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AVENGE mm g ff | BYamm^lj£3§ks a >ipa s«v«a by u«d wi™«t u>. pea;™r THE SUNkipP^ -NEWS associa^press MB BAIAAII ■ ■ ■ HP li ■ H ■j-FT ■ « publishes in,- _ _ I PHI V W H With Complete Coverage •( ------ -£flT(H)[g (gyffiT ©QW @(P (Pl3?©@®i:g§ &P3E) (PlLgAgM.Klf>^ State and National News V0L.J5-—ML_L4----» _WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1943 FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS REDS SEIZE MAIKUr and tikhoretsk as NAZI ARMY MENACED NEARING KURSK Huge Russian Offensive Is Gathering Momentum On. All Fronts KILLING MANY NAZIS Soviet Forces Still Annihi lating Enemy Trapped Near Voronezh (By the Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 30.—Rus sian troops have captured the important railway junction of Tikhoretsk, 95 miles below Rostov, and also the oil city of Maikop in the western Caucasus, threatening to trap the remnants of a Ger man army once numbering 300,000, a special Moscow communique recorded by the Soviet radio monitor said to ni^Keds Bolling Westward These Red army victories were announced as Russian dispatches tajt; the Red army was steadily rolling westward on the Voronezh front less than 55 miles from Bel gorod. and 60 miles from Kursk, two Axis bases that supplied the momentum for the 1942 German offensive. Front dispatches received in Moscow said the Russians still were annihilating the remnants of nine German divisions trapped be tween Voronezh and Kastornoye on a 44-mile front above and below the railway leading to Kursk. (The German high command communique reported still another menace to their front, south of Lake Ladoga in the Leningrad area. The Nazis said Soviet at tacks there were “bloodily repuls ed,” but said violent fighting was continuing with the Russians hurl ing massed tanks and artillery formations into the battle. Hand to-hand fighting also was reported in that area.) Tikhoretsk in the Caucasus was a major Russian objective both to increase the noose being drawn about Rostov, and to trap sizeable Nazi forces between there, the Mai kon oil wells 95 miles to the south and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov on the west. The railway running southwest (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1) _ TZ CITY’S BUDGET $100,000 AHEAD - First Six Months Of Fiscal Year Show Surplus In Funds The City of Wilmington ended the first six months of the present fiscal year approximately $100,000 j ahead of its budget in terms of in come and expenditures, City Man ager A. C. Nichols said Saturday morning. He said that the city’s revenues for the six month period ending December 31 were1 more than $40, W above budget estimates set up last August and that the city’s ex penditures for the same period "ere more than $50,000 under the budgeted expenses for the six month period. With one minor exception, City Manager Nichols commented, all sources of revenue yielded more than anticipated by the council and city officials in drafting the 19«-43 budget. We can’t tell how much of a rfr«lUS We wiH have at the end ‘be year but there is no doubt (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) Violent New Russian Assault Near Ladoga Reported By Germans (By The Associated Press) A violent new Russian as sault on a broad front south of Lake Ladoga, featuring massed artillery and waves of tanks, was reported by the Ber lin radio today in a broadcast recorded by the Associated Press in New York. Forty-two Soviet tanks were declared destroyed in yester day’s “bitter fighting” in which the opposing forces often grappled man-to-man. All Rus sian assaults were “bloodily repulsed,” the Nazi communi que said, but the battle con tinued. FLYNN APPROVAL RESTS ON 1 VOTE Senate Confirmation Or Re-1 jection Depends On j Doubtful Ballot WASHINGTON. Jan. 30 — <®— Senate confirmation or rejection of Edward J. Flynn's appointment as Minister to Australia depended today on the turn of one doubtful vote, in the opinion of Democratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky. With the administration striving desperately to bring balking Dem ocrats into line, Barkley told the Associated Press he thought there was a good chance that Flynn would be confirmed but that the issue would be “very close.” “It’s likely to go either way by the margin of one vote,” he said. The Democratic chieftain said that so far as he knew the nom ination would be brought before the Senate Monday, although there have been some reports that if the administration found it could not muster sufficient strength for approval, Flynn might ask Pres ident Roosevelt to withdraw his name. Flynn supporters said that while the President had been advised of developments he had not taken any hand in the bitter Senate con troversy, which finds six veteran Democrats publicly opposing the nomination and another half doz en listed as opponents on private polls. If they join with 37 Re publicans who are expected to vote “no,” the nomination of the former Democratic national chair man will be rejected. The number of those publicly committed against the nomination rose to 38 today, including 32 Re publicans and the six Democrats, while 31 Senators—all Democrats except Senator LaFollette (Prog. Wis.)