
their opinion of the drive.
W. D. McCaig said “I feel proud
er of the people of Wilmington
than I have at any other time.
The drive has produced a unity
of -spirit and of action.”
“Ike” Grainger said, “It has
been a pleasure to represent the
shipyards in this campaign, and
each person out there was more
than glad to do his share.”
The Rev. Walter Freed, asso
ciate chairman of the drive said,
“This demonstration is indicative
of something of the potentialities
of Wilmington and New Hanover
county. The community has been
united in a way it has never been
since I have known Wilmington.
In this time of hatred, it has been
demonstrated that Wilmington has
a heart. You can all go home and
like a man who lived long ago,
say, ‘I am a citizen of no mean
city and I am proud of it’.”
E. A. Laney spoke briefly, and
stated, “I am overcome by the
response. It is almost beyond com
prehension.”
The workers in the drive showed
great enthusiasm as each tally was
recorded on the board.
Harriss Newman thanked all par
ticipants in the drive, and the gath
ering gave a cheer for the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company,
which last night brought its grand
total to $40,000.00.
Mr. Newman said that any words
he might speak would be inade
quate to express appreciation for
the fine contributions. “This has
demonstrated that a well - organ
ized community with vision can
accomplish wonders. We have had
wonderful support from everyone,
Mr. Newman continued, “and I
want to pay especial tribute to
Mrs. W. G. Whitehead, chairman
of the women’s army, which had
such a hard job to do and did it
so capably.”
W. D. Curry, of the American
City Bureau in Chicago, was call
ed on to speak. Mr. Curry or
ganized the drive here. He said,
“It was a wonderful job, and from
reports I have received from 37
American cities, Wilmington has
gone farther beyond its quota than
any of .the others.”
Mr. Newman revealed that this
drive would probably smash all
other fund-raising drives in the
city.
•Several of the leaders remarked
that “we can really observe
Thanksgiving now, knowing that
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“Quota Doubled”
United Community
War *Chest
Thermometer
NEW CHEST MARK
SET BY SHIPYARD
Local Industry Gives $40,
000 To War And Com
munity Chest Drive
In contributing $40,000 — 80 per
cent of the drive’s total goal—to
the first annual Wilmington United
Community and War Chest, the
North Carolina Shipbuldng com
pany set an all-time record for;
donations by industrial firms to
the city’s civic and charitable or
ganizations, officials • said last
night.
The shipyard’.s goal in the cam
paign, which was opened on No
vember 17, was $20,000.
All departments of the shipyard
made good showings with a ma
jority going over their quotas.
Some surpassed their quotas by
as much as 150 per cent and the
Welding department led the field
with a total donation of $10,000. A
number of reports are stm to be
received but are expected to be
made within the next few days
and will increase the yard’s total.
The shipyard’s report at the first
meeting of Chest leaders- was $10,
000, the following night it reported
another $10,000 and last night an
nounced an additional $20,000 to
take first place in all units of
the Chest drive.
Officials of the war-born yyard
expressed appreciation to the thou
sands of employes who donated to
the campaign.
“Were it not for their generous
spirit, this figure could not have
been reached. We are proud of
this showing and the spirit wiith
which the men and women of the
North Carolina Shipbuilding com
pany accepted this communty re
sponsibility,” a spokesman said. 1
The shipyard section of the drive -
was in charge of S. P. Ware, sec
retary of the company. He was
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Free French Quit Radio
After U. S.-Darlan Deal
LONDON, Nov. 25. —(#!— The
voice of fighting France which has
broadcast hope and encouragement
to France daily since June f 1940,
quit the air tonight in protest
against the American deal with
Admiral Dari an in north Africa,
a measure of expediency with
which the British government in
dicated it was content until the
campaign there is finished.
Foreign Secretary Eden earlier
in the day told the House of Com
mons that this is not the time to
“discuss arrangements made in
north Africa between General Eis
enhower (the American lieutenant
general commanding the entire
north African operation) and lo
cal French authorities.”
Then the military spokesman for
the fighting French skipped h i s
usual broadcast to the homeland.
“As long as Darlan is retained
as the head in north Africa I feel
I cannot conscientiously continue,”
said this spokesman, who must
remain unidentifed because he has
relatves remaining in France.
“It is not possible for me to
makke the appontment of Darlan
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JUNCTION SEIZED
German Toll Of Dead And
Wounded Set At 98,000
Near Stalingrad
6 MORE TOWNS TAKEN
Germans Have Little To
Say About Battles Along
Don River Bend
MOSCOW, Thursday, Nov.
26.—(/P)—The Red army
striking across the snow
covered Don steppes west of
Stalingrad has seized the
Don-Chir river junction in a
move threatening rapidly to
complete the envelopment of
the 300,000-man German, as
sault army at Stalingrad.
A special Soviet communi
que, the fourth in four days,
announced also that the Nazi
toll in dead and captured
now stood at 98,000, and pre
sumably another 140,000
Germans have been wounded
in the bloody battle of the
Don river bend.
The Kussian armies occu
pied Novomaximovsky and
Staromaximovsky at the junc
tion of the Don and Chir
rivers, 65 miles southwest of
Stalingrad, the communique
said, without detailing the
significance of this advance.
Indicates Developments
This indicated one of two devel
opments: Either the Russian army
which struck across the Don river
at Serafimovich on the north side
of the bend had penetrated clear
across that strategic elbow to the
southern side, or that the Red ar
my column driving down the Stal
ingrad-Novorossisk railroad had
turned northward to link up with
the upper Soviet army.
Field dispatches had reported
only a 30-mile gap remained to be
closed in the Don elbow to encir
cle the Nazi Stalingrad armies.
These reports preceded the issu
ance of the latest special commu
nique, which did not give the new
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FIERCE FIGHTING
RAGES NEAR BUNA
Allies Deliver Heaviest
Aerial Assault On Japs
Of Entire Campaign
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov.
25.—(ip—Fierce fighting between
the American-Australian force and
Japanese backed against the 12
mile coastal strip between Gona
and Buna raged today, in the wake
of the heaviest aerial assault yet
delivered by Allied planes in the
Papuan campaign.
As the fighting entered is final
stages with the Japanese hemmed
in on land by the Americans and
Australians, the Allies were re
ported pounding the narrow Jap
r ese positions on the coastal strip
with 25 pounders and 37 tviili-meter
guns.
One of the most savage fights
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