—were committed to vote for confirmation. Senator Thomas (D-Okla), who previously had declined to an nounce his stand, said that he would support the nomination. At the same time it became known that Senator Reed CR.-Kan.), who has been away from Washington and whose views were unknown, had been paired with Senator Wagner (D.-N. Y.i, who voted for Flynn in the Foreign Relations commit tee. Senator Gurney (R.-S. D.), who previously had been non-com mittal, announced he would vote “no.” A great deal appeared to depend on whether three Democratic Sen ators whose attitude is not known publicly—Bailey of North Carolina, Eastland of Mississippi and Smith of South Carolina—would return to Washington in time to vote. Administration strategists fear ed they might lose the support of Senator McKellar (D-Tenn) and voted with them In the past, after apparently authentic reports that Ed Crump, national committeeman from Tennessee, was opposed to confirmation of his former col league on the party group. One administration lieutenant, (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) To On President Given Enthusias tic Reception At Army Outpost 4. INSPECTS DEFENSES Met By Chief Of State, Ad miral Leahy, At Big Airfield (By the Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.— The White House announced tonight that President Roose velt stopped off in Trinidad, British West Indies, Panama Canal defense outpost, en route home from the Casa blanca war conferences and was given an enthusiastic re ception by the populace dur ing an inspection of Ameri can defense installations on the island bordering the Caribbean. Made Public By White House A dispatch datelined Port au Spain, capital of the British col ony, was made public by the White House. It said the President was met by his personal chief of staff, Admiral William D. Leahy, who was waiting at Waller field when the President’s b i g plane landed. The dispatch, filed by Captain George E. Durno of the Army Air Corps Ferrying Command, a for mer White House correspondent, said that Admiral Leahy had start ed out with the President for the Casablanca conference, but was forces by an attack of influenza to stay in Trinidad until the Presi dent’s return trip. “After assuring himself that the former United States ambassador to France was well,” the dispatch said, “the President expressed r£ gret that Admiral Leahy had not been able to attend the Casablanca conference.” The stop at Port au Spain, where the chief executive visited once before on his trip back from the Buenos Aires peace conference in December, 1936, was the fourth he made since leaving French Moroc co. The scene of the first has not been disclosed. The second was in Monrovia, Liberia, where he vis ited President Barclay and review ed American troops. The third was at Natal, Brazil, Thursday and early Friday, where he held im (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) HACOW To Request Increase In Home Conversion Quota Meeting Friday night, the commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Wil mington adopted a resolution requesting the National Hous ing agency to increase Wil mington’s quota of home con versions from 175 to 350 units. Earlier last week, the de fense housing committee of the New Hanover defense coun cil adopted a similar resolu tion requesting the NHA to in crease the quota to 500. The homes conversion pro gram, under the War Housing center of the housing authority here, calls for the construction, at government expense, of war workers apartments in homes and other structures here. The homes are leased from owners by the government and returned with all improve ments after the war. The authority also appoint ed James N. Grant of Raleigh as manager of the 800-unit sec tion of Maffitt Village the ship yard worker housing project now under construction near the North Carolina Shipbuild ing company. He replaces J. A. Cochrane. Roosevelt, Absent From Washington, Sends Thanks For Birthday Parties WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.W/P)— esident Roosevelt, 61 years old ami absent from the capital ,l,.a trip which has taken him to iln ' .V'-ir '‘r',mptls messaged his ()i ,* ,or the nationwide series of llla' Parties to raise funds for . .p""’1’ gainst infantile paralysis. tv;,t-""‘Sut.we are waging two 00111 hi the service of human victoi-\U• • 1,0^ °t them headed for lh a , ’ C*K clliet executive said his JTa8e lcaci to tIie nati011 by •Jill,.. ,lsl'ed ill’s. Roosevelt to ir,!'1 tell"! those who are help 6 s* much in the great fight against infantile paralysis that even though the visits I have ben mak ing in certain distant parts prevent my return to the capital today, they are giving me once again a truly happy birthday.” , This brief message was read by Mrs. Roosevlt on a nationwide ra dio program on which Basil O'Con nor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, said: “On this night, in our land and in all lands wherever the love of lib* erty burns with unquenchable flame, a prayer is rising like a mighty hymn for the man who leads the American people in the war to preserve that liberty — the man whose birthday has become a promise to every boy and girl in the nation that they shall walk the earth as God meant them to, head high, body stalwart and straight, feet trimly on the ground.” This is the tenth time the presi dent's birthday has been the occasion for a series of birthday balls, march of dimes campaigns and similar drives to raise funds for combatting the malady with which Mr. Roose velt himself was stricken two dec ades ago. (Continued on Page Six; Col. 4) UNINVITED GUESTS w» Bombs Furnish Thunder ous Sound Effects For Celebration PLANES OVER BERLIN Mosquito Raiders Arrive Over Capital At 11 A. M. Sharp (By the Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 30.—Unin vited but punctual to the minute, British Mosquito bombers attended the Nazi anniversary party in Berlin today and furnished thunder ous sound effects for Reichs marshal Goering’s explana tion of why Germany’s hasn’t won the war. The RAF arrived over Ber lin at 11 a. m. sharp. Precise Moment of Speech That was the precise moment when Goering was scheduled to be gin his address to the German armed forces—including the Luft waffe chiefs of whom he is the supreme commander—and to the German people who clustered around millions of radios. The great audience heard the noise of the attending air raid be fore it heard Goering. One explosion—either a bomb or gun—went off so close to the Air Ministry where the Nazi chiefs were gathered that the sound was plainly audible not only to Ger man listeners but to the people m London as well. It was the RAF’s first daylight raid on Berlin, and the first time the British listeners sitting at home heard the effects of their own bombers over Germany at the very moment of a raid. They heard more than the ex plosions. Over the air waves came the sounds of scuffling and running and shouts, indicating Goering’s audience, and probably Goering himself, were scampering to the nearest exits and raid shelters in the Air Ministry. At short intervals throughout the next hour Berlin’s announcer kept telling the people Goering was de layed and would commence speak ing “within a few minutes.” He didn’t get started until noon, an hour late. Reliable sources in London said the raid was carried out by a small bomber force, and it is taken for granted that it was mainly for psychological purposes. The blow was delivered at Ger man’s darkest hour — so far — and the raid was designed to sink Ger man morale lower. The raiders are the world’s fast est bombers. It is believed that they came over Berlin at housetop level, although Berlin, admitting that only three bombers had been over Germany for “propaganda purposes,” claimed they operated in cloud cover. It was understood reliably that they met not a whit of opposition on any part of the flight, even during the approach to the Ger man capital, and there were some indications that the raid was such a complete surprise that the Ger man air-raid warnings were caught unprepared. The crashing of bombs may have been the first notice of the Mosquitos’ arrival. All bombers returned safely to Britain. -V WEATHER FORECAST NORTH CAROLINA: Continued cold. (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m., yesterday. Temperature 1:30 a.m., 37.5; 7:30 a.m., 38; 1:30 p.m., 41.5; 7:30 p.m., 42.2. Maximum, .43; mini mum, 3(T; mean, 34; normal, 47. Humidity 1:30 a.m., 100; 7:30 a.m., 97; 1:30 p.m., 95; 7:30 p,m., 90. Precipitation Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 pm., .01 inches. Total since the first of the month, 4.41 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.) High Low Wilmington _ 5:33a l9:13a 5:50p 1253p Mcsonboro Inlet - 3:14a v :42a 3:27p 0:55p Sunrise, 7:10 a.m.; sunset, 5:42 p.m.: nvtonrise, 2:40a.m.; moonset. 1:28 p.m. | (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) I ALLIED AIR BLITZ HITS NAZI BASES__1 GOERINC ANNOYED Paunchy Reichsmarthal Has Broadcast De layed For Hour ♦A FEEBLE EXPLANATIONS Nazi Leaders Try To Ex plain Reason For At tacking Reds (By the Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 30.—British planes making their first day light raid in history on Ber lin today twice crashed Hit ler’s gloomy tenth anniver sary party, and their bombs upset the broadcast explana tions of Reichmarshal Goer ing and Propaganda Minister Goebbels as to why the Ger man armies are meeting re verses in Russia. Hitler was reported off somewhere “with his sol diers” when the RAF’s fast Mosquito bombers struck, just as the be-medalled Goer ing was ready to talk at the Air Ministry in the heart of Berlin. Explosions could be heard over the Berlin radio here in London. There were shouts, too. indicating turmoil within the Ministry as the plump Goering and hi* audience scrambled for shelter. The Berlin radio remained on the air to advise listeners from time to time that “there will be a few more minutes” delay in Marshal Goering’s speech." The delay lasted until noon, an hour later. Then at 4 P. M., the Mosquitos struck again, this time as Goeb bt-is was beginning to talk in the Sportspalast. The propaganda minister had been delegated by Hitler to read a proclamation on one of the rare occasions when Hitler has not personally spoken to his people on the anniversary of his rise to power in 1933. The British raids apparently were heavy only in a psychological way. Berliners were kept busy run ning to shelter and keeping an eye on the sky while listening to their leaders simultaneously spur them to total effort and threaten death to slackers. Neither Hitler, Goering, nor Goebbels tried to predict when the promised German victory would come. Goering dwelt for some time in his 90-minute talk on why Germany ever attacked Russia in the first place, finally attributing it to Hitler’s “intuition.” He said the Russians had gross ly “camouflaged” their inept 1939 40 winter, war against Finland, then in an apparent contradiction of himself later said that Germany knew the Soviets’ true strength when the Nazis invaded Russia. Goebbels made a long speech promising severe penalties for any attempted sabotage of the Ger man war effort before reading Hit ler’s proclamation. Even while he was speaking a Reuters dis patch from Zurich said 17 Ger man workers at Dusseldorf had been condemned to death for sa botage. The second raid did not delay Goebbels’ speech and the reading ot Hitler’s proclamation as far as could be determined here. Brit isn listeners heard nothing to com pare with the confusion caused by* | the first raid. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) Putting into action the words of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Allied fliers brought the war home to the Nazis in punishing rai ds. American bombers made their first assault on Germany proper with raids on submarine bases at Emden and Wilhelm shaven, while RAF fliers blasted Copenhagen, where U-boat engines are believed to be manufactured, and Duesseldorf. PLANS UNDERWAY TO DEFEAT SUBS U. S. And Brazilian Mili tary Men Confer On Methods To Win RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 30.—UP] United States and Brazilian naval, air ana military chiefs conferred today on means to defeat the U boat menance in the South Atlan tic, and further expedite the over seas deliveries of war supplies and thus to implement the complete accord reached between Pres idents Roosevelt and Vargas at Natal last Thursday. After the meeting of the naval leaders at the Marine Ministry, a spokesman said “affairs of high importance were discussed.” It was obvious that they were concerned with the United Nations program to clear the South At lantic sealanes, which ’is one of the general objectives the two presidents agreed upon at their historic meeting aboard a U. S. destroyer. The meeting was attended by Admiral Jonas Ingram, command er of the Allied forces in the South Atlantic, Admiral A. T. Beaure gard, chief of the North American (Continued on Page Two; Col. 7) Ration Board Clears Misunderstanding On Truck Tire Inspection Tlvp New Hanover War Price and Rationing board cleared up a misunderstanding about the deadlines for tire inspec tions Saturday by announcing the final dates for periodic in spections. All holders of ‘A’ gas cards will have until March 31 for their initial tire inspection, and subsequently will have their tires inspected every . six months, instead of every four months as first announced. Motorists with B or C cards must have their tires inspect ed by February 28. After that, inspections for B holders will be held every four months, and for C holders and bulk coupon holders once every three months. Trucks must have tire in spections before February 28, and every 60 days or 10,000 miles, whichever comes first. NOTICE The Star-News Circula tion Department is open Sundays from 7 to 10 a.m. If you fail to receive your paper, phone 3311 before 10 and one will be sent to you by special messenger. After 10 o’clock, the de partment is closed. Flying Fortresses Pound Nazi Forces In Tunisia ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Jan. 30.—(A*)—Flying Fortresses led widespread attacks on the Germans in Tunisia yesterday which included raids on Bi zerte and shipping and accounted for the destruction of 13 enemy planes, headquarters said today. Two large cargo liners in a big Axis convoy moving toward the Tunisian coast were hit by bombs from Martin Marauder bombers and another ship was damaged in the docks at ,-izerte. The U. S>. fliers also attacked the Tunis airdrome, destroying a considerable number of 50 parked planes. Most ground activity was con* fined to patrolling. P-38 Lightnings escorted the For tresses to Bizerte. Large buildings on the waterfront were seen to explode and hits were observed on oil tanks, a 12th U. S. Air Force spokesman said. The Lightnings also were used to escort the Marauders which bat tered the convoy in the narrows. Besides the two cargo liners, there were six freighters, four destroy ers and several other naval ves sels. “Two direct hits were made on one cargo liner, blowing away its super-structure,” the spokesman said. “The hits on the second liner started fires from which smoke rose 300 to 400 feet. Direct hits were made on another vessel of 100 to 150 feet, causing it to explode.” Another team of Marauders and Lightnings attacked the el Aouina airdrome at Tunis, destroying a considerable portion of about 50 grounded planes, parked near buildings which were also hit. The Marauders reported destroy ing three challenging fighters and damaging three others. The Light nings shot down two and damaged four. The Germans attacked the Al giers area for the third time in four nights last night and four of their bombers were destroyed. While ground fighting in the Al lied battle to prevent a junction of Marshal Erwin Rommel’s re treating Africa corps with the Axis forces in the Tunis Bizerte area was in a lull Allied bombers also bombed the airfield at Tunis, and attacked a heavily escorted Axis convoy between Sicily and Tunisia, (Continued on Page Two; Col. 8) HITLER NAMES NEW NAVY HEAD Admiral Doenitz To Suc ceed Raeder As Chief Of Nazi Forces LONDON, Jan. 30.—(Ah—Admiral Karl Doenitz, commander of Ger many's submarine fleet, was elevat ed to supreme command of the Ger man navy today, lending strength to the belief that the Nazis are re lying on the U-boats as their main hope of winning the war. The gaunt, stern-faced 50-year old Doenitz, originator of wolfpaek submarine tactics, succeeds Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, who be comes admiral inspector of the navy. Doenitz also will remain in charge of German submarine war fare. Known as an able, ruthless com mander, Doenitz is reported to ex hort his crews when they leave port: “Kill, kill, kill; that is your duty to the fatherland and the Fuehrer. Have no humanity in your labors. Humanity means weakness.” (The Berlin radio, in a broadcast to the German people, commented that military circles in Berlin are saying that Doenitz will make the German navy the symbol of the German determination for victory In the war.) Sources here were inclined to ac cept German explanations that Rae 3er’s age and health were the rea, 30ns for the retirement, but they said the elevation of Doenitz, who tvaa only a vice admiral, over the leads of two admirals likely was (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) Another U. S. General Joins The Ranks Of Officers Who Figh.t In Front Line WITH ADVANCE U.S. TROOPS ON GUADALCANAL FRONT LINES, Jan. 26.—(Delayed)—OT— Major Gen. Joseph Collins of New Orleans, showed today that he could supervise individual hand to-hand fighting as well as ma neuver larger Army units. In so demonstrating he joined a growing number of generals who aren’t fighting this war in the tra ditional manner. That is, they no longer sit at comfortable posts far from the front directing operations solely from maps and second-hand reports. In the dense jungle northwest of Kokumbona, General Collins led a small party which captured three Jap soldiers and killed three oth ers. The action was more or less ac cidental, for the general originally set out with the object of contact ing a forward Army unit. He was accompanied by Lieut. Col. J. K. Bush of Salem, Ind., Capt. Paul Melichamp of Summerville, S. C„ the general’s aide, and two en listed men. They saw the first Jap cowering in a hole amid the tree roots. The general motioned him to come out. The Jap refused so Collins sent his men in to get him. The strug gling Jap was pulled out. Next they came upon a Jap in a hole ana armed with a bayonet but no rifle. The Jap drew the bayonet across in front of his throat The Americans were not sure whether his gesture meant he would cut his own throat or in tended to cut theirs, so Collins ordered a “flanking" movement from both sides. Two men exe cuted the movement with Colonel Bush slipping in close with a wood en club. Bush finally managed to hit the Jap’s arm, knocking the bayonet out of his hands, and then capture was easy. (Continued on Page Two; Col. I)
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